Editing my CV

[nelford_safc]

to apply for a different job.

At the mo under my past job titles you have duties, role etc where you describe your responibilities and such aye? Well at the minute I have them bullet-pointed.

In this edit should I describe my current role and responsibilities in a paragraph? or stick with the bullet points?

[Bob Fleming]

Bullet points.

Rather than 'responsibilities' can you say 'achievements'?


E.g rather than say:

Responsible for the 1 minutes burger flip

Say:

Achieved target of 99% burger flips at 1 minute

That's obviously a shit example but hopefully you know what I mean.

[nelford_safc]

yeah rather than:

McDonalds
working here i flip burgers every 15mins and empty the bin on the hour

I'm:

McDonalds
- flip burgers every 15mins
- empty the bin on the hour
- etc

I was just told by my current employer my Cv was 'weak' cos i bullet-pointed even though it landed me this gig

No offence to McDonalds staff btw

[Typhoonftm]

I'm assuming by your avatar that you're ex forces? If so did you not do a resettlement course on this subject?

[nelford_safc]

It's all done via stupid homo emails and websites these days with advisers that couldn't give a naff. I found myself a job 3 month after leaving without any help and about 5 weeks ago I got an email asking if I needed help looking for work.

I've been out a year and a half.

[Typhoonftm]

Originally Posted by nelford_safc

It's all done via stupid homo emails and websites these days with advisers that couldn't give a naff. I found myself a job 3 month after leaving without any help and about 5 weeks ago I got an email asking if I needed help looking for work.

I've been out a year and a half.

Well thats shite! I only left 2 and a half ago, and it was all on a plate! MOD cutbacks i suppose.

[nelford_safc]

Honest to god! Don't care like I found work pretty quick but these days all recruits get (I think) a Public Service Cert or something from Catterick and I got mine through the post like 5 month ago about 3 and a half years after I done CIC.

Anyway, I'll stick with the bullet point

[Typhoonftm]

Originally Posted by nelford_safc

Anyway, I'll stick with the bullet point

Aye thats what i'd do!

[Enfield Exile]

Originally Posted by nelford_safc

yeah rather than:

McDonalds
working here i flip burgers every 15mins and empty the bin on the hour

I'm:

McDonalds
- flip burgers every 15mins
- empty the bin on the hour
- etc

I was just told by my current employer my Cv was 'weak' cos i bullet-pointed even though it landed me this gig

No offence to McDonalds staff btw

If you do fro the achievments you put down and improvments you've made.
* You took the total number of burgers flipped in a shit from 15 to 25.
* You decreased the amount of relish by 10% without anyone knowing making a cost saving to your employer.
* You identified that a larger bin would take the same time to empty but wouldn't need emptying as often so you could scratch your arse for an extra 20 minutes.

[ck1.gsy]

Just put All four stars on name badge, sorted.

If your Ex forces, won't Bullet points be inappropriate? ;)