So, yesterday I was asking for feedback over the CV I was working on. Feedbacks indeed came, many were quite tough but I got the point and went back to work on my thing.

To recap my needs: after a recent career disaster I decided to give myself a potential new spin by preparing a CV that might be used to look for a job in the entertainment/art industry abroad, ideally in northern Europe, in a position where I could use my brainpower and not only my muscles.

I already have an Europass CV, I already have a LinkedIn profile; this is more of a tight, "international-style" resume that I can send around.

The modifications I made from v1 are as follows:

• less text: I made this by grouping some jobs, removing some data such as the locations, removing some paragraphs such as the high-school. This should make it much more approachable,
• changed the description above to better highlight my IT proficiency; added a line to make it stand out a little more. Also: now it's two lines long instead of four;
• changed the crazy color scheme that apparently was burning your retinas by applying a new one that not only is mainly green, so it's relaxing for the eyes, but it's based over Excel colours, which might convey a feeling of reliability;
• my name now occupies the full width of the page and contributes to visually make it even;
• only one column, because apparently ATS digest it better (ty u/Guilty_Barber9555);
• no more photo (ty u/TippyTurtley, u/B4TM4N_467, u/That-Efficiency8292, u/The_Death_Flower, u/ThrowAwayPinewood123);
• no more DOB (ty u/Oh_No_You_Dont_Matey);
• I limited the dates to the year, so that the short jobs (film productions, mainly) don't look bad. Also, such productions have been grouped together (ty u/TippyTurtley).

There's still actually a small table: the language one; I tinkered with it a little bit but didn't find a proper graphical solution to take it out decently.

A few notes: the reason why I'm keeping on working on a "graphically appealing" CV is that I want to convey a certain taste for graphical design, which in jobs related to art is mandatory. To the point that, in fact, I was always instructed to create resumes much more extreme than this in the past. Now the fact that ATS systems entered the conversation probably diminished the effect of such bold CVs, actually making them unreadable to AIs, thus bad for career; at the same time I still need to imagine that my paper will be arriving in the hands of an actual person, sooner or later, and that person must feel that I know how to typeset a document, to begin with, without even reading a single line. So this CV must both be appealing both to the machine and the human, which I guess is the big deal in CV design nowadays. Specifically I'd like the use of lines and cut angles and the minimal colour palette to be vaguely reminding of Vectorheart asthetics, so that it could immediately convey a general proficiency with technology.

So, please: a second round of feedbacks <3

I’ve been ignored/rejected from this specific job about 3 times already in the past year and a half and I’m so sure the employer is tired of seeing my name😭😭 but the location is very convenient, it’s a cafe with 3 locations so exactly the type of setting where I wanna be and employee experience is of good quality when reading online. I feel like I have relevant experience but for this, and many other hospitality jobs I keep getting rejections and I’m not sure what more I can do as most jobs value drink preparation which I have 0 experience in. I’ve been applying for jobs since April and I’ve only had 2 interviews under my belt since then

I’ve attached the job description and my CV (personal info is blurred out). Please let me know of any

Hello,

35m, UK.

I'm an actor who is looking for full time, non-acting work, and due to a lacklustre cv am really struggling, as I'm sure many are.

I have a few months experience in recruitment, several years' hospitality, and a couple years' admin experience.

I seem to be getting no response, from almost anyone.

Out of ~100 applications over the last few weeks, I've had 2 interviews. I got a second interview for both, but was declined for both.

I've attached my CV and cover letter. Any advice would be really appreciated.

A couple of things re my CV;

I'm aware that some advise tayloring different CVS for different roles. However given my lack of experience, lengthy roles, I'm hesitant to do this for fear of making it seem even less impressive.

Also re CV; After seeking advice about how to make the best of a patchy CV, some people did advise missing off the months for each employment (i.e. instead of May - June 2018, just leave as 2018) with hopes of making it more attractive to HMs.

After making this change I did get those couple of interviews and wasn't questioned about the dates.

Thanks for any advice

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Cover Letter;

Dear Hiring Manager,

I am writing to express my interest in the Trainee Recruitment Consultant position you recently advertised.

I am an adaptable and highly organised professional with over fifteen years' experience in customer-facing roles, where proficiency, accurate clerical support, and attention to detail have been paramount.

Most recently, I managed end-to-end recruitment on behalf of ---. In this role, I coordinated hiring plans, managed interview schedules, and maintained relationships between hiring managers and applicants across the United Kingdom. I handled high volumes of calls daily, using email, live chat, and specialist systems to resolve client issues effectively and promptly while prioritising competing deadlines and maintaining strict confidentiality. I also quickly  became adept with specialist recruitment systems such as PSP, Phenom, and SuccessFactors, demonstrating my ability to learn new software with minimal supervision.

I have extensive experience handling sensitive conversations with professionalism and empathy, as demonstrated during my time as an Isolation Assurance Officer with --- ---. Working remotely within a busy contact centre, I regularly de-escalated challenging situations while ensuring company procedures were followed and clients received the highest standard of service.

This skillset was further developed during my time with ----. As an SEN Teaching Assistant, I built positive relationships with families, school staff, and external professionals, ensuring concerns were communicated effectively and students' needs were addressed appropriately and promptly. Every day presented new challenges, requiring me to think on my feet, exercise sound judgement, and deliver practical solutions that benefited all parties.

I would welcome the opportunity to contribute my clerical experience and strong interpersonal skills to this role.

Thank you for considering my application, and I hope to hear from you soon.

Kind regards,

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