CV advice plz

CV... they're meant to be approx 2 pages long? Well, mine's already that length at present... what happens when I have more stuff to add and it exceeds the 2 pages?

Skye.

If you're applying for a technical job, you can have CVs 5 or 6 pages long detailing all your skills and experiences, but 2 pages should be the maximum length ofa normal CV. What have you got on yours already?

that's far too long

most good CVs from students are just one page

ONE page??? How is that humanly possible? Unless you've done nothing in your life? And before you say it, I have condensed and kept it brief but necessary.

people only use CVs to decide if they want to interview the applicant, not to decide if they want to offer them a job - they don't want to spend more than two minutes reading it

just cut out unnecessary stuff - concentrate on your two more relevant work experiences, doing a paragraph or list of bullet points for each, and for the rest summarise in another paragraph

education and qualifications shouldn't take up much room either - don't put them in a list taking up 10% of the page width as that just wastes space

to round off, a paragraph on outside interests, then a couple of addresses for references

that's pretty simple to get on one page

it is very possible, and is what most of the top graduates do when they leave university as well

why not buy a guide on writing CVs - I'm sure there'd be something at your local careers service or on the internet

5 or 6 pages for a CV is ridiculous by the way - 2 pages is definitely the limit, you just want to give a quick summary of yourself and points can be further probed in an interview

5 or 6 pages for a CV is ridiculous by the way

Nah, I know someone who works as some kind of programmer or designer for the Ministry of Defence (he's not allowed to tell me what his job actually involves), and he was asked to submit a very detailed CV. I think it was longer than 5 pages.

CVs should ideally be targeted at a specific job, so depending on what you're applying for, you can leave out certain work experience if it's not too relevant.

Okay fair enough lol... All my work experience is relevant though-ish. lol

Wow, you must've had quite a lot of work experience if you can't fit it all with brief descriptions onto 2 pages.

CV... they're meant to be approx 2 pages long? Well, mine's already that length at present... what happens when I have more stuff to add and it exceeds the 2 pages?

Skye.

mine is just one page! and its all spaced out...but the font is small so it balances things out.

as a compromise, why not 1.5 pages - surely you can manage that?

I'd only go into detail on the more relevant and important work experience, and thats still keeping it to 2 or 3 lines - for the others, either summarise all in one brief paragraph or give your position

say if you worked in a bar for a year, your potential employers could hazard a rough guess at what you did - served drinks, worked as part of a team, took responsibility, dealt with difficult people, etc - no need to do more than 2 lines for this sort of thing

whatever you do, don't go past 2 pages - that'd just be going straight into the bin in all probability

if there's a bit of white space on your CV, you can avoid this by using two columns for your personal details and any bullet points

you only give 2 references as well - the most important ones obviously

LOL.. i've done everything you've mentioned already!

two columns for personal details. Check.
2 references in 2 columns. Check.
2 lines ish for each work experience. Check.

ONE page??? How is that humanly possible? Unless you've done nothing in your life? And before you say it, I have condensed and kept it brief but necessary.