Peek behind the scenes of CV Shed
As we come to the tip 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 initiatives over the past 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 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 facet of my work might be actually numerous and clients 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 like to assist folks to know their worth and help them in taking the following 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 flexibleness to prioritise non-public purchasers in between freelance orders. I are inclined to deal with entry-level, retail, administration, manufacturing and logistics roles for this consumer.
Employees profiles
Nearly all of this month has been spent fulfilling a contract for a development firm, who employed me to write down profiles of their key workers. These can be used to introduce the workforce 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 may be very completely different. This mission has been actually pleasurable and I used to be capable of create some sturdy 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 approach 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 attention-grabbing for me and a superb 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 nowadays 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 could 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 individual, everyone seems to be tremendous supportive and there’s at all times 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 talk about 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 workforce. I politely declined, however this goes to point out the worth of a whole and up-to-date
LinkedIn profile – you might 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 beloved to have taken it, because it’s an space I’m very concerned with 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 possibly can 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 in case you have any initiatives I may also help with in 2021!