I worked in a recruitment company doing CV writing for over five years and have typed a fair few CVs since then, having started up my own typing service. In the recruitment company I was well placed, as I had permission to speak to clients to see what they were looking for, and to applicants to see what their strengths were. I've moved to the feeling that one should actually have two CVs - one short one, not more than one or two pages max (single side) giving the basic information of what you've done. Then, I recommend that you have a longer, more in depth one which you can present on being asked for a detailed CV or when you go to an interview. Both need to be accurate, professional and well presented. I maintain that a professional CV goes a long way to paving the way for you. If you are looking for further help with this, please contact me, I'd be only too happy to assist.