When writing CVs, we know there is a fine line between writing a personal memoir and presenting a snapshot of your experience that is so short it doesn't give much more information than may be found on your telephone voice mail. The difficulty is always knowing what to include and what not to include.
We are seeing a lot of CVs at present from people with varied and interesting skills gained across the information sector, but we are always wary of the fact that a CV may not be giving an employer the full impression of someones relevant experience.
How easy it is to claim familiarity with a 'range of legal databases' but without showing Westlaw, Lawtel, Lexis, and the rest of the usual suspects on your CV it is possible that the lack of detail in this bland statement may not get you through the door.
The importance of including the details of your experience is never more true than when you have gained some really valuable niche skills which employers find difficult to source and are therefore very saleable commodities. For instance, at the moment I am searching for someone with experience of using a CMS called 'RightNow' which was a new one to me and is proving rather scarce.
To paraphrase AJ Kiesling, where have all the RightNow-CMS-Content-Editors gone?
- Jeremy Clarke
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