I am writing a CV for the first time. How long should it be?
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow long should a CV be for lawyers – advice from Jonathan Fagan, expert legal recruiter at Ten Percent Legal Recruitment, UK specialists.
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What makes a good legal CV?
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat makes a good legal CV? Article and advice from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment.
How should a legal CV look in 2022?
Reading Time: 4 minutesDo legal CVs in the 2020s need to be completely revamped and have a specific format because of the way most CVs are now processed by potential employers? – eg keywords, applicant tracking systems ATS, videos and online information.
Sh*t Happens – Bad Things on CVs
Reading Time: 4 minutesHow to explain away bad things on CVs (or not) – article from Jonathan Fagan at Ten Percent Legal Recruitment.
CV Review – LLB Graduate Administrator
Reading Time: 5 minutesFull CV Review – LLB Graduate Administrator – from Ten Percent Legal Recruitment.
Improve your CV in 5 minutes
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow to change your CV and improve it dramatically with this simple hack. Simply change your profile at the top of your CV so that is actually reflects who you are and not the usual nonsense that 90% of CVs seem to contain. By this I mean including factual information rather than a load of…
CV Review for a Newcastle University Law Graduate
Reading Time: 3 minutesCV Review for a Newcastle University Law Graduate Name, address, mobile (with international prefix) and email address Linked In website link Nationality: British The first thing to point out is the reference to an international prefix for the mobile. Does this mean you are based overseas or looking overseas? In either event are you…
Personal Statements on CVs – Top Quality Examples?
Reading Time: 3 minutesTop Quality Summary Sections/Personal Statements on CVs The summary at the top of a CV is one of the key areas of a CV that so often gets ignored by candidates or filled with meaningless waffle. A good number of CVs we see every day actually miss them off completely, which is an opportunity missed…
Using Logos and Images on CVs – a good idea?
Reading Time: 2 minutesUsing Logos and Images on CVs Recently we have seen a spate of CVs containing logos and images for employers worked for in the past. Fresh, Bright CVs The CVs look very fresh and bright, and the logos really make them stand out. Surely a win-win situation for everyone? You get your CV to stand…
CVs – have Linked In and video CVs made paper and digital CVs obsolete?
Reading Time: 2 minutesAre CVs obsolete thanks to the Internet? We recently attended a recruitment agency trade fair where numerous salesmen attempted to flog us video CVs and online pre-interview software and a number of speakers told us that CVs were no longer necessary. In the digital world it is so easy to find out about someone –…
Five Common Mistakes When Writing a CV
Reading Time: 5 minutesFive common mistakes when writing a CV. Here are five very common errors that arise from CVs we receive every day of the week into Ten Percent Legal Recruitment. Some of them are glaringly obvious, others are not so straightforward. 1) Not putting any contact details on the CV This is very common and a…
CV Review for LPC student at Anglia Ruskin University
Reading Time: 3 minutesHere follows a CV review. We offer free CV reviews provided you are happy for us to publish our feedback on the website and your CV in full. CV REVIEW IS AT THE FOOT OF THIS CV – NO FURTHER COMMENTS ON THE CONTENT OTHER THAN THE PARAGRAPH AT THE BOTTOM. Candidate 010141129 Name Address…
CV Review for a 2nd year Law Student at a University
Reading Time: 3 minutesHere follows a CV review. We offer free CV reviews provided you are happy for us to publish our feedback on the website and your CV in full. Candidate 03062139 Address: Telephone (Mob): Telephone (Home): Email: Date of Birth: Marital Status: Single Sex: Male Nationality: British Driving Licence: Full driving licence EDUCATION 2014 – 2016 …
CV Review for Final Year Law Student
Reading Time: 4 minutesHere follows a CV review. We offer free CV reviews provided you are happy for us to publish our feedback on the website and your CV in full. Candidate 22022159 Name Address Home: Mobile: British DOB Personal Profile A hard-working, honest and punctual individual who always maintains a very high level of commitment and works…
CV Review for Newly Qualified Solicitor
Reading Time: 5 minutesHere follows a CV review. We offer free CV reviews provided you are happy for us to publish our feedback on the website and your CV in full. Candidate 14021231 Address Tel: Email: Professional Profile Trainee Solicitor qualifying in June 2015 with experience in private client, personal injury, commercial, conveyancing and civil litigation. Looking for…
CV Review – Law Student looking to secure a training contract or vacation placement 1
Reading Time: 4 minutesHere follows a CV review. We offer free CV reviews provided you are happy for us to publish our feedback on the website and your CV in full. Candidate 09021949 PORTSMOUTH I am a self-motivated, hardworking student at University of Portsmouth. I am currently studying for a degree in law and expect to gain my…
Lying on CVs – 20% of all CVs are inaccurate or untrue?
Reading Time: 3 minutesLying on CVs This is probably more relevant for locums than permanent candidates, but when going through gaps on CVs we very often get asked why it is so important that we know what someone was doing in 1995 for 12 months. Well here is the reason. This is an extract from a CV for…
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Should I include my Date of Birth or Marital Status on a CV?
Reading Time: 2 minutesShould I include my date of birth or marital status on a CV? This is a question that comes up time and again. Why would anyone advise to include a date of birth or marital status on a CV? Well, I always recommend considering it, and I know that careers advisers across the country will…
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How we prepare CVs
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe have been preparing professional CVs for lawyers since April 2000 and the process is fairly simple. Firstly we ask our clients to send us over a completed form on the internet with lots of detail in. Alternatively our clients can send over their existing CV and we will work from that. Very often clients…
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How long should a CV be?
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow long is a piece of string? I get asked this question almost on a daily basis and hear a lot of different answers once I have given my response. CV – never longer than 2 pages? The usual or fairly common response is someone who has been told by a careers adviser when they…
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How to Write a Good Personal Profile Section on a CV
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe first thing to say about a personal profile section is that if you have nothing to say, the best personal profile section for you would be an empty one and the space used more effectively for something else. You only need a personal profile section to explain about six points. These are 1. Your…
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CV Writing – Skills Sections
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor the last five years, a UK university has invited me in to talk to their LPC students about their CVs. I receive a copy of the CVs beforehand, assess them, and then base my talk upon each groups’ CVs when I go and talk. Some years I find the standard to be very mixed…