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'Dumbed Down' cv dilemma

  • 08-07-2013 9:16pm
    #1
    cabbage crotch
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭


    So I applied for an entry level position with a small company about 18 months ago and tailored my cv so I would be more of a match the role requirements and sound like entry level material (on advice from FAS who said I was too experienced....great). I got a PFO to match the other bajillion I have from everywhere else but now a more advanced position has come up with the same company, a role which would be more of a match to my experience etc. However, based on the last CV I submitted I'd be massively underqualified/inexperienced for the role :( The first CV I submitted was dishonest in so much as the employers were correct but the job titles were of a more junior level than my actual positions.

    So, any tips on how to handle the application? Throw it in and hope my name doesn't ring a bell? Confess and say I needed a job so applied for one I may have been deemed overqualified for and 'tailored' my cv accordingly? Or just pass this role up altogether? Any advice appreciated, including how long employers might keep applications on file :)


Comments

  • #2
    The_Conductor
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 32,286 Mod ✭✭✭✭The_Conductor


    Send in a correct, fully legitimate CV.
    If you weren't called to interview- they are unlikely to remember one CV they PFO'ed over another. If you were called to interview- I'd suggest avoiding reapplying- as they will remember you.

    Put in an honest legitimate CV- and then be prepared to defend it to the hilt.


  • #3
    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 26,434 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    The_Conductor wrote: »
    Send in a correct, fully legitimate CV.
    If you weren't called to interview- they are unlikely to remember one CV they PFO'ed over another. If you were called to interview- I'd suggest avoiding reapplying- as they will remember you.

    Put in an honest legitimate CV- and then be prepared to defend it to the hilt.

    This.


    And next time you put in a dumbed-down CV, make sure it is 100% accurate. I do this by leaving out job titles - just put in the company name and an appropriately-worded description of my duties.


  • #4
    knotknowbody
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 262 ✭✭knotknowbody


    The_Conductor wrote: »
    Send in a correct, fully legitimate CV.
    If you weren't called to interview- they are unlikely to remember one CV they PFO'ed over another. If you were called to interview- I'd suggest avoiding reapplying- as they will remember you.

    Put in an honest legitimate CV- and then be prepared to defend it to the hilt.

    I'd agree with this, if an issue arises regarding the previous application you could explain to the recruiter that, the previous 'dumbed down' c.v listed experience relevant to the role advertised at that time, the higher level experience was not really relevant to the lower level role so was not included. However it is very relevant to this new higher level role so has been included on this application.


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