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DoomCognition
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 Dec 17 2010, 07:52 PM
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QUOTE(GloryKnight @ Dec 17 2010, 06:59 PM) hi guys! I've got a question here though. Is it okay to be creative in writing my resume by decorating the headings with colour words or putting borders around the headings? Thanks  No, don't do that please. That screams of unprofessionalism, and perhaps childishness. The only 'decorations' you should be using are font size, bold and highlighting. |
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DoomCognition
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Feb 13 2018, 07:23 PM
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QUOTE(Nina88 @ Feb 13 2018, 01:50 PM) What a huge thread here  I guess each CV for each company must differ, one shouldn't send the same resume to different companies, be original and try to meet specific client's needs. CVs bigger than two A4 sheets in general won't be fully reviewed, just like ones with mistakes or written in unappropriate language. Resume samples might be very helpful as I personally used a professional template and was successfully hired. You will be surprised that it is not the number of pages that matter, but the content of your CV. My CV is more than 3 pages long and very compact, and it broke almost all of the 'rules' of CV writing. No picture, completely off format when compared to typical CVs, and no intro like 'I am a person who likes yada yada yada....'. There has only been 1 person who ever mentioned that my CV is very long, everyone else has been quite impressed. So no, # of pages don't really matter if you know what you're on to. This post has been edited by DoomCognition: Feb 13 2018, 07:26 PM |
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DoomCognition
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Feb 13 2018, 10:24 PM
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QUOTE(Nina88 @ Feb 13 2018, 09:33 PM) Hmm .. May be you're right! It is just widespread opinion that employers don't like reading long CV's The employer don't like to read long CVs without substance. Every point on the CV has to either deliver a point in the shortest possible form, or elaborate on the point above if you think a one liner does not do justice to the work you have done. If you have done much, don't be afraid to go long. |
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