Peek behind the scenes of CV Shed
As we come to the top of the yr, I believed 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 over the past month, which have saved me busy at a historically quiet time of yr. That is what I’ve been as much as just lately:
CVs for personal purchasers
I’ve had a number of non-public purchasers this month, who discover me by my
blogs, web searches,
LinkedIn and private suggestions. This side of my work will be actually various and prospects this month embody a British Diplomat, a Police Inspector, an IT Supervisor and an Account Director. These CVs are actually the core of what I do; I really like to assist folks to grasp their worth and help them in taking the subsequent steps on their profession path.
Freelance CV writing
To fill the gaps between non-public purchasers, I write on a contract foundation for a worldwide CV firm. I can take as a lot or as little work as I need, which provides me the pliability to prioritise non-public purchasers in between freelance orders. I are likely to concentrate on entry-level, retail, administration, manufacturing and logistics roles for this consumer.
Workers profiles
Nearly all of this month has been spent fulfilling a contract for a building firm, who employed me to jot down profiles of their key employees. These will probably be used to introduce the group to the consumer once they bid for brand spanking new work, so though the content material is much like that on a CV, the audience could be very totally different. This challenge has been actually pleasurable and I used to be capable of create some robust profiles for employees that engaged with the method and actually thought of their solutions to my questions.
Proofreading
I actually loved the couple of proofreading jobs that got here my means this month. I used to be requested to test the copy for 2 web sites owned by a monetary planning group, which, though not my standard material, was fascinating for me and a great likelihood to step again into one thing I used to do each day earlier than I moved into CV writing.
Running a blog
In addition to operating my very own
weblog right here at CV Shed, I additionally write paid posts for different corporations. Most of my commissions lately come from an organization in New York, who want me to jot down from a British perspective for his or her UK enterprise. I really like the writing course of, and, as a further bonus, it could possibly 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 implies that, though we’re all working independently in our personal little nook of the UK (and past!), we will nonetheless talk about greatest follow and bounce concepts round.
Managing job presents
I used to be approached on LinkedIn by a UK-based CV writing firm, who requested me to affix their group. I politely declined, however this goes to point out the worth of an entire and up-to-date
LinkedIn profile – you will be headhunted to new roles with out even attempting, in case your profile is as much as scratch! I used to be additionally supplied a short-term freelance function with a publishing firm – I’d have liked to have taken it, because it’s an space I’m very serious about working in, however sadly the amount 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 few 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 will help with in 2021!
