Your
CV is in effect your sales brochure, and
will be the first impression a potential
employer has of you. The CV must make the
recruiter want to offer you an interview.
It is in your interest to use it as a means
of conveying your professionalism on paper
and selling your relevant experience to
a potential employer.
Your
CV must convince the employer that you:
The
sections in a typical CV will cover:
- Personal
details
- Experience
and achievements
- Education
- Employment
History
- Computer
skills
- Training
- Leisure
interests
Layout
is extremely important, your CV should be
as user friendly as possible, easy to read,
presentable and include a well-balanced account
of your achievements during your working life,
particularly those which demonstrate that
you will enhance the employer's performance.
A
profile at the top of your page will allow
you the opportunity to emphasize unique selling
points, outline your achievements, highlight
what you can offer the employer and explain
why you should get the job.
Education
should be in Chronological order with dates,
Employment history in reverse chronological
order with dates including months. Most recent
work experience should be more detailed. No
gaps, as unexplained absences will always
be queried. Avoid lengthy paragraphs of text,
they are off-putting and many people simply
don't read them.
