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AmandaClaire75 · 14/03/2018 12:21

Hi all, I'm new to mumsnet and you are my last hope.

I moved to Denmark 3 years ago for work purposes taking my then nearly 10 year old daughter with me. Things looked promising back then, my daughter learnt a new language and looked to be doing well. I had a new job and it was going well, until I tried to make friends - being a single parent in a foreign country it was very difficult to socialise. 3 years later, I still have no friends and my job has changed dramatically which is not working out for me anymore (I am required to travel to other countries for a few days every month, which I can not do). I have spoken to my boss about it, but the reply I got was "we are all in the same boat and we are required to travel regardless of circumstance". My daughter is now below average on most of her subjects - she was above average before we moved here - I cry most days when I get home from work due to the stress it causes and the lack of support I have, i try to hide my tears from my daughter but I know she can hear me and she asks me if I'm ok.

I am so desperate to move back home to the uk where I have the support of my family and friends around me (I miss them so much).

I have a CV which I have updated, but I was told by a CV reviewer that it is out of date and needs a professional overview.
I know I don't stand a chance of getting back in the job market if my cv is not up to scratch.

Would any of you on here be able to help?

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Allthebestnamesareused · 15/03/2018 17:47

Don't take the reviewer's word for it. They may be looking for you to ask them to sort it out- for a fee.

Perhaps send it to appropriate recruitment agencies and ask what the likelihood of finding something suitable is at the moment. A

unfortunateevents · 15/03/2018 17:53

What is a CV reviewer? Is it someone who charges a fee to look over and update your CV? If so, I would take what they say with a large pinch of salt. Send your CV to some actual agencies and see what they say. If you are a good candidate, it will be in their interests to help you update it so they can get a fee for placing you in a role.

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