Hi, my name is JAM29! Need help writing a CV and covering letter

JAM29
JAM29 Online Community Member Posts: 8 Listener
edited March 30 in Work

I need help writing a good cv and covering letter

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  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 8,153 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    edited March 30

    Hi @JAM29,

    You might like to have a look at Scope's Employment Support Services. They can often offer some advice and support on this kind of thing depending on what you're looking for. There's some information about the different services here: https://www.scope.org.uk/employment-services

    Have you found a job you'd like to apply for or are you just starting to look?

  • SheffieldMan1976
    SheffieldMan1976 Posts: 726 Connected

    If you're anything like me and got 30 odd years of work experience (most of which is voluntary but it arguably still counts as working), don't list everything as AI CV crawlers don't like it, only go back the last 5 years of your work history.

    Also, don't put your date of birth on your CV, especially if you're a bit older (like I'm 50 next week!), it can put some employers off, especially if you have unexplained big gaps in your employment history.

  • Stellar
    Stellar Online Community Member Posts: 399 Pioneering

    Use templates online and mod them form there.