Members of Expats Direct can create their online CV in an easy, step by step manner. Member CV's are viewed by potential employers. Use the links on the left of this page to enter all your CV information.

INTRODUCTION
At Expats Direct, Dave Smith has over 22 years experience of working and living abroad with the last 15 years specialising in personnel and human resources. Being in daily contact with both recruiters and employers he knows exactly what they are looking for in terms of how a CV should be constructed and presented. With this wealth of experience your CV will be built to both reflect your personal background and clearly laid out to attract the attention of all Recruiters and Employers.

BUILDING YOUR CV
You CV should not just be a record of your education and employment history. The CV should be built to accurately reflect your key skills, achievements and presented with an original personal profile.

CV LAYOUT
The way your CV looks is very important. A recruiter or an employer must be able to assess quickly from the CV whether to pursue your application further. They do not have the time to fully read every CV immediately. However, they must be able to glance through the CV and gather all the relevant data in order to make a decision.

SHORT-LISTING
A recruiter or employer may have several vacancies to fill. With each vacancy often attracting sometimes hundreds of applications. It's not surprising therefore, that only CV's that have been well prepared and laid-out will go forward to the interview stage.

DRAFT CV
Once your CV has been built to accurately reflect your skills, achievements and professionally presented in the format most preferred by recruiters and employers, it will be emailed to you for any amendments before final approval.

EXPAT MEMBERS
If you are a registered member of Expats Direct, it is vital that you use this CV Builder to construct your online CV which will be viewable by potential employers. You do not have to purchase any CV Writing Service if you wish, but you can use this system to create an online version of your CV. Recruiters will read your profile and view your CVs and then shortlist you for eventual contact.

CV WRITING SERVICE
We offer three CV Writing Service packages, each one tailored to your individual circumstances and pocket.

STANDARD PACKAGE: £80.00 (GBP)

• Individually written & structured 'original' CV, a professional product to command the immediate attention of any prospective employer, the proof copy written in MS Word and sent to you by e-mail for your final approval.

PREMIUM PACKAGE: £110 (GBP)

• Individually written & structured 'original' CV as above (Standard Package)
• PLUS 5 copies printed on quality cream paper and posted onto you (anywhere in the world)
• PLUS a generic Covering Letter, which can be used to accompany CV's that are sent out speculatively or can be adapted for a specific job application.

PLATINUM PACKAGE: £150 (GBP)

• Individually written & structured 'original' CV as above (standard package)
• PLUS 5 copies printed on quality cream paper and posted onto you (anywhere in the world)
• PLUS a generic Covering Letter, which can be used to accompany CV's that are sent out speculatively or can be adapted for a specific job application (Premium Package)
• PLUS your CV will be placed at the top of the CV database for one month, which means it will be one of the first to be seen by recruiters when they check this out
• PLUS a 48-hour turnaround in that we will try to complete your CV within 48 hours (2 working days, not including weekends or UK Public Holidays).

HOW DO I APPLY?

• You can apply on-line by using the online CV Builder to enter all you CV data and then go to checkout at the secure payment page and chose which package you would like.
• Should you chose not to complete the online CV data, you may forward us your current CV with any additional notes, go to CV Builder and then checkout to the secure payment page and chose which package you would like.