If you don’t have a degree and you worry about how this will look on your CV, then don’t worry, because you will be able to create a really good CV, even if you don’t have a degree. But you need a CV because lots of online recruitment agencies will want you to post a CV online, so you can’t put off writing one forever!
Due to the fact that so many people have a degree these days, employers are now often looking for different skills and attributes. They want people who can show creativity, assertiveness willingness to learn and the ability to apply themselves. So instead of thinking ‘Oh I haven’t got a degree, so I am unemployable’ think about what you have got. Do you have any hobbies or interests that you can include on your CV? Hobbies that demonstrate creativity could include painting, sketching, sewing, crafts, card making and so on. If you don’t have a creative hobby, start one, but make sure that you include it on your CV.
Don’t lie on your CV, but include other experience apart from education. Do you belong to any groups? If so include these on your CV. Have you undertaken any voluntary work? Do you care for pets, or have you done babysitting? If you have children of your own, then include some of the skills that parenthood brings, such as coping with responsibility, organisational skills etc. Even if you don’t have children, but run your own house, then this also brings with it budgetary skills etc.
Include whatever work experience you have, even if it is not directly related to the field of work that you wish to enter now, since employers may be looking for someone who will be willing to try their hand at everything and they like people who are forward thinking and willing to embrace change, so include statements like these to help make your CV stand out from everyone else’s.
Finally, use a spellchecker to ensure that your CV has no spelling errors and that it does not contain any grammatical errors. Then when your CV is finished you will find that any recruitment agency you approach will probably be very impressed.
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