Due to bieng made redundant 3 times in the last 18 months, I felt as though my CV was as tired as I felt. After reading the reviews for CV Pal, I thought that I would give them a call to see if their service was something that could help. I spoke with Tara first and I could tell that after 5 minutes talking with her that she understood that not only did I want my CV up dating but I wanted to be able to use my new cv to change the direction that I had found myself in within the finance sector but I wasn't sure how. I put the phone down feeling good about the opportunity of having CV Pals use their many years of experience to help me change my life. But in order to do that I needed to spruce up my CV and from having another call but with Andrew this time, I felt confident that I could reach my goal with their help. Andrew and Tara gave me the confidece that they knew what they were talking about and therefore gave me the confidence when I applied for jobs with the "new CV" that I would not have been considered for before. So much so, that after 2 interviews, I was offered a position with a very good company and I can't wait to start. Thanks Tara and Andrew you have been brilliant and well worth every penny.

Karen Smith, Retford

Thank you CV Pal for the recent training covering CV's, Covering letters and interview techniques you conducted for the staff in my team.

We all found this course really interesting and very useful, Andrew was excellent in terms of his up to date knowledge and delivery style. The course content was all relevant with related activities to support learning, pace and challenge was excellent and it was really nice not to be “talked at for 2 days”.

In typical experienced trainer style Andrew was able to motivate and engage the group to facilitate learning in an enjoyable way, he was very self-assured and knew his subject well without being too didactic.

I would recommend this course to anybody who may need assistance with either C. V writing or interviewing techniques. Andrew was able to adapt the course content and delivery to the needs of his learners and included all areas we had highlighted needed particular focus to benefit us all. I feel very fortunate to have experienced this course and feel positively refreshed by the approach taken, I hope to work with Andrew again in the future.

Roma Ferreira, Faversham

just wanted to say a big thank you to Andrew for first of all making me feel really at ease during our conversations with regards to my CV. The end result was outstanding. I now feel confident enough to start looking for my next job and proud to hand over my details with confidence.

Mrs Nicola Blake, Harrow

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 able to take an exceptionally long and boring CV, and turn it into a professional, accurate and well presented document which I am now proud to send to potential employers. Rather than just rewriting my own 'blurb', he took the time to get to know me and to understand what kind of roles I wanted in the future. He shaped my CV to not only 'sell' me and my capabilities, but also to provide the facts needed to support my achievements. This is the first time I have used this kind of service and I'll definitely be using Andrew's services again.

Kerry James, Northampton