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 during the last 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 personal purchasers this month, who discover me by my
blogs, web searches,
LinkedIn and private suggestions. This side of my work could be actually numerous 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 individuals to know their worth and assist them in taking the subsequent steps on their profession path.
Freelance CV writing
To fill the gaps between personal purchasers, 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 provides me the pliability to prioritise personal purchasers in between freelance orders. I are inclined to deal with entry-level, retail, administration, manufacturing and logistics roles for this shopper.
Workers profiles
The vast majority of this month has been spent fulfilling a contract for a building firm, who employed me to jot down profiles of their key workers. These will likely be used to introduce the crew to the shopper after they bid for brand spanking new work, so though the content material is just like that on a CV, the audience could be very totally different. This undertaking has been actually pleasurable and I used to be in a position to create some sturdy profiles for workers 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 verify the copy for 2 web sites owned by a monetary planning group, which, though not my ordinary subject material, was fascinating for me and an excellent probability 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 working my very own
weblog right here at CV Shed, I additionally write paid posts for different corporations. Most of my commissions today 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 an extra bonus, it will possibly result in extra personal 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 an internet workplace for freelance CV writers. Though we’ve by no means met in individual, everyone seems to be tremendous supportive and there’s all the time somebody in there to supply 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 are able to nonetheless focus on finest 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 crew. I politely declined, however this goes to point out the worth of a whole and up-to-date
LinkedIn profile – you could 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 position with a publishing firm – I’d have cherished to have taken it, because it’s an space I’m very inquisitive about working in, however sadly the quantity of labor I’d already dedicated to meant that I wasn’t free after they wanted me. Fingers crossed they’ll ask once more subsequent yr!
As you possibly can 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 help with in 2021!
