Your CV as a picture
What's the first thing you notice when you look at a portrait? The eyes, right? The single most compelling clue to the kind of person you're dealing with. What do they see, what are they thinking? You know instantly!
The same kind of principle should apply to your CV, right? Just like a picture. And a brilliant way to present it. Isn't the kind of person you are and your attitude to life what make you different? Isn't that the first thing your CV suggests? If not, it should be.
And like a picture, is your CV instant? Does it lead with your human values - determined, perceptive, intelligent, proud? Or is it predictable facts and figures? Write it yourself or have it written professionally, in two A4 pages you have a remarkable opportunity to stand out head and shoulders as an exceptional individual in your own right. Do it!