Over lunch I wrote a long brilliantly worded post which got lost in the ether! Shorter version: I broadly agree with Larkland's point 2, but I'd suggest "Degree level (Level 6) qualification: CCGI in ..."
And always remember that when applying to SMEs - who have some of the most interesting jobs - they are rarely experts in this stuff, they just want a quick easy way of reducing their pile of 200 CVs to a more manageable 50 - I've done this myself (for some very nice jobs in both private and public organisations) and the stories about the first pass giving each CV 5-10 seconds to find a reason to reject it are perfectly true! Sadly at this stage you've got to meet the recruiters' expectations without having to engage their brains.
By the way, this is why I don't like standard application forms. In a free form application someone with a brilliant proven track record can come over well even if they have no qualifications at all. In this sense it can be less of a problem applying to SMEs. Public sector organisations in particular have to be so careful about being seen to be fair that they tend to feel constrained to use standard forms, which to my mind actually discriminates against those with a non-traditional career path. That's a different issue though.
Over lunch I wrote a long brilliantly worded post which got lost in the ether! Shorter version: I broadly agree with Larkland's point 2, but I'd suggest "Degree level (Level 6) qualification: CCGI in ..."
And always remember that when applying to SMEs - who have some of the most interesting jobs - they are rarely experts in this stuff, they just want a quick easy way of reducing their pile of 200 CVs to a more manageable 50 - I've done this myself (for some very nice jobs in both private and public organisations) and the stories about the first pass giving each CV 5-10 seconds to find a reason to reject it are perfectly true! Sadly at this stage you've got to meet the recruiters' expectations without having to engage their brains.
By the way, this is why I don't like standard application forms. In a free form application someone with a brilliant proven track record can come over well even if they have no qualifications at all. In this sense it can be less of a problem applying to SMEs. Public sector organisations in particular have to be so careful about being seen to be fair that they tend to feel constrained to use standard forms, which to my mind actually discriminates against those with a non-traditional career path. That's a different issue though.
