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Hi Andrew,
Thank you for requesting a FREE CV review from Total-CVs. I have given
your CV a thorough appraisal. Please find the results set out below.
Your feedback is split into three key areas: layout, content and
language. Each section has been given a score out of 10 and therefore a
total score of 30.
Layout Score = 6/10
I felt that the layout was poor in places; improvements could be made by
utilising the space more effectively, thus altering the length of the
document to make it more user friendly. The rule of thumb is the shorter
effectively as possible. I would also suggest making some areas stand
out more to recruiters when they scan your CV. Using different fonts and
separating some sections of the CV will help achieve this.
Content Score = 6/10
The content needs a bit of work in order to appeal to a recruiter and to
work effectively with job boards and company automated application
systems. I would also recommend that you sell yourself a lot more. Areas
key achievements rather than just include job descriptions of previous
roles. I would also emphasise the return on investment to the potential
future employer and generally make the CV reflect your key skills and
experience. After all this is what makes you different from everybody else!
Language Score = 7/10
Grammatically, there are areas of the CV that Total-CVs could improve
important that these areas be improved if your CV is to be truly
effective. Finally, we would edit some of the sentences to make your
points come across in a shorter, sharper way.
Overall Score = 19/30
Overall, your CV could benefit from being professionally re-written to
make you stand out from the crowd and improve your interview
opportunities. Currently, I can see that your CV is not doing enough for
you to achieve your goal of getting interviews. Your CV is unlikely to
be performing well on job board searches or automated tracking systems
(ATS) that are used by most employers to filter applications.
Some Key things to consider
The Office of National Statistics show that in the last 12 months the
average number of job applications per vacancy has risen from 7 to an
incredible 37! This means that there has never been a more important
time to have your CV professionally written.
Our expert CV writers have the experience, the skills and the knowledge
to make your CV stand out from the rest and get you in front of employers.
Total-CVs have over 50 professional CV writers including specialists in
the Programmer industry.
by calling [deleted].
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On 19/09/2012 03:30 PM, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
>
> Thank you for requesting a FREE CV review from Total-CVs.
Actually, I did no such thing. (Nor have I ever even heard of you.)
> I have given your CV a thorough appraisal.
No, I don't think you have... :-P
> I felt that the layout was poor in places; improvements could be made by
> utilising the space more effectively, thus altering the length of the
> document to make it more user friendly. The rule of thumb is the shorter
> effectively as possible. I would also suggest making some areas stand
> out more to recruiters when they scan your CV. Using different fonts and
> separating some sections of the CV will help achieve this.
This is like telling a horoscope. The conclusions /seem/ concrete, but
on closer inspection, they are actually sufficiently vague that they
could apply to just about any CV imaginable. For example, the layout was
poor "in places" - but note the absence of any mention of /which/
places. Thorough appraisal, I think not. :-P
> Language Score = 7/10
>
> Grammatically, there are areas of the CV that Total-CVs could improve
> on.
O RLY?
> important that these areas be improved if your CV is to be truly
> effective.
Ah, so nobody has hired me because my sentences are not written in the
first person? :-P
> Overall Score = 19/30
>
> Overall, your CV could benefit from being professionally re-written
> by calling [deleted].
Ah yes, the /real/ reason that you're writing to me... ;-)
I wonder if this spam-bot has even /seen/ my CV? (It's plausible. It's
supposedly searchable on several websites...)
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On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:37:12 +0100, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> For example, the layout was
> poor "in places" - but note the absence of any mention of /which/
> places. Thorough appraisal, I think not. :-P
Well, of course they're not going to tell you which places - they want
you to pay them for that information.
"Your CV looks pretty good, but areas of it are crap, and if you give us
money, we'll tell you where the crap is."
Jim
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On 19/09/2012 04:44 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
> On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 15:37:12 +0100, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>
>> For example, the layout was
>> poor "in places" - but note the absence of any mention of /which/
>> places. Thorough appraisal, I think not. :-P
>
> Well, of course they're not going to tell you which places - they want
> you to pay them for that information.
>
> "Your CV looks pretty good, but areas of it are crap, and if you give us
> money, we'll tell you where the crap is."
It's one thing to say which bits are bad - it's another to explain what
would make it better.
Really, I believe it doesn't say because it's actually just an automated
message that has nothing to do with me. ;-)
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On Wed, 19 Sep 2012 17:01:46 +0100, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>> Well, of course they're not going to tell you which places - they want
>> you to pay them for that information.
>>
>> "Your CV looks pretty good, but areas of it are crap, and if you give
>> us money, we'll tell you where the crap is."
>
> It's one thing to say which bits are bad - it's another to explain what
> would make it better.
Not telling you makes it more likely that the person would go "oh, right,
I need to fix that" and not pay for the service. The more vague, the
better.
But in terms of selling a service, you want to be vague in this manner to
try to sell the service. If I tell you that the description for your
first job entry is poorly formatted, you know what to fix and can seek
out sample CVs to see how you could make it better.
If I don't tell you, then you don't even know what to search for.
> Really, I believe it doesn't say because it's actually just an automated
> message that has nothing to do with me. ;-)
That's also likely true.
Jim
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On 9/19/2012 9:30 AM, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> Hi Andrew,
>
> Thank you for requesting a FREE CV review from Total-CVs. I have given
> your CV a thorough appraisal. Please find the results set out below.
>
... rest of spam trashed ...
Well, at least it wasn't:
> Hey, job seeker! I saw your resume on [job seeker website] We have a great new
opportunity and you can work at home! The requirements are:
>
> + You have a pulse
> + You know how to push a button
> + Email skills and a rudimentary understanding of the English language is a plus
>
> If you have these you can earn /up to/ $3000* per month Oo
>
> * Actual salary may vary based on market conditions and total monthly sales.
First, they don't even have the common decency to actually look at my
resume. If they did, they'd know instantly that I would not be
interested in that line of work. Why would I work for someone that
already doesn't respect who I am?
Second. That's like .... half my base salary!
--
~Mike
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On 9/19/2012 10:37, Jim Henderson wrote:
> But in terms of selling a service, you want to be vague in this manner to
> try to sell the service.
It's not so much that they're selling a service as that they're selling
information. They package it as a service, because otherwise they can't get
you to pay for it after they already delivered it. The problem with selling
information is there's no way for the buyer to evaluate it before they
already have it irrevocably in hand.
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
"They're the 1-800-#-GORILA of the telecom business."
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On 23/09/2012 10:24 PM, Darren New wrote:
> The problem with
> selling information is there's no way for the buyer to evaluate it
> before they already have it irrevocably in hand.
Apparently there is - it's called "zero information proof". ;-)
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On 9/23/2012 14:44, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> On 23/09/2012 10:24 PM, Darren New wrote:
>> The problem with
>> selling information is there's no way for the buyer to evaluate it
>> before they already have it irrevocably in hand.
>
> Apparently there is - it's called "zero information proof". ;-)
The whole point of a ZIP is to not give the person the information. ;-P
--
Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
"They're the 1-800-#-GORILA of the telecom business."
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On 23/09/2012 10:57 PM, Darren New wrote:
> On 9/23/2012 14:44, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>> On 23/09/2012 10:24 PM, Darren New wrote:
>>> The problem with
>>> selling information is there's no way for the buyer to evaluate it
>>> before they already have it irrevocably in hand.
>>
>> Apparently there is - it's called "zero information proof". ;-)
>
> The whole point of a ZIP is to not give the person the information. ;-P
Indeed. You use ZIP to prove that you /could/ give them the information,
if they paid you for it. ;-)
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