How can The CV Consultancy help
me?
The art of organising information and expressing
it concisely and clearly is the professional skill that we can offer to
you.
The
name 'Curriculum Vitae' means 'the story of your life'. When the
CV first came into use that is quite literally what was required.
The CV would consist of a list of all the things you had done and achieved
during your career. However, over the years the style of CV
writing has evolved.
The
modern CV has become much more objective. In today's very competitive
jobs market your CV should represent an effective marketing tool.
It needs to be pitched at an appropriate level and to identify the transferable
skills that you can offer to a prospective employer.
Our
CV writing service will ensure that you have the best possible CV written
in the way required for the modern job market.
Why do I need a professionally
prepared CV?
When you
submit your CV with a job application it will almost certainly be one of
many. The person considering your application will probably allocate
no more than 30 seconds to an initial appraisal of each CV.
You may have been the ideal candidate, but you will have lost your chance
to prove it if your CV does not have immediate impact.
A professionally written CV will allow the
reader to gain the maximum amount of information with the minimum effort.
The CV writing style needs to be clear and straight to the point. There
should be no unnecessary passages of prose or repetition of information.
To give yourself the best chance in today's job market you need a CV to do
justice to your skills and achievements. A professionally written CV
will achieve that for you.
What are the
features of a good CV?
- information should be well organised
and clear
- any claims made in the CV must be substantiated
- it is important to pitch at the right level and to
demonstrate transferable skills
- the ideal length is no more than two pages
What
makes for a bad CV?
- too much information and repetition
- long paragraphs of prose going into too much detail
- acronyms and jargon which may not be easily understood
- fancy fonts and flashy layouts which only serve to
confuse the reader
The above are generalisations and it must be borne
in mind that CV writing should be carried out on an individual basis in
consultation with the client. .
Why the CV Consultancy?
Our CV writing service is unique. It is a true
consultancy service. You
will be dealing direct with an expert who will work exclusively for you
and with you during the CV writing process. We offer a premium service at an affordable
price by keeping overheads low and working for a reasonable hourly rate. What we may lose in revenue is more than compensated by job satisfaction.
Our CV writing is as good as we can possibly make it.
We have varied our working practices over the years to keep up to date
with current trends and to ensure that the business is always client focused.
You will be dealing direct with Gwyneth who has been a CV
writing professional for over ten years.
What advantages do
more expensive services offer
The short answer is no advantage at all.
In most cases 'you get what you pay for' is a good rule but sadly this is
not always the case in respect of CV writing.
Recently there have been a number of sites set up
which are run by entrepreneurs who know nothing at all about CV writing,
but do know a great deal about marketing. They will employ sub
contract CV writers who, whilst they may be articulate, will not
necessarily have very much experience. The actual CV writer will
only be paid a very small proportion of the large fee you pay to the
entrepreneur.
CV's don't come any better than those written by
Gwyneth at The CV Consultancy so why pay more?
Why are some CV Websites difficult to understand?
Because they want you to have to 'sign up' and
give your personal details first. Only then will they give you
details of their fees and working practices.
A good CV should be 'user friendly'. It should
be clear, concise and informative and avoid long paragraphs of narrative.
In preparing the text for this Website we have tried to apply the same
criteria.
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