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by KoZeN 16y ago
The logical critic in you will assume I'm offering to do this in order to generate leads or recruits and to counter-act that, I have no problem with you removing your personal details and even censoring company names. If one single member
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Not really. As stated in the original post, I'm prefectly fine with people censoring their personal details as well as employer details. If you believe that a CV can furnish you with enough info to steal peoples identity then pay a job site
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Good question. I believe it's the credibility factor. If someone has a lot of positive exposure be it online, in print media or what ever the case may be, then that is going to attract attention to who the person works for. Take actual cele
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by KoZeN 16y ago
112 CV's & counting. I've given very brief responses to some of you but I am determined to get through all of them in detail. Remember, all I am offering is my informed opinion and if you disagree with my advice, don't take it personall
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Does it raise questions that I left Company 2 after only 3 months, and that I went back to Company 1? It does and you will be questioned on this. The fact is, if you have a reasonable, logical, verifiable reason for returning then it won'
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Instant opinion: The colours are drastic. I appreciate your intention but the same affect can be achieved by using slightly larger fonts. On a side note, I see you worked @ Numenta Inc. A colleague & I have been experimenting with vario
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by KoZeN 16y ago
I've only had a quick look but like everyone else, I will have a detailed look over the next few days. Firstly, my market is London & the South East of England so advice on modifying your CV to suit the American market is probably best
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by KoZeN 16y ago
I'll second pretty much everything ErrantX mentioned, specifically the skills comment, move them. I appreciate you are probably trying to keep it to one page but I promise you that this does not give you any advantage whatsoever. As for spe
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Whilst Linkedin is a vital tool, if one of my candidates sent me a link to their linkedin page when I ask for a copy of their CV I wouldn't bother helping them and I would tell them as much. If you can't go to the effort of compiling a deta
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Thanks for the link. I have had a look and there is plenty of advice I could give you. I'm facing a pile of almost 100 CV's now but I promise you that I will get round to it although it may take a few days if that's ok?
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by KoZeN 16y ago
I completely disagree with this one and it's been a bone of contention in the past. The majority of clients I deal with prefer to see the education & relevant qualifications listed first if the candidate has left University within the l
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by KoZeN 16y ago
RE: http://www.reversejobapplication.com/ I thought this was a really entertaining read. Will it generate his dream job on it's own merits? Probably not. Will it generate a ton of job offers due to the publicity it's received? Probably. M
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by KoZeN 16y ago
I'm glad you brought this up. Firstly, regardless of the size of the response, I will uphold my promise and provide feedback on every single CV I get, it may take some time but I will deliver. Secondly, as for a paid service, you absolutely
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Great offer sanswork! It would be interesting to see how your feedback would differ to mine on certain CV's. I definitely think that you will get flooded with CV's though!
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Thanks, I just hope people will be patient with me as the response has been immense! As a recruiter I get frustrated when I hear about great candidates not even getting a look-in purely because of their CV. Unfortunately few people are will
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Interesting approach. To be honest any recruiter posting someones CV publicly asking advice on suitability for a specific job is going to get torn to shreds. Recruitment is an incredibly cut throat, incestuous market and any recruiter worth
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by KoZeN 16y ago
General advice is quite difficult. If you're looking for structural ideas, take a look at user24's CV that he linked below. His structure is ideal. Simplistic and logical but make sure you read the feedback I gave him on listing his respons
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Be honest and be specific. Leave out flowery points like Liasing with various departments & attending meetings for example.
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Congrats! How are you coping with the sleep deprivation? I'm a father to a 6 month old boy and I got to a point where I was so tired I felt I could see through time.
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by KoZeN 16y ago
I've just had a very quick look and my instant opinion would be to change how you clarify your responsibilites. Whilst the paragraph descriptions are well written my suggestion on your current role for example would be to keep the first par
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by KoZeN 16y ago
22 CV's received so far! Looks like I'm going to be kept busy. I will do my absolute best to respond to each and every one of you but you will need to be patient. Anyone else looking to send me a CV, please fire away but it would help if yo
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by KoZeN 16y ago
That's exactly what prompted me to post this. Communities such as HN, where intelligent discussion is rampant and trolls are minimal, are a rare breed these days and to see the community step up and start assisting each other in the real wo
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Offer HN: I will review and critique your CV.
180 points by KoZeN 16y ago|86 comments
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by KoZeN 16y ago
The success of a job board is based entirely on it's ability to attract candidates. So you've designed a decent site, priced yourself competitively now how are you going to attract a huge amount of candidates? The other drawback of cheaper
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by KoZeN 16y ago
The fact that 57% of burglaries happen whilst someone is at home is disturbing. I always felt that home security was a market that had a lot of potential for a new start-up and these stats re-affirm that view to be honest. Time to get my th
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Would people pay me for it? This is the essential question. I think that people would happily pay for it if you are an established, recognised brand. As with everything in life, there are plenty of issues you will face. One of the more sp
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by KoZeN 16y ago
I'm getting a consistent 11Mbit/s down and 0.94Mbit/s up. I pay £10 per month for a plan that has no download cap and boasts speeds of 'up to 25Mbit/s' but apparently there is no upload cap. I found that last part interesting as my upload s
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by KoZeN 16y ago
Fair comment and I did think of that a bit too late. I'm fully aware of the communities desire to keep this forum high-brow and intellectual and to match said desire maybe I should have been more specific. There are a lot of successful, log
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by KoZeN 16y ago
The most obvious application is in televised sports Not surveillance then? Major shopping malls, airports, etc etc
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by KoZeN 16y ago
if a=b,c=d then a+c=b+d Also, d= a-b+c Probably doesn't help but thats about the limit of my capabilities!

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