CV Writing Tips
What information should a CV include?
Personal details
Most CVs start with these but take
care to avoid superfluous details, such as religious affiliation,
childrens names and so on.
Education and qualifications
Take care to include the names of
institutions and dates attended in reverse order; university before
school results.
Work experience
The most widely accepted style of
employment record is the chronological CV. Career history is
presented in reverse date order starting with most recent.
Achievements and responsibilities are listed against each role.
More emphasis/information should be put on more recent
jobs.
Functional CV
A functional CV can sometimes be more
appropriate, for example if you have held a number of unrelated
jobs. This presentation emphasises key skills which can be grouped
together under suitable headings. However, career progression and
the nature of jobs held can be unclear with this type
of CV.
Skills
Include computer skills and
(genuine) foreign language skills and any other recent
training/development that is relevant to the role applied for.
Hobbies and
Interests
Keep this section short.
Referees
These can simply be ‘Available on
request'.
The order in which you
present these, and the emphasis which you give to each one will
depend on what you are applying for and what you have to offer.
CV TIPS
- Keep it short and too the point. Don't go over 2 pages but also
don't be too vague or short.
- Include a brief description on your last 3 roles, make sure
that you include the specifics relevant to the you are applying
for. Add all the responsibilities, like the number of
staff, budget you manage, and all the achievement that have
increased business or success
- Always make it easy for the person reading the CV to pick
out successes & achievements, don't use too many bullet
points but keep it simple.
- Provide information about your employers don't assume they will
know all about them and the industry
- Relate the information to the job advert and make it look well
crafted with no spelling mistakes or errors.
- Don't sing too much about how wonderful you are and with too
much waffle, use evidence if you have too backing this up.
- Remember to add all your contact details name, tel, mobile,
email, and address
- Add information about your personal interests as this will give
your employer information about you outside of work
- And Never Never lie or make statements that are not true,
you will be found out just look at Lee McQueen the Apprentice
winner