It is a difficult one but I must confess I didn't bin CV's which were overly long during my last 2 recruitment tasks. Keep the personal profile short and relevant and the same with key skills and attributes - see what you can include in your covering letter - I was more upset with someone who had copied these 2 sections into a covering letter offering nothing new. Depending on how long ago and relevant the job roles were perhaps only focus on the last 2, ensuring that you have covered everything with a few lines for others. It may also be worth while registering with a couple of agencies as they will usually give good feedback on your CV. Hope this helps

Many h&S jobs have very similar core skills - risk assessment, policy development, auditing etc.

You don't have to repeat for every job.

Summarise your h&s skills in its own section

Then just highlight specific experiences for each job e.g. mabe showing wider responsibility, the size/scale of he job, staff supervision

I've had a lot of success with my CV's by trawling the internet for some good examples and ideas of CV's/Resume's. If you get creative with your searching you should be able to find some template CV examples that align with the roles you're looking for and then it's just a matter of using your language in a concise way.

You could change the company name into a hyperlink.
Saves space and demonstrates your IT skills. If someone wants to know about the company they can just use the link.

If you are using Aerial, you could switch to Verdana and drop a point on the font size. That normally helps me find a litle more space.

If you are putting line spaces between paragraphs, try dropping the line down to around 4pt from 12. It creates a noticeable gap but uses a lot less room on the page.

I assume you have already stretched the margins as far as you can and maybe put your name into the header

9y

PM me with your email and I will forward you a professionally prepared format which you might find useful.

Jonty

Thanks for the replies, some excellent advice.

Jonty - Thank you very much, will be sending over a PM shortly

SP - I am still here but have not updated my CV since starting, I like to keep my CV out there as you do still get phone calls from recruiters, I don't want to miss out on my ideal job :) (or more money!)

Hi SP,

I have had three roles in my life so far, one as a QS, once as H&S Manager (Both same company for 6 years) another as Divisional EHS Manager (2 years 4 months) and now this on as National EHS Manager (6 months).

So hopefully not to bad. I know what you mean though, the grass will always seem greener on the other side.