CV tips/advice for Cutter/Surveyor/Consultant

[James1990]

In a small practical industry like arb, everyone seems to know everyone and large HR departments are rarities, it seems CV's are not really relative.

 

Do you rate a CV?

 

Do you read CV's or is a letter/email/phone call more important?

 

If you do value CV, if so what do you look for in a CV?

 

Any particular CV Gripes (Too many pages/pictures etc)

 

Looking for advice, from an employer / manager’s perspective.

[Peter]

I'm not too interested in a cv for a cutter or climber, a trial day will tell me everything I need to know.

 

Maybe more applicable at surveyor/consultant level?

[James1990]

Thanks for your response Peter, I'm inclined to agree with you, a trial day seems to be more commonplace, rather than a formal interview process for a cutter.

[Grass hopper]

Its all good having it on paper , but a working interview is the best way forward , like said above.

[Arborworx]

I can't see how a CV would be relevant to most of the industry. Perhaps if I was applying for a job such as a team leader in a large company working in the commercial sector, then it may be more applicable.

[Paul Barton]

I think a CV is definitely relevant for a consultant position.

 

Having a good technical knowledge of arboriculture is one thing (essential) but also useless if you are not able to successfully communicate. A CV shows a prospective employer that you are able to communicate clearly.

 

There's a skill to concisely summing up all your skills and experience on two sides of A4 - not dissimilar to the skill needed to write a good tree report.

 

I'd agree that CVs are unnecessary for a cutting job though.

[combined tree services]

i think a CV is certainly in important piece of information to have access too as it does give a little background information about a person but as previously said a couple days trial will be the only real way to find out if the person is any good

[silky fox]

Trial day/week have always found me work over the years....