CV advice

[IT_Man]

Good Morning,
I found this site while searching for CV layout/content information on the web and it looks like an excellent place to gather advice. I have been currently out of work for a good few months now and in those months have applied for many positions via job search sites and have had no success in even gaining an interview. All I have received is the usual "Due to the excellent response for this vacancy, which has provided a range of candidates who have met the vacancy criteria, we regret to advise you that your application will not be progressed further.".
I feel the root of this is most definitely my CV(layout/content), I have over 12 years experience in the IT industry and have gained experience in a wide array of technologies and this is certainly noted in my CV, this is noted on my CV and I do feel I have the skills,experience and educational background to at least gain an interview.
My first thoughts are..
I have listed all the various exposure I have which ranges from IT Management, Project Management to Systems support and software/database development. I have held positions that required a "do it all" philosophy and hence I have self trained in many IT disciplines. Does the fact that I have a CV reflecting all these areas of the IT industry have a detrimental effect? Should I tailor each CV to the specific vacancy? I was once advised to highlight everything as it shows the ability to adapt to new skills, however due to the list of experience my CV is 5 pages long
Also, my last IT position was made redundant and from there I decided to use the redundancy package to start my own business(outwith the IT industry). This business was highly successful until the credit crunch saw to that. So now in summation I am looking for another IT position. I will certainly look over the CV advice on the site to see if I can glean any information to spruce up my CV and make it more attractive to the agencies. I would appreciate any advice on the limited information I have given(didn't want to make my first post as long as my CV )
Best Regards,
IT Man

[cvsage]

You won't solve this by looking for a formula. It needs sophisticated conceptual organisation and some very good writing. There's plenty of general info at this site and an article here that I wrote some time ago:

http://cv-masterclass.com/freereads-article005.html


It's a bit flippant, but your basic problem is that recruitment agencies are vicious, brutal, greedy organisation who are not on your side. You need to do all the work in getting your CV right for the kind of job you want next.

And you must move away from merely techie layouts. If you show us what you have so far we can help further.