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    How many have you got? and have you overhauled it/them for the recession? Did it pay dividends?
    Last edited by Soled73; 19 November 2009, 22:28.

    #2
    Originally posted by Soled73 View Post
    How many have you got?
    Four.

    Originally posted by Soled73 View Post
    and have you overhauled it/them for the recession?
    Yes.

    Originally posted by Soled73 View Post
    Did it pay dividends?
    Not yet.
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      #3
      Originally posted by Soled73 View Post
      How many have you got? and have you overhauled it/them for the recession? Did it pay dividends?
      2. Yes. No.
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        #4
        Originally posted by Soled73 View Post
        How many have you got? and have you overhauled it/them for the recession? Did it pay dividends?
        2. Yes. Yes, after the last revision I got 5 interviews in 2 weeks.

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          #5
          Originally posted by Soled73 View Post
          How many have you got?
          1 - I can't be arsed managing more than that and I only apply for a fairly narrow (albiet still relatively plentiful) band of jobs

          Originally posted by Soled73 View Post
          and have you overhauled it/them for the recession?
          It gets a spruce up after every contract

          Originally posted by Soled73 View Post
          Did it pay dividends?
          AFAIK It's not let me down yet
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            #6
            Originally posted by Ruse View Post
            2. Yes. Yes, after the last revision I got 5 interviews in 2 weeks.
            Congrats. Did you get one of them?


            I was about to start at Shell but the contracts just been pulled - not sure why. I think it's time to add a bit of "xmas decoration" to my CV

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              #7
              One. I think it`s rubbish and needs some work but it`s got me contracts even during the recession so it remains what I consider rubbish because don`t want to break a currently winning forumula :

              I can`t be bothered changing it for each job. If you send in a CV made to measure for the job that might put some recruiters off if it looks too obvious. I prefer them to see all of my experience and they can decide for themselves if they think I could be a fit based on that rather than me taking stuff our only showing them what fits the job spec
              Last edited by SuperZ; 20 November 2009, 12:18.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Soled73 View Post
                Congrats. Did you get one of them?


                I was about to start at Shell but the contracts just been pulled - not sure why. I think it's time to add a bit of "xmas decoration" to my CV
                Thanks. Yes I had an offer but it's still "under negotiation".

                Sadly contracts getting pulled is a very commondstory in recent months, but not nice if you were about to start, presumably you hadn't yet signed on the dotted line ?

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                  #9
                  Originally posted by Soled73 View Post
                  How many have you got? and have you overhauled it/them for the recession? Did it pay dividends?
                  3.

                  Yes.

                  Yes.

                  Cheers,

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by Soled73 View Post
                    How many have you got? and have you overhauled it/them for the recession? Did it pay dividends?
                    1 Each one is semi-unique.

                    2 Yes.

                    3 No. The market is/has been truly dire and my CV has elicited zero interest even for jobs that I knew were real and I would normally expect to walk into.
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