Don’t get too big for your boots

Writing your CV is not as easy as you think. Otherwise I wouldn’t do what I do.

Not only do you have the practical stuff to consider such as ATS (Applicant Tracking System), making your CV achievement-focused and just sitting down to write or edit, especially as most people only get round to it every few years.

But you also need to consider the emotional and psychological cost of doing it.

Most people find it relatively simple to discuss or write about others, but writing about and ‘selling yourself’ can be a challenging and sometimes, draining, process.

Especially if you’re brought up in a culture where you hear things like ‘don’t get ideas above your station’ or ‘don’t get too big for your boots’, which let’s face it is particularly prevalent in British culture among others.

And when you’re expected to write about your achievements and what you have done in your career, sometimes it’s difficult to get beyond ‘I just do my job’.

And that’s why getting a professional CV writer can make your life easier.

We ask you questions that you may not ask yourself and more importantly, we take what you have done and reformulate that into more achievement-focused content that is relevant to your targeted role.

Yes, relevant.

It is vital to be as concise as possible and make the recruiter’s life easier by making your content relevant. Your CV should be future-focused. Don’t waste their (or your) time just listing everything you’ve done.

Working with a writer also minimises the emotional factor as it tends to be more practical as being a third-party means that we are not as invested as you in the achievement. But it also means that we are focused on maximising the effectiveness of the CV which is what you need.

So, if you want to have an effective CV and have a more enjoyable and less stressful time doing it, get in touch.

Email jason@jncv.co.uk
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