CV Help
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Hello,
I really need some help updating my CV. I'm looking to relocate with my family and need to apply for jobs. I haven't updated my CV for around 5 years and it doesn't include my current role as a trainee Paraplanner.
So what I'm really asking is- CV do's and don't's, any tips welcome
I really need some help updating my CV. I'm looking to relocate with my family and need to apply for jobs. I haven't updated my CV for around 5 years and it doesn't include my current role as a trainee Paraplanner.
So what I'm really asking is- CV do's and don't's, any tips welcome
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Comments
- Make it look good and read well; a lot of your time will be spent preparing stuff clients will read so you need to shine here
- Avoid the normal CV jargon. "Highly motivated, self starter passionate about paraplanning" etc. Might as well say "I can parrot jargon as I think it'll get me a job". It doesn't.
- Make it personal to the company and job you're applying for.
- Have a personal statement that links your qualities to the job/company. This shows you've researched us and have invested some time to make yourself stand out rather than using a scatter gun approach.
- Includes something personal and quirky that will stand out to the reader but think about it. One applicant here went straight to the next stage because they researched me and us and put on their CV what their favourite chocolate was. That shows initiative, good thinking and personality. Those are skills people have and you can't really teach. I can teach you about pensions but it's the personal qualities that really matter.
Hope that helps. Happy to have a look at a draft at yours if you like, as long as you can take the feedback in the way it's intendedParaplanner. F1, Apple, Nutella, ice cream. No trite motivational quotes. Turning a bit northern.
Paraplanner. F1, Apple, Nutella, ice cream. No trite motivational quotes. Turning a bit northern.
I would add the following:
- make sure that you really do understand what is expected of the paraplanner role that you apply for
- sell the experience that you gained with the product provider as it directly relates to the role, highlight key areas where you think that your knowledge is strong
- you say that you want to 'get back into paraplanning'. Be prepared to answer questions about why you got out of paraplanning. Is it what you definitely want to do now?
Good luck