CV writing companies

[Iggle Piggle]

I wonder if anyone has used a company to write their CV and what they thought of it / results / cost etc.
I am mid-career and I think my CV could work better for me....

[nooops]

I'd avoid using one of these companies. I've never seen a really good CV emerge from them.

Your best bet is always to write your CV yourself, as it's your own personality that needs to shine through. Buy or borrow a decent book on how to produce one (I can't remember the one I read a few years ago, sorry) but check reviews on Amazon and go from there. Join a few relevant groups on LinkedIn and you'll find some good advice for free. Get friends/colleagues to read yours and point out what you're doing right/wrong - and also ask them if it describes you as they know you. Much harder, read your own as though you were recruiting and ask yourself, does this answer the questions I would have? Be honest! At the end of the day, writing a CV is just like writing an essay: you have to tell the reader right at the start why they want to read the rest of it. You know you the best, so save the money and do yourself justice. Good luck.