It Started with a Crash (And a Cheque)
The year was roughly 2001. The Dot-com bubble had burst, and the Telco market was crashing around us.
I was young, ambitious, and suddenly very aware of how precarious a career could be. I needed an edge. So, I took a bold step: I paid a professional CV writer a significant sum of money to tear apart my history and rebuild it.
The ROI was immediate.
The 10,000 Hours
Over the next 15 years, this hobby became a craft. I worked with paying clients. I learned that a CV isn't just a document; it's a Sales Pitch, a Design Challenge, and a Data Problem all wrapped in one.
The Pivot: Teaching a Young-ish Dog New Tricks
Fast forward to today. The market has changed. ATS robots read your CV before humans do. AI writes cover letters.
So, I decided to rebuild the engine. Using Replit and the latest in AI development, I built CV140.
Welcome to the new version of the craft.