CV Advice and such like..
So I have my CV, I know its a brilliant CV in terms of layout and content as after all I was a recruiting manager back in the UK...However, that was in the UK and as I have already discovered, there are just a few differences between the two countries and i'm suspecting that the job market/search is completely different too!
Any tips and advice would be much appreciated, whilst I could be considered an expert in England (apparently so anyway!), I have posted my CV on Seek and have had absolutely no response whatsoever.
My career for the last 7 years or so has been within sales, capital equipment, business services and most recently recruitment so nothing too technical like IT or Telco.
My CV begins with a short paragraph outlining my intentions of being in NZ and key attributes, then my schooling, then followed by listing some key records of achievements, such as major accounts won, values and any KPI's hit, as well as my managerial experience.
From there I then run through the last 7 years or so work experience in bullet point format identifying my responsibilities, targets and achievements. All are in excess of 100% (which i can prove) so it shows no weak points.
I finish off by bullet pointed other experience and achievements such as professional training and then by listing my hobbies and interests.
It is purposely kept to 2 pages as what that is what is expected/required in the UK. From looking at the first page you know immediately that your looking at the CV of someone with very good experience, who can win new business, retain existing accounts, set targets and over achieve them! What else could a potential employer want to see?
So the long and short of it is that I need help! If I were to post my cv online in the UK, my phone would ring non stop for 3 days with recruiters, i appreciate that it isn't going to happen here, but i thought that perhaps an inkling of interest somewhere from someone may have been forthcoming by now!!
The only point I can think of adjusting is taking out the bit that I'm English and on a visa, and just leave my location and phone number on it..
Thoughts/tips/suggestions/advice/comments good or bad are all welcome!
Thank you and apologies in advance if this topic has been flogged to death already!
Originally Posted by jj1982
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