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Recently I saw an advert for a CV consultant.
The job sounded pretty good, you could work from home and it paid well. It asked for experience in writing CVs, excellent copy-writing and interviewing experience and a great attention to detail.
All of that sounds a lot to someone who isn’t in the field of writing, but it got me thinking that if someone wanted to set up as a freelance CV consultant, it would be a good way to work from home, either as a full or part time job.
It’s a job where you can control the hours you work and you can work from anywhere, so I thought I’d look into it as a possibility of a good work from home job.If you have no experience in CV writing and fancy doing this job, then the first thing to do is get some experience.
This may mean working for free, but it also means that you spruce up your friends and families CVs, so treat it like you’re doing someone a favour, and of course, you never know where this will lead.
If you’re fabulous CV gets someone a job, they’ll recommend you, and hey – you’re in business!

The first thing is to learn what makes a good CV.
There is no single correct way to write a ‘perfect’ CV but it must have some essential information. Typically, most CVs list: Personal details, Education & Qualifications, Work Experience, Achievements, General Skills and References. They need to be logical, concise and simple without oversell.

This is a great site for pointing out the good and bad on some CVs, and this site has some good information.

With some experience under your belt, you’ll know if this is something that you could do on a regular basis.
If you’ve found the whole thing a blast, then you can begin to look at companies who take on freelancers and are happy for them to work from home.
From what I’ve seen it’s a case of applying directly to companies and explaining what you can offer. A simple search on the Internet will bring up loads of companies offering CV writing services, and a quick call or email to them should ascertain if they work with freelancers. But don’t forget, there’s nothing to stop you from starting up on your own.