One option to getting your CV ready for job hunting is to do it yourself. Unless you are a career profession with some significant experience in viewing and writing CVs is not to do it yourself. There are many options available to you able you owe it to your future career to explore all the available options before committing money to it
There are many alternatives available to you. You could do it yourself or you could use one of many CV services available in the UK. Some are clearly better than others and the purpose of this small guide is to help you choose a path
At the most basic level, some companies will offer to do nothing more than type up your CV. Whilst this is better than doing it yourself (at least they spell check it), they end up churning out CVs that all look the same. This can be a significant disadvantage to you as whilst they do look OK, they miss most of the layout, insight and information contained within a professional CV. The advantage is that they are cheap and can often be rushed out in a hurry
A decent service can be offered by HR professional that have just left their HR role and are looking for additional work. Whilst these services are undoubtedly better than writing the CV yourself, thy will not stand up to scrutiny at a high level. They may also be pretty amateurish, clearly depending on who is actually doing the CV writing
Going to the expense of employing the services of a professional CV writing company can pay massive dividends, particularly if you are beyond the very beginning of your career. Companies can now pick and choose their candidates at will, particularly as we are entering a very difficult period for trading. It is ever more important to make sure that your CV not only stands above the others but positively shines brightly- there's just too much competition nowadays to be average
I would always advocate the use of a professional CV writing service. They are there to help you and the cost of their service is almost insignificant compared with the additional salary that you will be able to command through using their services. Track record is what separates the good from the bad and the downright ugly- ask about the track record and look to see testimonials from happy customers (if they have any)
A guarantee is always something that you should look for when buying anything. When considering buying a CV, make sure that the company that you are going to buy from is happy to stand by the service that they are going to provide. If they are not, ask yourself why not?
Working with clients every day makes me closer to the work environment and so I can see first hand what is happening in peoples lives right now. Be extra careful when dealing with people who sub contract their work to relatively poorly paid consultants. Do you really think they will do their best when the work they do gets less than 8% of the total sale?
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About the author: Glenn Hughes manages and operates a CV writing service located in the UK. One of a team of CV writers helping people to get a better career
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