You don’t need a CV to get a job!!
Do you need a CV to get a job?
I received a message from a friend while on holidays in Portugal (4 weeks ago). My friend requested help with a CV and I arranged to call when I returned home. I arrived home to a desk full of work and totally forgot about things. The following weekend I remembered and called him to request he email me on his basic details to get things started.
Two weeks passed before I received the email with basic employment and education details and arranged to start work the following Monday (26th Sept). I had assumed that he was in no great panic about finding a new job due to the lack of urgency.
I missed his call on Monday and returned it midday Tuesday (27th Sept). We got talking and I was just about to get down to business when he stopped me. He said that he would save me some time as he was offered a job last night and didn’t need a CV.
WOW – someone who got a job without a CV.
How did he do it?
He worked in accounting and when informed about his job loss he made immediate contact with the company auditor, his old work colleagues and friends from his course in college. The owner of the auditor firm phoned him on Monday to arrange a meeting that evening and offered him a job. I assumed that he was doing nothing due to his lack of urgency in getting me the details to start the CV BUT he was actually beavering away through networking. He didn’t let the fact that he had no CV stop him getting a job.
What lessons can we learn?
1. This job was not advertised! – There are other accounting professionals looking for a job who would never have found out about this one.
2. Proactive Job Hunting – Networking uncovers hidden gems and when you find them you have little competition.
3. You can secure a job without a CV – Yes I agree that CVs are important BUT remember you are your walking talking CV.
CV Ireland – Do you need a CV or Do you want to get a JOB?
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