i am just wondering what everyone thinks of this, i have bin out of work nearly 3 years so am looking for some inspiration on this please, feel free to comment or make suggestions, cheers xxx

Key Skills

ü Loyal, flexible and always willing to learn.
ü Confident and ambitious with a strong work ethic.
ü Excellent team player with good interpersonal skills.
ü Superb timekeeper who can meet the individual needs of others.
ü Professional attitude with an out-going and friendly personality.

Employment History

2010 ~ Present BTCV Enterprises Ltd Voluntary Work Prep Scheme

Ø I am currently working towards an NCFE Administration Level 2, which requires me to work in a busy reception area, greeting visitors and handling telephone calls.

Comet Electrical Store Voluntary Work Prep Scheme

Ø I am currently gaining work experience in a busy, target-driven retail store providing customer service, merchandising products and general warehousing.

2008 ~ 2009 Birley Spa Primary School Teaching Assistant

Ø Providing educational support, delivering 1-2-1 tuition to children of mixed ability including those with special needs and learning difficulties.

2003 ~ 2008 The Co-operative Group Sales Advisor

Ø Providing face-to-face customer service, selling goods and delivering both help and advice to customers.
Ø Shop floor duties, replenishing stock, installing and merchandising products and general housekeeping.
Ø Cash handling duties, till operations, preparing till floats and cashing-up.
Ø Stock room duties, organising customer orders, dealing with store deliveries and general warehousing.
Ø Acting supervisor of various store departments and retail outlets, demonstrating total flexibility and leadership skills.

2001 ~ 2003 Tri-Tec Computer Training ICT Technician

Ø Providing technical support for both Rainbow Forger Primary School and Red Tape Studios, delivering system preparation and maintenance.
Ø Building computer base units for the Sheffield College, which involved working under pressure, following instructions and achieving targets.
Ø Developing a working knowledge of both hardware and software installations.

2000 ~ 2001 The Prince’s Trust Volunteer

Ø Orienteering, presentation and team-building activities.
Ø Cold-calling companies seeking donations, fundraising and organisational work.
Ø Community projects and public events were organised and achieved using excellent teamwork, dedication and a strong desire to succeed.

Education & Qualifications

2008 ~ 2009 Sheffield City College

ü CACHE Level 2 + Distinction for Teaching Assistants

2001 ~ 2003 Tri-Tec Computer Training

ü National Open College Network
Understanding & Maintaining Computer Hardware Level 3

ü City & Guilds National Vocational Qualification
Installing & Supporting Information Technology Systems Level 2

2000 ~ 2001 The Prince’s Trust

National Vocational Qualification in Key Skills
ü Communication
ü Working With Others
ü Improving Own Learning & Performance

1991 ~ 1996 Birley Secondary School

Ø I received a good standard of secondary education.

Leisure Interests

In my spare time, I enjoy keeping active by going for walks, sightseeing and riding my mountain bike. To unwind, I enjoy listening to most modern music, reading a good book and visiting the local cinema. I have a keen interest in sports as I love to go bowling, watch football and play pool. Like my work history states, I enjoy the company of others by going out with friends, meeting new people and trying new things.

References

Available upon request

Superb timekeeper who can meet the individual needs of others

What does meet the individual needs of others mean exactly and is it relevant to superb time keeping.

10/10 for taking the initiative......SF has how many tens of thousands of members, you might get a job offer off here with any luck! Good thinking:thumbsup:

I think you need to be more specific with dates, at least put months started and finished at posts. Also, you need to put what GCSE's you took, and whether this included English and Maths.

Hope that helps.

i would personally just change your top bit and show examples of good time keeping, how many days were you late at ur last job etc. when was you loyal flexible and willing to learn. this will make you cv differ to other. also the amount of people that put reading walking and music, i would personally leave this out. also leave out the references available on request. if they want them they will ask.

i have just been on right move cv course have the guide books etc. hope this helps

you cant put any dates yrs times etc now due to new age discrimination etc

i thought i wud put the key skills bit instead of writing a long personal profile

i also cant think of any months so just stuck to the years, and i dont wana waffle on too much with things thats why i chose to bullet point loads of sections

as to the education, i never got any gcse's so just chose to say that instead

you cant put any dates yrs times etc now due to new age discrimination etc

There is no Law that says you cannot put dates and age on a CV or applicaiton form.

Its the employer who cannot discriminate on age not the employee.

i didnt say there was a law but due to age discrimination most employers ask that you dont put it down

There are loads of teaching assistant jobs around at the moment, with your experience I think you would be snapped up pretty quickly by a secondary school should you apply.

Have a look on SCC website, there are quite a few vacancies for teaching assistants, and other jobs that might suit. http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/whats-new/job-vacancies

They don't accept cv's though, all their jobs have application forms, you can get them online.

i didnt say there was a law but due to age discrimination most employers ask that you dont put it down

Same agin, the employer cannot dictate what you put on your CV. On any job advert employers do not say you cannot put age or dates down on your CV.

well i work for a major bank and they ask that you put no dates on your cv. they actually state this on the advert, same for the debt collection agency my partner works for. not a law, not every employer just stating SOME employers ask you not to put dates so may be easier to leave them off.

i didnt say there was a law but due to age discrimination most employers ask that you dont put it down

No they don't.

You are supposed to put all dates, at least the months if not the dates.

They need to see exactly what you have been doing and if there are any gaps in your employment history.

I don't do recruitment any more, but when I did I would have thought a CV with no dates on was rather odd. Every one I saw had dates on. Otherwise how can you tell how much experience they have?

They could say they worked somewhere but you wouldn't know they left after two days.

Also, the order is completely wrong.

I don't have time right now to help, but if you use google there are lots of websites which have sample CVs on there which show a more appropriate structure.

Re dates; of course you need them, an employer wants to know how long you have been in each job so they can work out how long you are likely to spend in the job you are advertising for; recruiting people costs time and money so you want some reassurance that the employee is going to be around for the time you'd like them to work for you.

well i work for a major bank and they ask that you put no dates on your cv. they actually state this on the advert, same for the debt collection agency my partner works for. not a law, not every employer just stating SOME employers ask you not to put dates so may be easier to leave them off.

which bank is this?

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i was merely trying to help someone, in our 2 jobs they wont accept any dates on cv's when we asked why they said they cant have anything down which may give away the candidates age, they only started doing this about 6 mths ago, as i say maybe it is just our jobs.
jesus i wish id never bothered. you try and help someone and this is the thanks u get

errr, thats not fair come on Fizzyangel. Your post started with 'most employers' which you later reduced to 'some employers' and now it's 'maybe it is just our jobs'.

This is a discussion forum and if you are going to make a statement to help people we have the right (as members) to dispute if we think we disagree with what we read here. As long as its polite which I have been.

Telling the OP that 'most employers' wont accept dates etc was incorrect information. Most employers will accept dates - and we have the right to make that clear to the OP if we wish to do so. Just because something you said has been disputed does not mean you should make it look as if we (I in this case) have done somethign wrong for pointing something out. This is the OPs career here and sending off a CVwith dates missing could be detrimental for them, very much so. So it has to be said. Sorry if you got the hump but I think your comment was unwarranted.


PS I would still like to know which bank it is out of curiosity.

I agree, dates should be included, unless requested specifically by the employer.

I don't need to put dates on jobs on my Cv, but it would not be difficult to figure out my age cos some of my previous employers shut down years ago, even my qualifications have become dated :wink:
Anyway with regards to the op, is it satisfactory just to state that you had a good standard of education as opposed to being exam qualification specific ?

Jason, I would trim the personal interests to a minimum. Lose the bits about pool, chilling out and bowling. They put me off instantly.

I would put for the References section, not Available upon request, but the names and addresses of the actual people. Hope this helps.

If you must put leisure aspects down, include something more cerebral, e.g. local history. They aren't going to question you about it, but if they do you can make something up.

thanks for the tips guys, cv's are just impossible to do right as people always have different views and styles etc...

also thanks for the links as well

is this ok for the interests bit on my cv, just reworked it a bit???

In my spare time, I enjoy living a healthy and pro-active life, which ranges from outdoor activities to generally keeping fit. I have interests in local history, science, education, sports and entertainment. I particularly enjoy an active social lifestyle, meeting new people, visiting new places and further enhancing my own personal development.

sounds good hun

You know what I don't quite understand (to the OP) - your cv is spelt correctly, yet your posts use txtspk. If you know how to write properly, why spoil the impression that a potential employer has of you (on here) by writing in txtspk?

What it tells me, as a potential employer, is that either you had someone else write your cv (not a crime, but it is somewhat misleading as it gives the impression that you're literate) or you have made an effort with the cv but can't be bothered in normal life.

Either way, I personally wouldn't consider offering you a job because your standard of literacy is in doubt.

Not meaning to criticise, but you did ask for feedback :)

Well, seeing as this is just a forum and seeing as in real life, nobody ever speaks the queens language correctly so that comment will not do.

Also, i have put my heart and soul into applying for a shed load of jobs be it application forms and letters, and employers saying they will reply to you when they never actually have the intentions to do so, really winds me and i should think a lot of others up.

I try my best but that is never good enough, i am not one of those who lays around on the dole, sponging off the state and taking the rest of us for mugs. I am a simple person who has loads to offer, but if companies will jus open their eyes and their wallets, and see past all the qualifications and grades and see people for who they really are, then i am afraid the country is very well doomed, just like the greeks.

jason dont take it personally i think ya doing a great job, what sort of work is it your looking for? and really any decent prospective employer will prob not be head hunting people from sheffield forum lol.

anythin to do with people fizzy

wud prefer permanent full time work doin...

- bar or hospitality work, like front of house or meeting and greeting like in hotels
- retail but not supermarket shelf stacking, preferably menswear fashion, electrical, information technology, sports shop or some support roll
- outdoor work like in parks or somethin that involves restoration
- team leader roll like the princes trust but getting paid for it full time

i dont want anythin that will make me work alone as i need to be in a team doin somethin productive

Sounds like you want a position where you are interacting with people which clearly is what motivates you. Left on your own, or to your own devices, probably bores and or isolates you, which in turn de-motivates you thus affects your performance and productivity. So narrow down what those jobs are, and then go after those with your CV that highlights this.

Well, seeing as this is just a forum and seeing as in real life, nobody ever speaks the queens language correctly so that comment will not do.

Also, i have put my heart and soul into applying for a shed load of jobs be it application forms and letters, and employers saying they will reply to you when they never actually have the intentions to do so, really winds me and i should think a lot of others up.

I try my best but that is never good enough, i am not one of those who lays around on the dole, sponging off the state and taking the rest of us for mugs. I am a simple person who has loads to offer, but if companies will jus open their eyes and their wallets, and see past all the qualifications and grades and see people for who they really are, then i am afraid the country is very well doomed, just like the greeks.

What you have to realise, Jason, is, that in this current economic climate, particularly, you have to impress a potential employer even more than perhaps you would have had to, in the past. So that comment from SHSheff actually does "go".

As an employer, I'd say the use of good spelling and grammar is vital. It shows, at the very least that you are prepared to make the effort.

Textspeak use would, I'm afraid, result in an applicant's letter and CV being consigned, immediately, to the "circular file", as it simply screams out "I can't be bothered!". I have to say, if the applicant cannot even be bothered to make that bit of effort, then I'm not going to waste my time entertaining their application.

The employer is "King". You aren't going to get that job (whichever job it is) without showing gumption, and proving that you are "bothered" enough about getting the job, to make the effort.

The employer holds-sway over who does or does not get the job.

Weren't they referring to using textspeak here in his forum posts, not on his CV?

I guess if the OP doesnt expect to find a job as rare chance that someone might read this and offer him an interview then fair do's, it doesn't matter. But if he wanted to make a 100% good impression just in case...then i'd say keep up the image you'd want to present to any potential employer regarding your emplolyment opportunities, wherever you discuss them.

is this ok for the interests bit on my cv, just reworked it a bit???

In my spare time, I enjoy living a healthy and pro-active life, which ranges from outdoor activities to generally keeping fit. I have interests in local history, science, education, sports and entertainment. I particularly enjoy an active social lifestyle, meeting new people, visiting new places and further enhancing my own personal development.

Much better, but I would still remove the '' active social lifestyle '', to me it still says '' clubbing ''.

what sort of terms could i use as clubbing is what i ment

I don't need to put dates on jobs on my Cv, but it would not be difficult to figure out my age cos some of my previous employers shut down years ago, even my qualifications have become dated :wink:
Anyway with regards to the op, is it satisfactory just to state that you had a good standard of education as opposed to being exam qualification specific ?
You need to put in dates,employers like to check for gaps in case you have been detained in HMP etc.

what sort of terms could i use as clubbing is what i ment

If in doubt,
Leave it out. :)

what sort of terms could i use as clubbing is what i ment

Leave it out.

what about socialising with friends, nevermind

This is too long of a CV. First and the foremost requirement for getting a job is a short and yet explanatory CV. Enhance your CV with a cover letter. Most of the employers give only 30 seconds to a CV. A lengthy CV has the least chances of getting shortlisted. Attach a cover letter to your CV now which should have all the primary details including your educational qualification, work experience and skills. Make it short, precise and relevant. This will improve the chances of your CV getting shortlisted.

what about socialising with friends, nevermind

Nope.

I've pmed you

Your experience seems pretty impressive :-)