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#1 Posted : 10 January 2006 09:08:00(UTC)
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Posted By Dyfed Rowlands
Good morning everybody. My c.v. has been described as being 'wordy' and I don't seem to be having much luck with agencies despite the fact that I have 11 years experience, diploma, NEBOSH Construction and General Certificates. Can anybody send me a good example or offer assistance please.

Kind Regards
Dyfed
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#2 Posted : 10 January 2006 09:42:00(UTC)
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Posted By John Watson
Hi, have e mailed you.
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#3 Posted : 10 January 2006 09:58:00(UTC)
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Posted By AlB
Dyfed,

This post may have been better posted on the Careers Forum, but never mind.

I have a pretty detailed CV going into 5 pages long. There's a fair amount of text there (but also a lot of white, wich also helps the reader), and never have I been told that my CV is too long or too wordy. I don't know what exactly the "wordy" commetn would mean, but I think it shows that you may need to grasp the reader's attention from the outset and note your major achievements before going into the boring history part.

A number of times I've been informed that I have a very strong CV.

Good luck
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#4 Posted : 10 January 2006 11:04:00(UTC)
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Posted By John Watson
Dave Shelton, I am trying to e mail you back but it bounces (must be your end as I only press reply). E mail me your cv and I will review it for you.

Regards

John
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#5 Posted : 10 January 2006 17:53:00(UTC)
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Posted By Neil Budworth
Dear Dyfed,

If you are an IOSH member you can make use of the IOSH careers service. Your membership card has the phone number on it.

It was set up to help with these kind of things.

Best Regards

Neil
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#6 Posted : 11 January 2006 07:43:00(UTC)
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Posted By Pete Stewart
Hi Dyfed,

Most agencies & recruitment advisers will tell you that a CV should not be more than 2 pages long, so look carefully at what you want to say, but remember that you need to keep some info back to talk about at interviews.

Pete
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