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Thread ID: 74969 2006-12-12 00:10:00 CV's stu161204 (123) PC World Chat
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505985 2006-12-12 00:10:00 Hi All

I am wondering if there are any NZ sites that give advice on how to create a good CV?

(I made a CV back in college 3 – 4 years ago, but so far in my life I have never needed one, till now ( & I don’t know if the one a made in college will help me get me more work) as I am looking for more work in the IT sector / Web design sector)

Any advise is welcome :)
stu161204 (123)
505986 2006-12-12 00:27:00 Hi Stu. I recently helped a grandaughter run through this... we got heaps of basic advice from Google with Create CV NZ as the query. Scouse (83)
505987 2006-12-12 00:50:00 I simply used the word 2003 template for my CV.

Personal Details
Career History
Education and Skills
KiwiTT_NZ (233)
505988 2006-12-12 06:01:00 Just an Idea Stu - Send your CV in AS a website. Might help the person checking CV's recognize creativity :rolleyes: hsv-b0y (5210)
505989 2006-12-12 06:06:00 Lrn2English first. roddy_boy (4115)
505990 2006-12-12 06:15:00 Lrn2English first.

who was that for? me or hsv-b0y?
stu161204 (123)
505991 2006-12-12 06:23:00 "CV's" I assume is what roddy_boy was referring to.

What belongs to your CV? (i.e the use of the apostrophe).
somebody (208)
505992 2006-12-12 06:36:00 Hi Stu, my mom had once created a CV at New Kiwis website (http://www.newkiwis.co.nz), but I can't find the URL that directly links to that service.

Cheers :)
Renmoo (66)
505993 2006-12-12 07:28:00 Ideally you should keep it short. I'm sure that a human resource person does not have time to read a 14 page document and your C.V. will end up in file 13.

I'm 64 years old and my C.V. is composed of 4 pages.

The purpose of a C.V. is to get you an interview rather than telling your life story.

First page is a cover page.

Second page has my name, address, contact details and the details for two recent referees.

Third page has my last five positions and responsibilities. Concentrate here on outcomes. For example, "The last web site I designed resulted in a x percent increase in customers or sales or whatever." Insert your own words here!

Fourth page has Education, Interests and hobbies.

Unwritten rule is don't tell lies or make yourself out to be better than you are. We all want to put ourselves in the best light possible and so you should. Honesty is the best policy.

The attention getter is your C.V.

If you don't get attention then no interview.

Don't forget to update your C.V. for each position you apply for. No point in mentioning that you had a job laying drains whilst at school but it would probably be relevant if you applied as a web designer for a company who laid drains.

You probably have to stand out from the crowd with your C.V.
Sweep (90)
505994 2006-12-14 11:07:00 theres a good guide at stuff.co.nz, under career resources. noone (22)
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