bigdan
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when your writing a CV what do you actually put in the about yourself box, i can only think of 2 lines and im pretty sure that wont get me a job 
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Bart
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read up online, theres plenty of places which give good examples.
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BYRON
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Consider the description relative to the job role itself. Ensure the description will add value to the role you are applying for.
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spencer88
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We had a CV arrive the other day with a bloke basically comparing himself to a box of chocolates after quating forest gump.
He went into great detail of how he was like each chocolate in a general box of chocolates, including nut chocolate as everyone should be a bit nutty!
He got the job 
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James
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quote:
Originally posted by spencer88
We had a CV arrive the other day with a bloke basically comparing himself to a box of chocolates after quating forest gump.
He went into great detail of how he was like each chocolate in a general box of chocolates, including nut chocolate as everyone should be a bit nutty!
He got the job
Wouldn't get the job in a million years anywhere I've worked.
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spencer88
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quote:
Originally posted by James
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Originally posted by spencer88
We had a CV arrive the other day with a bloke basically comparing himself to a box of chocolates after quating forest gump.
He went into great detail of how he was like each chocolate in a general box of chocolates, including nut chocolate as everyone should be a bit nutty!
He got the job
Wouldn't get the job in a million years anywhere I've worked.
Is that because people are too far up their own fucking arse to realise what humour is?
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BYRON
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quote:
Originally posted by spencer88
We had a CV arrive the other day with a bloke basically comparing himself to a box of chocolates after quating forest gump.
He went into great detail of how he was like each chocolate in a general box of chocolates, including nut chocolate as everyone should be a bit nutty!
He got the job
Again, that may work in a few industries/job roles - but in 99% of workplaces I gaurantee that CV would be binned.
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Jamie Walby
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James would be a Dime Bar if he was a chocolate bar.
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James
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quote:
Originally posted by spencer88
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Originally posted by James
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Originally posted by spencer88
We had a CV arrive the other day with a bloke basically comparing himself to a box of chocolates after quating forest gump.
He went into great detail of how he was like each chocolate in a general box of chocolates, including nut chocolate as everyone should be a bit nutty!
He got the job
Wouldn't get the job in a million years anywhere I've worked.
Is that because people are too far up their own fucking arse to realise what humour is?
No it's because a CV is supposed to be a serious, professional document. What job did he apply for where a comedy CV got him the job?
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mattant
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"I am a highly motivated team player who is always willing to put myself forward if needs be. I thrive off busy environments and I will always use my initiative to find jobs which need completing if I have nothing to do.
I currently work in a very busy environment [...] and so top organisational skills are a must, as well as clear accuracy at all times when completing work.
I also make sure I meet various deadlines throughout the day, such as courier pickups etc.
As well as this, coming from an IT background I am instantly at home with all Microsoft Office applications and have been known to create my own spreadsheets to help with my current work."
Works when applying for admin roles
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Corsa_Sport21
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Never written a CV in my life, but by the sounds of it, alot of ass licking is needed.
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Jamie Walby
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quote:
Originally posted by mattant
"I am a highly motivated team player who is always willing to put myself forward if needs be. I thrive off busy environments and I will always use my initiative to find jobs which need completing if I have nothing to do.
I currently work in a very busy environment [...] and so top organisational skills are a must, as well as clear accuracy at all times when completing work.
I also make sure I meet various deadlines throughout the day, such as courier pickups etc.
As well as this, coming from an IT background I am instantly at home with all Microsoft Office applications and have been known to create my own spreadsheets to help with my current work."
Works when applying for admin roles
.......and will gladly suck whichever cock is necessary to see I am successful in my new role.
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tom130691
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Registered: 13th Sep 08
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i know some one who put
"i make a beasty cup of tea"
he also got a job and had to make tea on his first day
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Hammer
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From someone that reads all the incoming CV's and then arranges the interviews off the back of them, I would not disregard someone that has the imagination to tart up a CV by using movie references, as an example.
The majority of CV's these days are a template downloaded off the internet and populated with the same old shite 'hobbies: football and gym' same as every other cunt.
Do something a little bit different would be my suggestion but keep it as clean and concise as possible and make sure everything is properly spelled and punctuated.
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BluKoo
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I agree, something that makes you stand out is definitely worth the while.
I saw this page showing graphic designers cvs and some of them are brilliant.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2FW2AD/:1FL69JV.H:AwtAIN58/www.youthedesigner.com/2011/06/21/great-resume-designs-that-catch-attention-and-got-people-hired/
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VegasPhil
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Have a look on LinkedIn. Quite a lot of people copy their CV info into the summary box.
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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BYRON
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quote:
Originally posted by BluKoo
I agree, something that makes you stand out is definitely worth the while.
I saw this page showing graphic designers cvs and some of them are brilliant.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2FW2AD/:1FL69JV.H:AwtAIN58/www.youthedesigner.com/2011/06/21/great-resume-designs-that-catch-attention-and-got-people-hired/
Agreed, brilliant 
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noshua
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Originally posted by BYRON
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Originally posted by BluKoo
I agree, something that makes you stand out is definitely worth the while.
I saw this page showing graphic designers cvs and some of them are brilliant.
http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2FW2AD/:1FL69JV.H:AwtAIN58/www.youthedesigner.com/2011/06/21/great-resume-designs-that-catch-attention-and-got-people-hired/
Agreed, brilliant
Thing is, they're all relative to the role, they need to stand out, because that's their line of work.
If I was in the position of viewing CV's and arranging interviews, an almost unique CV like a the Forest Gump example would probably make me laugh and arrange an interview because of it, but in most places, the first place it'd go would be the bin.
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