Comments on: Designing Your Résumé (CV) – Some Links

By: CV Writing

CV Writing — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 08:18:41 +0000

There is a lot of cracking good advice here Lloyd and as far as I can see, no ambiguity, the topic is crystal clear and I have stumbled it too as it needs to be seen. OK, it was written 3 years ago but the points are all still as valid now as they were then.

You are absolutely right that your ‘grammar Nazi’ should take over when writing both your resume/CV and the all important cover letter in which you should grab the attention of the employer by briefly stating what skills you have that would make you a suitable candidate. For me, as an HR professional, poor grammar is a big let down for almost any job. For those whose grammar is dodgy, a quick search of the internet via Google for ‘improve my CV’, ‘improve my cover letter’ will provide links to many HR professionals who can do that for you plus reams of free advice, such as that which has been given by yourself.

By: Blake Newman

Blake Newman — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 20:44:44 +0000

Great pointers and very timely given the global unemployment rate. Every little bit helps nowadays.

By: Year One in Review » Lone Gunman

Year One in Review » Lone Gunman — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:14:26 +0000

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By: Anthony Johnston

Anthony Johnston — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:07:33 +0000

Love to see fab CV’s on the internet, love to see people blogging about them too.
Great stuff, Ant

By: Jacob Share

Jacob Share — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:36:50 +0000

Hi Lloyd, I've compiled a second batch of beautiful resumes. You can see them here: 38 More Beautiful Resume Ideas That Work

By: Lloyd

Lloyd — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:20:41 +0000

Thanks Jacob, that’s really appreciated.

By: Jacob Share

Jacob Share — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:47:55 +0000

Lloyd, this is a terrific article you’ve put together and I Stumbled it. Nice job!

By: Lloyd

Lloyd — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:25:00 +0000

I’m not sure where any confusion or ambiguity lay in the post, but this information relates to US résumés or UK CVs.

US CVs are more for work in academia and have a standardised format where the above rules barely (if at all) apply.

As for covering letters, the DumbLittleMan link stated exactly your point:

“If you skip [the covering letter], you simply look unprofessional. The problem is that all of the cover letters looked exactly the same and had the same message. There was nothing at all that made me want to read the resume.”

By: Mrs CV

Mrs CV — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:16:46 +0000

Please do not confuse CV writing advice associated with the US CV with the UK CV. The UK CV is very similar to the US resume. The UK CV should not be written on more than 2 pages unless you are posting it to a job agency or maybe working within a few specific organisations.

In general, the covering or supporting letter should be targeted to a specific job vacancy. The UK CV should be targeted towards the appropriate job area.