Should I really use a Professional CV Writer?

Whereas a self-crafted CV is what the old-timers would advise, contemporarily, such suggestions are being increasingly challenged by the demands of the marketplace. Consider the facts: the CV screening mechanism and structures deployed by recruiters & mid-large sized organisations require correct structures, keywords, and what-have-you to make the grades ‘ere they reach the final authority’. According to The Independent, a job opening attracts anywhere between 50 to 250 applications. The sheer number of applicants with competing capabilities for jobs leaves the screeners with less than 10 seconds to pass judgement on the eligibility.

Did you know how an ATS system works? It is used as a pre-screening tool where human involvement is virtually zero. Unless the CV passes through the ATS system, it does not land on a person’s desk. Ultimately, who is going to read the CV and decide – the computer or human? It is the human being, but the CV has to pass through the ATS first to reach the actual person.

Needless to say, as your CV is the only way you can win an interview (and thereby increase the chances of landing the job), it has to get past the sieve, first and foremost. A professionally written CV does precisely that – creating a demand-based profile in a structured format that not only highlights the relevance of the candidature, but also the additional values that the candidate brings to the organisation. A professional CV writer is the one who is aware of the most relevant demands of the recruiter vis-à-vis the career aims, achievements (and endowments), and values that recruiters would appreciate in the candidate. This is not to undermine the understanding of the candidate regarding job–market requirements. The only underlining factor here is the ‘Objectivity’ professional writer can embed in a CV, lest it sways off the radar right at the screening stage.

A self-written CV will undoubtedly have all the personality traits the recruiter seeks, but alas, very few will know where to stop; as also, where to place which achievement. There will always be details each candidate would instead explain/discuss in a personal interview, with more clarity and insights, at length. The CV should be capable of arousing the curiosity and tempting the recruiter to interview the candidate. Most self-written CVs are prone to fail on this count alone. Candidates can misplace priorities sought in CVs quickly. Also, too much information can often be a cause for being tossed in the ‘sink-hole’.

Professional CV writers have either been recruiters themselves or are abreast of the trending CV formats with broader exposure to the thought process of corporate heads and HR professionals. As such, they would create profiles that would highlight the most relevant and strongly defendable attributes that impress the interviewing board- in a structured, concise and easily decipherable format. The professional is cognizant of the screening processes in industries and can alter, revamp, or even recreate CVs to stand out amongst competing candidacies.

An added advantage with getting professional help for CV writing is the interview that precedes the creation of a good CV. The information elicited thereby helps a candidate get a better grasp of the most important personal and professional values sought by recruiters. The professional adroitly ‘cut the clutter’ and presents an attractive (easy-on-the-eye), meaningful (relevant) and effective (result-oriented) package – A professional CV.

I'm Akshay – an Executive CV Writer at The CV Master specialising in crafting professional CV, Cover Letter and LinkedIn Profile for professionals who are serious about their career and wish to progress. I have won 'The Certificate of Excellence' 2018 & 2019 (two years in a row) and acknowledged as one of the Best CV Writers in Scotland and Northern England. I am Gold Certified on Bark with 100% positive reviews on Google and one of the highest recommended writers on LinkedIn with over 110 recommendations.

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