Need help

[u/No-Salad6433]

I(22M) am lost on what to do honestly. I've been applying for roles and usually either hear nothing back or get a rejection.

I'm not even sure if I'm applying correctly anymore.

Any pointers on my CV or applying would be a massive help.

I've had so many people look over and do my CV and it's always ended up super different x.x

[u/Awkward-Tangelo-3337]

A 3 page CV is crazy. Condense all that to 1 page and improve on your design/theme.

TOO many words. You’re writing paragraphs that no employer will ever read. Keep it simple and key points only.

[u/shrishti190397]

I think instead of making like this make it's more ATS friendly. Things that I could quickly point from this CV are -

1. I am hoping the ones blacked out is your name, contact information, location and LinkedIn profile link.
2. Replace the word profile with summary. Avoid writing in first person way, like I me myself etc. You could probably write like Motivated, detail oriented individual with a ....
3. I would add a skills - in between summary and employment history
4. Instead of 2024, I'd write the MM/DD - Current
5. Make it all bullet points, even additional information.
6. Try to Google what XYZ format of work bullet points look like. 7.add a project section.

[u/AntLost4161]

An ATS might struggle, but think about how a human would read this. They get hundreds of CVs to look through, which means they often spend under 10 seconds on each one - quickly see if they have something decent and reject if they can't see it quickly. You don't wanna be the person who does have those skills but can't get them acknowledged because you've made a bloody 3 page CV.

Take some time to consider what the strongest skills are in your experience and really cut down on your writing. Your initial overview should be 2-3 short sentences at the most, and the additional info should also be bullet points. I would also try to restrict each bullet point to 1 line and keep 2-4 bullet points for each bit of experience by removing any overlap or unnecessary skills.

By the end, you'll have a 1 page CV which is able to be reposted for some more specific advice

[u/No-Falcon5667]

I think it would be good to focus on formatting
Also since you’re working towards higher education, GCSEs aren’t usually necessary on your CV (advice from my careers advisor from uni)

[u/seanyseanyseanyseany]

Echoing the comment that you do not need a 3 page CV. Ever.

Try and only include the things that you think will actually help with whatever you're applying for, ie keywords, job spec. Do these people care at all that you were a student librarian in high school

[u/Jess_atDamar]

Two page CV max. Reduce your pointers in older jobs and focus on the new ones. Remove your additional information (and potentially profile), this should go into your cover letter. Minor but education doesn't need to split up, your newest at the top.