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In London: 1. Include a one to two paragraph cover letter that you wrote specifically for the opening you're applying for. Make the quality of English very hig
by cantlin 13y ago
In London:
1. Include a one to two paragraph cover letter that you wrote specifically for the opening you're applying for. Make the quality of English very high. Use simple letter-style formatting, address in the top right, company logo in the top left if you have a freelance brand that you're using.
2. Include a two page CV. Simple formatting please (I am going to print it and write on it). Mine has worked well for me (though in retrospect is too wordy!), http://hackerb.io/cantlin.pdf http://hackerb.io/cantlin.pdf, you can get one from http://hackerb.io http://hackerb.io.
3. Make both documents PDFs. Anything else is a pain for me.
4. Include links to your web presence, if you want. They can be in the cover letter, CV or email. You'll be Googled anyway so it's best to be proactive, especially if you have stuff on Github, SO, etc.
5. Companies vary, but be mindful of potentially needing to get your application through an HR department who at best will be searching for keywords from the job post.
6. Startups are a different game. Your CSS3 logo is a good stab (though make sure you back it up with meat). If I were looking for a startup role today I would be focused on making connections through events, social media and the open source projects they use.
- hipsters_unite 13y agoFor most jobs in the UK I think this will still be the norm. The last application I wrote was exactly like this - Letter with 2-page CV, GitHub and links in the footer.
- TamDenholm 13y agoMight be worth noting if you're going through a recruiter they specifically want an MS word doc so they can remove your contact details and put their logo on your CV. The more shady ones will even add keywords and stuff to your CV.
- drinchev 13y agoSo what's the point in doing this, when employers can just google my name and make direct contact?
- toble 13y agoThey strip out the details that can personally identify you. When the employer gets your CV, you are merely a reference number. Think about it the other way. Search for a job and look at ads from recruiters, if you're lucky you will see a vague description of the industry.
- Leander_B 13y agoMany recruiters are too lazy to change the job description of roles they recruit for. In case you find a role you are interested in that is with a recruiter, take out 7-8 words of the job responsibilities and do an exact search in Google. Moderate success rate.
- 616c 13y agoYour hackerb.io idea was something I wanted to do a while ago and still did not get around to doing to buff up my programming skills. Very, very useful and cool. Keep up the good work!
- robeastham 13y agoMy little side project supports points 1 - 4. It has a neat disposable cover letter system built in. I'll continue to slowly bootstrap MightyCV, it's a resume creation app with hacker leanings. It has integrations with HN, github and StackOverflow along with some other cool features. You can see an example of what one looks like here: http://robeastham.mightycv.com http://robeastham.mightycv.com If you like the look of it you can sign up for a beta invite at: http://www.mightycv.com http://www.mightycv.com I'm hoping to redo the management interface over the next few months and push out a largish update to the service along with some bug fixes.
- robeastham 13y agoMightyCV is a London based venture too!