Frequently Asked Questions

Extremely likely! Since 2011 we've grown our team to 65 specialist CV writers who work across 72 different industries. We've written in excess of 24,000 CVs for over 920 different professions. Our expertise includes, but is not limited to: • Accounting & Finance • Administration & Office Support • Arts & Entertainment • Building & Construction • Call Centre & Customer Service • Community Services • Design & Architecture • Education & Training • Engineering • FMCG • Government & Defence • Graduate Programs • Hospitality & Tourism • HR & Recruitment • Insurance & Superannuation • IT & Telecommunications • Legal • Manufacturing, Transport & Logistics • Media & Communications • Medical & Healthcare • Mining • Not-for-Profit / NGOs • Project Management • Real Estate & Property • Sales & Marketing • Self-employment • Sport & Recreation • Trades & Other Services

Our standard turnaround is 3 business days from completion of your strategy consultation call. This is typically scheduled for the next business day following placement of your order. Express 1 & 2 business day turnarounds are also available.

To book in your CV, follow these steps: 1. Click the “GET STARTED” button on the package you wish to proceed. On the service page, click "Proceed to Checkout". 2. Fill in your personal information. 3. Complete your checkout. We accept PayPal and all major debit/credit cards. 4. Follow the link on your order confirmation page to create an account on our platform and upload your career history details. 5. Our team manager will assign your project and your CV writer will contact you directly within 1 business day. Alternatively, call our onboarding team free on 01 443 3773 to order (Office hours: 9am - 5pm, Mon - Fri).

On completion of your checkout, you'll be redirected to your account section of our site to provide some information on your career history and your target positions moving forward, this only takes around 5 mins and allows us to assign the most experienced CV writer for your profession. Once complete, our management team will review this information and assign your CV writer, who will contact you to arrange a consultation call at a time that suits you. This is done within 24 hours.

We've cherry-picked the industry's top talent since 2011, recruiting an elite team of senior HR managers, veteran specialist recruiters and Ireland's leading career coaches with over 400 years of combined industry experience. Our in-house recruitment and training program ensures our entire team possess an unmatched expertise in over 65 industries and are more than qualified to craft you a world-class CV, regardless of your industry and profession. The first stage of our process is to conduct a strategy consultation call with you. This can be completed over the phone or via Zoom and typically lasts around an hour. Throughout the entire process you can communicate via phone, Zoom or online chat within your account. All of our CV writers are Irish based and work Monday - Friday.

An applicant tracking system is a piece of software that 98% of job boards and individual companies now use to filter out unsuitable applications, saving the recruiter time reviewing unsuitable applications. The ATS is setup by the recruiter when they post their job advert on a job board (Seek, Indeed, etc.) or their own website. The recruiter submits the key requirements for the job, such as specific skills, education, experience, qualifications, etc. The ATS then uses CV parsing software to 'read' your CV and makes a decision as to whether you qualify to have your CV shown to the recruiter - or not. A frightening statistic is that 3/4 CVs are never actually seen by the recruiter and are automatically rejected by ATS software. The average ATS score against targeted positions is an astonishing low 34%, with only 1/17 CVs scoring above 90% for the candidates targeted positions (usually written by a professional CV writing service). If you're making applications that you are qualified for and receiving templated rejection emails or no feedback at all, your CV is likely being rejected by the ATS and not the hiring manager or recruiter. We guarantee to get your CV past the ATS for targeted positions.

Yes! Unlike budget services we don't limit your revisions. We strive to create the perfect CV for every client, and we don't stop working until that's exactly what you have. Your CV writer will deliver requested revisions by 5pm, the following business day, providing they have had the opportunity to clarify any extra information they require with you.

We guarantee that you will be invited to more interviews, in line with our interview guarantee. If you don't, your CV writer will rewrite your career documents again and complete any necessary changes free of charge. We are always here for you; our customer service is what sets us apart from everyone else.

When engaging a professional CV service there's typically two types of company you'll come across. "Budget CV mills" outsourcing to freelance CV writers, typically charging €50 - €150, and churning out hundreds of generic CVs per week. "Premium bespoke services" such as ourselves, employing the industry's top talent, typically charging €200 - €800 and working with only a handful of clients at any one time. If you are looking for a fast, budget service, a CV mill may be an option for you. However, the likelihood is you're probably best saving your money and doing it yourself. These operators typically outsource to non-native English speaking countries where labour is cheap and quality is poor. They don't include consultation calls, and limit revisions, producing templated, generic CVs that aren't an accurate reflection of their clients skills, experience and achievements. With competition for jobs at an all time high, a bespoke, professionally written, ATS optimised CV is the only way to guarantee more interviews. This is the level of service you can expect when engaging CV People®.

Our professional CV writing service fits the vast majority of clients. An academic CV usually spans 5 pages or more. They are generally used by academics, including doctors, lawyers, engineers, lecturers, etc. Sections would usually include publications, awards, research and teaching in addition to those found on a standard CV. As a rule of thumb, if you don't work in these professions and don't currently have these sections on your CV, you don't require an academic CV and working with our professional CV writing team would be more beneficial than working with our academic team.