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need advice re: CV for social work/child protection job

candyflossgirl · 2011-03-16 21:46:07

I am seeking employment in social work/child protection, which is a very "low tech" sector where people are mostly employed by the state, religious organisations and charity bodies. Recruitment processes have in the past been quite old-fashioned and focused mainly on skills and qualifications. As a result I have always…

16-03-2011 9:46pm

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candyflossgirl

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I am seeking employment in social work/child protection, which is a very "low tech" sector where people are mostly employed by the state, religious organisations and charity bodies. Recruitment processes have in the past been quite old-fashioned and focused mainly on skills and qualifications.

As a result I have always used a fairly basic, plain and simple layout for my CV-i.e. just listing all my education/training and briefly describing all the jobs I've held (this is mandatory for child protection purposes) and I manage to squeeze this onto 2 pages (Referees extra) because I always thought interviewers wanted brevity, but I recently saw a job ad that requested a CV of "no more than 8 pages" which seemed a little long to me!

Anyway, this time round I am not getting called for interviews. I know that competition is more fierce than the last time I was looking, but I'm also four years more experienced than last time and I think that the presentation of my CV may be at least partly to blame.

I would appreciate any advice! What are professional employers looking for? Do people use the American Resume style now with the sections that detail personal profile/achievements/aims? How long is acceptable/too long? If they ask you to fill in an application form (common enough) should you also send your CV?
Thanks:)

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