I was a little dubious about using CV Writing Services to begin with, but after 3 months of not receiving any interest from numerous online applications (and being pretty sure it was not to do with a lack of skills or experience) I decided to give it a try. After checking a few companies out and sending off for some free CV reviews, CVpal's initial feedback was the most detailed and explained exactly where I had gone wrong. I then spoke to them on the phone and had a very valuable and not too sales-pitchy conversation, which made me feel comfortable handing over the service fee.

In less than a week I received the initial draft and was most impressed! It was beautifully presented, included all the relevant information and added key words that I can see now were really important. If I was to be really picky (with my ex-IT Teacher and new IT Trainer hat on) the only issue I had with my CV was that it was manually formatted throughout, rather than using Styles, but this is certainly something I could overlook! After going back and forth a couple of times to make some minor adjustments I felt it was time to start sending it out and seeing how well my new CV worked.

I had stopped applying for jobs for a period of 2 weeks while I was hunting for CV Writing Services and waiting for CVpal to redo mine, so on the following Monday I sent out 5 new applications. By the next day I had had 4 responses of which I turned down 1, 1 never followed up and 2 went to the telephone interview stage. One of these then went to final face-to-face interview and within 2 weeks of sending out my new CV I was finally offered a new job (which I start in the next week or so and am really looking forward to!).

There is clearly a knack to writing CVs as recruiters seem to be looking for very specific information presented in a very specific way, and the staff at CVpal clearly know what they are doing. Although it may seem a lot of money to begin with, on reflection it was definitely a worthwhile investment and I would have no hesitation in recommending CVpal's services ( I will most probably use them again in a few years when my CV needs an update!) If in doubt, give their free CV Review service a try and give them a call - I'm sure you won't regret it!

Peter Holl, Chatham

Andrew was so efficient and encouraging and I did get job offers almost immediately soon after receiving my new look and updated CV. What a pleasure doing business with him. Worth every penny. Thank you Andrew.

Judith Jean McArthy, Epping

I rang CV pal and got straight through to Andrew who was extremely helpful and made me feel at ease. Andrew was very easy to talk too, I explained I was calling on behalf of my husband and he was fantastic I emailed him a copy of my husband's cv and with in minutes he had called me back with options on how and what they could do to help him. I was impressed on how professional this organisation was. With in a day Andrew had spoken to my husband and made him feel at ease and within 3days his cv and covering letter were back - they are fantastic and my husband has already had interest in his CV. Andrew stressed that he was here to help and if there was anything else he could do to help he would and he stuck to his word, helping my husband with a linked in profile. Within a fortnight my own career opportunities changed when I rang Andrew and asked him to create my cv. I was contacted by Tara who also was extremely friendly, polite and helpful who wrote a fantastic CV and covering letter for me.
I cant stress enough on how helpful Andrew and Tara were and my husband and I would recommend cvpal to anyone and everyone.

Katie Lewis, Llandudno

Very impressive work from Andrew. I hadn't had the best of luck applying for roles and following word of mouth was direct to the cv pal website. By inputting my details and sending over my CV for a free review I felt I had nothing to lose. Following a full and frank conversation with Andrew I sent him over some role profiles I was interested in and a couple of days later as promised I received my new CV and covering letter and just wow- completely blew me away. Never in a million years would I have been able to write something as good as that. Having submitted my CV I have been chosen for an interview with positive feedback received over the CV- many thanks guys!

Stuart Faulds, Northampton

I had my personal cover letter created by CVPAL which I am delighted with.
The communication service is swift and exceptional. I would recommend this company to friends and family.

Habiba Bhana, Manchester