CV Writing Service – BEWARE!!
Choosing a CV Writing Service
I review some really bad CV’s on a daily basis. A lot of the mistakes are quite basic. Interestingly I often deal with jobseekers who have already forked out good money on bad CV services. Ok – I don’t like people throwing money away but most of the time they are their own worst enemy.
We are getting ripped off in Ireland for groceries BUT we are creating this situation. We pay the prices and we are too lazy to shop around. Similarly many jobseekers run with the 1st CV service they see on the web without shopping around or checking out the provider. Below I will outline key criteria to consider.
CV Service – Considerations.
What qualifies the CV writer? – OK there is no official qualification for writing CV’s in Ireland BUT the background of the writer is important. Any CV provider who does not have a bio on their website – BEWARE!!. Typically a good background for CV writing is a vast experience in recruitment or HR. Basically somebody who has been heavily involved in recruitment, sifting CV’s or interviewing.
Reputation of CV Writer – Are they known in Ireland? Who refers them? I have references on my site (they are legitimate) BUT these can be made up. Does the CV writer have any industry or company references? Do they blog? Do they write for any online sites or newspapers?
Price of CV Writer – As we all know price can no give a true indication of service. A high price does not mean good service and visa versa. Ok we all have a budget BUT remember an IMPACT CV will help you secure that dream job.
And now for the sales pitch – CV Writing Service Ireland.
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August 12th, 2008 at 12:06 pm
I couldn’t agree more. Don’t fork out your money for fake ‘cv writing’ services. most of them have standard packages on price and all they will do is slot your details into a template. I’ve spent 20 years in Recruitment ‘reading’cv’s and trust me all you get is a 20 second ‘scan’ in the first instance. After that you would want to have written a search engine friendly document specially designed for the Recruiters database to get to the top of the stack.
What all job seekers including graduates need to understand is the basic information that an employer will want to know.
Think about if you were hiring, what is the key information that you would look for if you only had 20 seconds to ‘read’ a cv?
For a graduate for example that might be: Degree & area of study, qualification & grade achieved, area of specialisation eg final year project, your core competencies, your location (yes), sort of job your looking for and relavent work experience only please!
It all sound very simple but it’s not and understanding exactly what employers want to know is really really important.
On cvizz we have structured the cv builder to allow graduate jobseekers the opportunity to upload the core information that employers want to see, in order of priority. Forget about what it looks like to you, you’re not going to be reading it! Check it out for yourself http://www.cvizz.com
To understand your core competencies is a skill which everyone should invest time in. if you can’t or don’t know how, get professional advice from a recommended career advisor. Cvizz recommends http://www.measurability.ie
Good luck…