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

Thorough review of a lengthy and varied career. Thoughtful in terms of presentation which was never a strong pointy of mine. Knows the current recruitment market methods in a way that a candidate never can. I was very impressed by the approach and delivery.

Clive Mason, Walsall

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 contacted CVpal to help with changing my cv to attract new roles and more importantly in different industry sectors. They were able to immediately tell me what was wrong with my current cv and also constructed a really good personal profile and cover letter to go with the cv. They were very professional, very cost effective and ultimately it worked as I immediately gained interviews in different sectors.

The one to one support was brilliant, I was advised on where to put my cv to gain the best exposure and following posting my new CVpal cv on to the internet I was contacted by new employers that I hadnt been contacted by with my old cv.

I would highly recommend anyone contacting them as from having rung around a few cv writing companies they were clearly head and shoulders better and also sensibly priced for the service you get.

Tom Freeman, Dunstable

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