How to write an effective CV, how to be dare to apply for a higher position? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Title.

I have a lot of skills I use in my hobbies and helping others out, I study tech shit, physical\digital art and other languages, but my current employment is so basic it doesn't need any of these things. And I have no in-paper proof I know them.

While writing my CV, I feel pretty lost. My position doesn't say anything at all, and I don't know how to show I have experience editing photoes, sound and video in Adobe, coding shit in different languages when it's needed.

Do you have some guides to write a good CV? Or how to write in your occasional works in unrelated fields?

upd: One fucking doctor in my field asked me why I'm still there with all things I did they know about. I didn't know what to answer.

upd2: Thank you Lemmers, you rock.

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[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 12 points 11 months ago

https://rxresu.me/

Hobbies and skills sections are good for the other bits. You can call them freelancing. :)

[-] otter@lemmy.ca 4 points 11 months ago

This is really cool, but I think they need better screenshots. The centered resume feels... wrong

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

It's just a stylistic choice; there's other templates. Check their docs for more: https://docs.rxresu.me/

This one is paid (about 5£), but I like it a bit more and used it: https://www.cvmaker.uk/ The other one is FOSS. They both have a ton of styles that are really sleek.

[-] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

Thank you. I'd look into it :)

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

PS: https://www.jobscan.co/blog/top-resume-keywords-boost-resume/

A lot of these resumes are fed through an ATS algorithm to weed out candidates. Use the keywords here and whatever ones they are using in the advert to pass through it. :)

[-] QuarterSwede@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Gotta love how you pretty much need SEO for your resume to get past their resume scanners and get yours seen.

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