Choosing Someone to Write Your CV

One option to getting your CV ready for job hunting is to do it yourself. Unless you are a career profession with some significant experience in viewing & writing CVs is not to do it yourself. There are many options available to you able you owe it to your future career to explore all the available options before committing money to it

There are many different services available to you from very basic word processing services that churn out CV after CV to full blown professional services. There are advantages & disadvantages to all of them. In the end you’ll need to decide to use the one of your choice the purpose of this short guide is to help you choose

In business as in life you really do get what you pay for. A cheap mass produced service can never make you stand out from crowd in the same way that an excellent professional service can. Whilst having the price advantage will always generate some business in the end it’s just not that good for you. In todays mightily competitive job market you need all the advantages that you can get. Unless you’re in a big hurry with a very small budget leave well alone

Using a friend from a business that deals with CVs all the time can have some advantages. On the one hand they know you & should therefore be able to help sell you on the other they may not write CVs a;ll the time. This option is definitely preferable to using a cheap word processing service or an online template. They will not however be able to get you placed at the highest level as the quality of work will not stand out well enough

At the top end are the professional CV writing services. There are several good ones in the UK & I will be pleased to email anyone reading this article with the names of a few that will be able to help you. We would genuinely rather you use a service that you are happy with than leave you with a bad impression of a service that didn’t meet your expectations

I would always advocate the use of a professional CV writing service. They are there to help you & the cost of their service is almost insignificant compared with the additional salary that you will be able to command through using their services. Track record is what separates the good from bad & the downright ugly ask about the track record & look to see testimonials from happy customers if they have any

A guarantee is always something that you should look for when buying anything. When considering buying a CV make sure that the company that you are going to buy from is happy to stand by the service that they are going to provide. If they are not ask yourself why not?

You really do need to be working with companies who employ their CV writers. Sub contracted consultants might be good for the company but they are hardly going to push the boat out for you especially when they are paid so poorly. Look for companies that employ their people they are more motivated & the job just gets done that much better

More about the author Glenn Hughes manages & operates a CV writing service located in the UK. Part of a team of CV writers helping people to get a better career This & other unique content ‘career’ articles are available with free reprint rights.