"Professional CV" services

[FerrypilotDK]

Does anyone have any experience with this sort of thing? I was recently contacted for an analysis of my CV and an offer to rewrite it.

It was rather expensive and I am just wondering if anyone has tried it, was it beneficial?

Curious......

[Mach E Avelli]

It seems that oxygen thieves are everywhere. Now they are preying on pilots too illiterate to produce a simple cv.

[Mach E Avelli]

Harry, fair comment if English is not the applicant's first language. But when someone is challenged writing their native language, it suggests at least mild illiteracy, if there is such a state.
15 quid for a mass produced format that you can edit to personalise could be money well spent for someone who struggles as a wordsmith. But the OP is obviously quite literate, and said that it was 'expensive'. For such a person it seems like a waste of money to me.

[FerrypilotDK]

I am literate and thought my CV was just fine. Then I was told that it was "old-fashioned" in the same week that this offer came through for a "free Cv review."

I took them up on the offer, but of course, it was a sales gimmick and they wanted 599 quid for a "full-service professional review."

The answer was not interested, but then I was wondering about the concept of having a professionally re-engineered CV and wondered if anyone had actually done it.

My issue, if I have one, is that I seemingly have too much information on the CV and it isn´t "standing out" from the crowd. (his words on the "free" portion of the evaluation)

There is no way I am paying anyone that sort of money to write my CV, but I am going to look at some on line resources for perhaps making it more modern. I mean, I remember when some employers required a hand-written, rather than typed CV!

[no sponsor]

Many senior executives, or those with very highly paid jobs in senior positions, might look for paying those sorts of fees for a CV. Some of these CVs will run for 3-10 pages for seasoned executives. For a pilot, it is a waste of money. Make it one page, with your flying experience (hours) near the top in bold. Put your jobs, and then your education below that. Job done.

[SpamCanDriver]

£599 holy cr@p :ooh:

[Jet Fuel Addict]

Get your friends who work normal office jobs to have a look at it. Also let your colleagues have a look at it.

Incredible how much others see that you don't...

And work on your layout. Can-not-stress-this-enough!

Good luck! :ok: