Peek behind the scenes of CV Shed
As we come to the tip of the yr, I assumed I’d share a bit extra about what I do right here at CV Shed. I’ve been fortunate sufficient to work on quite a lot of tasks during the last month, which have stored me busy at a historically quiet time of yr. That is what I’ve been as much as just lately:
CVs for personal shoppers
I’ve had a number of non-public shoppers this month, who discover me by means of my
blogs, web searches,
LinkedIn and private suggestions. This side of my work may be actually various and clients this month embrace a British Diplomat, a Police Inspector, an IT Supervisor and an Account Director. These CVs are actually the core of what I do; I like to assist individuals to know their worth and assist them in taking the following steps on their profession path.
Freelance CV writing
To fill the gaps between non-public shoppers, I write on a contract foundation for a worldwide CV firm. I can take as a lot or as little work as I would like, which supplies me the pliability to prioritise non-public shoppers in between freelance orders. I are likely to deal with entry-level, retail, administration, manufacturing and logistics roles for this consumer.
Workers profiles
The vast majority of this month has been spent fulfilling a contract for a building firm, who employed me to write down profiles of their key workers. These can be used to introduce the group to the consumer once they bid for brand spanking new work, so though the content material is just like that on a CV, the audience could be very completely different. This challenge has been actually satisfying and I used to be in a position to create some robust profiles for employees that engaged with the method and actually considered their solutions to my questions.
Proofreading
I actually loved the couple of proofreading jobs that got here my method this month. I used to be requested to examine the copy for 2 web sites owned by a monetary planning group, which, though not my standard subject material, was fascinating for me and a superb likelihood to step again into one thing I used to do every day earlier than I moved into CV writing.
Running a blog
In addition to working my very own
weblog right here at CV Shed, I additionally write paid posts for different firms. Most of my commissions today come from an organization in New York, who want me to write down from a British perspective for his or her UK enterprise. I like the writing course of, and, as an extra bonus, it may result in extra non-public work as weblog readers search me out to work on their
CVs.
Hanging out in a digital workplace
I’m fortunate sufficient to be a part of a web-based workplace for freelance CV writers. Though we’ve by no means met in particular person, everyone seems to be tremendous supportive and there’s all the time somebody in there to offer recommendation / a listening ear / workplace banter at any time of the day. It signifies that, though we’re all working independently in our personal little nook of the UK (and past!), we will nonetheless focus on finest apply and bounce concepts round.
Managing job provides
I used to be approached on LinkedIn by a UK-based CV writing firm, who requested me to hitch their group. I politely declined, however this goes to point out the worth of a whole and up-to-date
LinkedIn profile – you may be headhunted to new roles with out even making an attempt, in case your profile is as much as scratch! I used to be additionally supplied a short-term freelance position with a publishing firm – I’d have cherished to have taken it, because it’s an space I’m very taken with working in, however sadly the quantity of labor I’d already dedicated to meant that I wasn’t free once they wanted me. Fingers crossed they’ll ask once more subsequent yr!
As you may see, the previous couple of weeks have been fairly full-on. I’m winding down for Christmas now and recharging prepared for subsequent yr, so please do
get in contact when you’ve got any tasks I may also help with in 2021!
