There are a large number of providers of CV services who will offer to write your CV for you, at a price, of course. The many recruiters I have spoken to believe this is a complete waste of money and a mistake for most job seekers. The person interviewing you is certainly going to have a copy in front of them, and think it is your own work. As we have discussed in our previous post about creating a great CV, a great way to prepare for an interview is to write a CV and develop a complelling story. As you go, you’ll find great ways of telling your tale. And best way to speak fluently and convincingly about your experience, in a way that complements the written CV, is to have written that CV yourself.
I’ve been contacted a lot by companies selling CV writing services. The latest story I was told was about a lady that asked them to tart up her CV and then, no doubt as a direct consequence, she has landed a great job – in PR.
What a story! Surely if a PR person can do one thing, they can write their own CV! PR people can sell you anything – that’s their job isn’t it?
I asked myself if the company hiring her would have taken her on if they had known that they were not reading her work. I bet she didn’t tell them!!