Holly's Original CV

Critique of Holly's CV by Bradley CVs

Brief:

• Holly is seeking a job in the music industry, preferably within the alternative music genre (indie / rock music).

Overall:

• As a professional CV writing service we see CVs like this all the time - it just fails to grab the reader's attention.
• Competition for vacancies in the music industry is fierce, which explains why Holly’s CV hasn't had much impact.
• Holly has lots of relevant music industry experience, but this doesn't come across on the first page of her CV, which is a real shame!
• There are a number of basic mistakes on Holly's CV, the type of mistakes that a lot of people make on their CV, which can cost you interviews.
• However, it's not all bad news - the layout of the CV is crisp and clear and Holly has used a modern font.

Profile:

• The profile doesn't really say much about what Holly can do for an employer in the music industry.
• It needs to be far more dynamic and really engage the reader and make them want to invite Holly for that all-important job interview.
• In the profile you must talk about the skills and experience that are relevant to the job that you are applying for - Holly therefore needs to make far more of the excellent experience she has gained in the music industry.

Major Achievements:

• There is no major achievements section on Holly’s CV - this is a vital part of any CV and should come immediately after the profile.
• Just because you are starting out in your career, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t include what you have achieved so far.
• Holly has lots of relevant music industry experience – so she must highlight this experience on the first page of her CV within a major achievements section.

Education:

• Holly had missed out her degree classification, an excellent 2:1, this is a very serious omission, her 2:1 must therefore be added to her CV!

Work Experience:

• Holly needs to bullet point the sentences within each job, this breaks up the text and makes it far easier for someone to read her CV.
• With plenty of music industry experience, Holly really must make more of this on her CV and provide a better description of each role.
• Like a lot of people Holly has missed out lots of relevant and interesting facts that would make her CV far more exciting and really make someone want to meet her.

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