r/CVwriting

First cv I’ve written on the 3rd revision rn ; looking for all the advice and guidance I can get 🙏

Any feedback on writing style / whether they align to person spec below?

Formatting?

Yes, I am aware my work history dates may not align, this is a working document.

Thanks :)

Essential Criteria;

• Exceptional attention to detail and commitment to accuracy
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, both written and verbal
• Excellent organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet tight deadlines
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and discretion

Desirable Criteria;

• French, Dutch and/or German speaker across both written and spoken communications
• Experience of Zendesk customer service platform
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and Google Suite
• Familiarity with ticketing platforms and CRM software is a plus

i actually posted my old cv here and took the advice of the people who were very kind to help out! i made it into a one-pager, made it concise and easy to read, and no school achievements like grades and only the important project-based ones that shows how i developed skills. also, i led 2 research projects where we wrote a scientific paper - so it includes me interacting with ppl and emailing establishments as well as collaborating with my fellow classmates to do it, and took feedback from a research adviser. i definitely think it also shows soft skills but i dont know how to write it. please leave your opinions and what i should do to fix it

Sorry for the low image quality, my phone's been having issues 🥲. I will change the format I just need to get my CV right first.

Rewrote my description, bullet pointed skills (added some detail) and added more bullet points to my experience and linked them to my skills within context. I hope I'm coming close to getting it right.

Open to further feedback! Thanks for all your help on the last one🫡

I've been applying for a year and haven't managed to land an interview in apprenticeships or jobs in general ever since I graduated from sixth form. I wanted to know how bad my CV was which may be the reason why I'm unable to get any jobs due to my lack of experience?

Que debería modificar o creen que está bien? Recién egrese por lo que no tengo experiencia laboral como tal en el área, como viene en el cv lo quiero enfocar en ingeniería clínica o servicio a equipo médico, también quisiera saber si consideran que es indispensable mandar CV en inglés o únicamente en español en general

Kinda struggling to find employment successfully and I don't know if my cv is even good. I did use ai to help by compiling tiktoks and insta info and seeing if that helps but idk every advice helps.

I completed a nursing degree last year and realised during my studies it wasn't for me and didn't want to work as a nurse at all, the plan was to try and use my transferable skills to find an entry level office job but that was a complete fail. During my time at uni and afterwards I was working as a healthcare assistant for an agency, however I do not want to work in healthcare at all so I have been applying for jobs in other fields such as recruitment, admin, reception, childcare and have mostly gotten rejections and only got one interview for a recruitment apprenticeship where another candidate beat me. I have now decided to explore hospitality roles and have created this CV, so far I have just gotten rejections. Please I need advice, what am I doing wrong... I did previously pay a recruiter £123 for a CV review and that got me nowhere.

Condensed everything down to one page, changed up skills and took off some of them, and added to the intro! Thank you to everyone who assisted in this.

Open to more critique on this one now that it's been tailored to customer service, and please be elaborate!

Btw, on the format, I just chose a random template off Google docs, so once the CV has been sorted, ill quickly change it out for something nicer :p

I’ve only ever had one job in retail which closed shortly after i joined. I’m looking for warehouse jobs, porter jobs or retail jobs. what could I add that will make me suitable for all

Recent graduate struggling to find a full time job so need a part time retail/hospitality job. Already applied to many but keep being rejected. Never had a job so have no experience. Always make sure to tailor to the role description. Whats wrong with my CV?

I've been struggling with finding a job so I've redone my CV.

1. I cut down on the skills section.
2. I was concerned the large gaps in employment was making the timeline look bad so I added what I was doing in between jobs and changed Work Experience to Career History.
3. I also thought my multiple roles in the same company made it looked like I job hopped more than I did so I changed the layout to show make that clearer.

But I'm concerned it now looks more cluttered.

So are these good changes? And anything else that should be changed?

Edit: I'm applying for customer service/contact centre jobs

ive been looking for literally any job for a year now ive been applying on indeed, LinkedIn, going into the shops with my cv. i havent gotten 1 interview. Any CV advice?

I don’t think it’s that great it feels pretty superficial, and I haven’t had any luck getting a job so any recommendations would be helpful.
I’ve never had a job and I’m very lucky that I haven’t had to until now - I’m 19, just been living off savings while I live at home.
I know it would help prospects but I’m not interested in volunteering, to be frank I’m only interested in a retail job for the money.
But my lack of experience makes it hard to put stuff on there, any experience has been through projects and things I’ve been involved in during my degree so far.
I also have an extra art gcse where I went to a class every weekend for a year but I didn’t put that on there because it didn’t seem too important but idk.

I apologize if this is too broad of a request, I'm only just learning how to write a CV alone so nothing for a specific role yet.

I know all the info is meant to fit in one page but for now, I noted down all my experience and how my skills can be seen in practice. Id greatly appreciate your input on how you'd shorten this, change wordings for specific roles and any suggestions like needing IT skills and where I could get that.

So far, Ive been volunteering and all these are volunteer roles! I just took it out since I wasn't sure if employers would like hiring such person. In the little description, I also tried to take out the fact that I was a student looking for part time, cause again, I feel like that'd drive employers away 😭

I'm trying to get as much experience as I can and branch out to different stuff before September. Ive already signed up for 3 more roles, I'm not sure how much inexperience is okay for an 18 yr old and it's making me anxious.

All comments are appreciated :)

(OH and the awards section, I forgot to take it out, sorryy)

Hi everyone, I’m the founder of Self, a tool that turns your CV into a personal & professional website.

I started working on it because building a personal site often feels like more effort than it should. Most people already have their experience, education, projects and skills written down in a CV, but they still have to choose a website builder, copy everything over, arrange the sections and make the site look good on mobile.

With Self, you can upload your CV as a PDF, image, or text file, or even import it from LinkedIn. Self uses this information to create a responsive website that you can edit and publish. You can change the text, layout, and design, and add visual project sections if you work in a creative field where your work is best showcased through images.

I recently changed the product from a seven-day trial to a permanent free plan. The original trial felt too restrictive because people could not properly use or share their website before deciding whether they wanted to pay. The free plan now includes one published website on a self.cv subdomain, with no time limit.

There is also a Pro plan for people who want to use a custom domain, access more design options, view analytics, control SEO settings and use AI-assisted editing. My goal is to keep the basic version genuinely useful while charging for the features that are more valuable to professionals who want greater control.

Self is intentionally more focused than a general website builder. It is for people who want a professional website without having to design and build one from scratch.

I would really appreciate any feedback on the idea, the onboarding experience, the generated websites or the free and paid plans. You can try it as a guest, without creating an account 😎

Cheers!

Hi everyone,
I’d like to ask what you think of my resume. I’m trying to land an entry-level IT manager position at a corporation (smaller teams of 20–40 people).

The resume is 80% AI-generated and 20% hand-edited.

I’m looking for a job after a 6-year hiatus, so I’d like to polish this resume.

Thanks in advance