Multiple CVs

[juststarting]

Collecting multiple skills through the years makes you wonder why not apply for different jobs ?

How many CVs do you have ?

[Fred Bloggs]

Each CV is a bit different on a job by job basis. Over 35 years experience lets you do that without telling outright porkies.

[d000hg]

I used to maintain one for games-related jobs, and another for more traditional software.

[juststarting]

Each CV is a bit different on a job by job basis. Over 35 years experience lets you do that without telling outright porkies.

Heck I have only 10 and feels like I could do anything. Agents dont seem to agree though...

[snaw]

Three, routing and switching focussed, security focussed and managery focussed.

Not vastly different, just emphasize/de-emphasize different skills/experience.

[TimberWolf]

There must be a lot of paper shuffling going on in the background when an agent phones up

Agent "Hello, is that Joe Bloggs?"

Contractor: "Yes, hello. Who are you?"

Agent: "I'm Ivor"

Contractor: <lots of furious shuffling of papers>

Contractor: "Ivor who?"

Agent: "Ivor Jobforyou"

Contractor: <More frantic shuffling>

Agent: How many years experience do you have of XYZ?

Contractor: Erm <Continued shuffling>. Which agency are you from?

etc

[Zippy]

Two per application.
There's the one I write and the one the agent writes.

[SorenLorensen]

Two per application.
There's the one I write and the one the agent writes.

Everyone says it's a good idea to tailor CV's to the role you're applying for, but I find it takes too long to do it, would rather get the "generic" across to the pimps ASAP.

[Menelaus]

I've got three major ones each of which are tweaked to the spec.

[BrokenGKey]

Shuffling papers? Are you sure you work in IT? What about having CVs on your PC/Mac/Misc/AS400/Vax (Delete as applicable)