Another Free CV ExampleNo 2: A Bad Example
In this second resume example, you should spot some errors. See what you can find and then scroll down to the bottom for our analysis!
(Click here to see free CV example No 1 - The Good CV).
Curriculum Vitae
Name: Andy Bloggs
Address: 1234 Long Road The Town The City The Country
Telephone: 010101 1010101
Date of Birth: 12 Sept 1956
Work History: 1997 to 2000 Gas fitter for ABC Gas Company Ltd Worked for a national firm fitting gas appliance in people's homes. Used to dealing with different people and planning my own day. I enjoy meeting people and fixing there problems.
2001 to now Gas fitter for XYZ Home Appliances PLC I work as a fitter of appliances in people's home, fire's, cooker's etc.. I cover the whole of the county so drive long distances and work long hours. I am given work to do but plan my own day to fit all the jobs in
Education: General School, London, GCE O Levels in English Language and Maths A Levels at high School - Science and English
Hobbies:Five a side football with the team from the local pub. Fishing with my son.
Did you notice the following in this bad CV example?- Poor formatting
- Some missing returns
- Inconsistent use of bold formatting
- No Zip or Postcode
- Gaps in employment history (and no reference to an appendix where these might be found)
- Poor spelling, grammar and punctuation
- No objective
How did you do?
Hopefully this bad resume example shows you what NOT to do when creating your own resume or CV. If your CV or resume does look like this, ask a professional to write a resume for you.
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