Lies, damnded lies & CVs There is seldom an advertised position for which a person is a perfect fit. We are all faced with the dilema of 'CV massage' whether it is for a regular job, a contract or freelance work. It is tempting when an advertised position asks for several essential core skills and you have most but not all of them, to include them all in the hope of getting short listed for that first interview.

So what is the solution?
Simply state your skills honestly (list both current and not so current but with a clear indication of which are which), a 'no-fear' attitude to hard work, a desire to succeed, and reinforce your willingness to enter into a short trial on a 'no result, no fee' basis.

Work for nothing !?
Highly unlikely if you genuinely believe you can meet the demands of the job. Even though you may not have all the current skills, a potential employer will be more taken with you other qualities, above all those of honesty and motivation.

Just give me the tools
Most skills, such as programming languages, platforms, tools and techniques can quickly be absorbed if you have the core abilities to begin with. Switching from one database to another, one language to another is relatively trivial.

A very brief introduction ...

My work is extremely varied with a bias towards perl, php and server-side development.

I have experience with a large number of languages, tools and technologies formed over a period of twenty three years in the industry.

Most of my customer facing web work has been for intranets or closed group membership sites, the handicap being that I am unable to grant access to those sites for general view. I have included a small number thumbnail images of public websites to give an indication of the variety of work I have undertaken.

The thumbnails below are a small sample to make this page just a little bit more pretty.

I have many more client references - simply ask for details