CV Writing

[size4riggerboots]

I would take him up on that offer, he's not known as OC's Resident CV Guru for nothing!

[Hatchorder]

*puts underpants on top of trousers*

Right - step aside you lot - the cavalry is here!

Ok - first things first you need to take the whole thing apart and concentrate on one bit at a time.

If you need help send me a pm and I will help you - but be warned I can be a bit brutal - it is for your own good though! I am sure there are a few people who will attest to that.

The offer is there - feel free to take me up on it.

Ian

[size4riggerboots]

Just list the major qualifications, i.e. OOW, GMDSS etc, no real need to put EDH, etc as you can't get your OOW without them!

[EH75]

Ok so numbers are out. But would you list the certificates individually with expiry dates etc yeah?

[GuinnessMan]

I've read somewhere (possibly on here) that you shouldn't put certificate numbers due to people copying them etc. Obviously I'm no authority thoufh

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Don't put numbers or copies on a CV! Fraud risk!

Oi! Hatchorder! Come on!

[HarmlessWeasel]

I've read somewhere (possibly on here) that you shouldn't put certificate numbers due to people copying them etc. Obviously I'm no authority thoufh

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[size4riggerboots]

Hatchorder, one for you m'dear!!

[EH75]

I know there have been threads about this in the past, but because "CV" is too short for the search box it is a bit difficult to locate them. Anyway, since I passed my orals recently I figure I should probably start applying for jobs and that obviously requires me to write a CV. I do have one but I don't think it is particularly good at the moment and given that what we do is not your run of the mill job I'm not sure about how to go about ordering it, how to list certificates etc.

So at the moment I have

Name, address all that stuff.

Personal statement: 3-4 lines about how amazing I am and how I am looking to work in whatever sector of the industry I am applying to.

Emplyoment history: Not really sure how much to include here. At the moment I have my cadetship and the vessels (and dates I served on) then my 3 previous land based jobs with about 3-4 lines of description for each. That goes back to 2007. I could go further but not sure if that is necessary.

Thats all on the first page

On the second page:

Eduction history: so college with my HND and here I have also listed my OOW unlimited and STCW certificates but not sure if I should put that somewhere else. Also, should you list all your certificates individually? Or could you just put "all required OOW level STCW certificates"? Should you list certificate numbers and expiry dates? After all that I put my school qualifications

Hobbies and interests: Just bullet pointed a few lines of stuff I get up to occasionally in my spare time

Referees: Self explanatory.

Thats it. Not sure if theres anything I should omit or add in?

I know there are a few people on here who have a decent amount of experience with this sort of thing and any advice would be much appreciated.

Cheers.