I am nameless

I’ve harped on about this before, but I’m beginning to worry about the standards of CV coming through from PR graduates and experienced professionals looking for a job.

Its not the experience or necessarily the content that concerns me, it’s the severe lack of attention to detail and creative approach that worries me.

Don’t get me wrong, as is evident throughout this blog, my spelling and grammar is appalling at times. However, I’m not using this blog to apply for a job, nor am I writing it on behalf of a client.

All I want is a CV to stand out a little, and surely that’s what any aspiring graduate looking to break into a creative industry, such as PR, should be aiming to achieve.

There are numerous examples of some really great creative approaches to CV presentation, such as this, this, and of course this, Jed Hallam’s well documented pursuit of a job.

So the following message is for anyone looking at getting their CV noticed. Check out the links, give it your own slant and get it out there. I’m not asking for you to reinvent the wheel, just to show a little spark.

And for Christ sake, please spell it using an English dictionary, don’t rely on Word sticking an American ‘Z’ where there should be and ‘S’. We invented the language, lets stick with it for a while.