GET THE BASICS RIGHT

1. Name

2. Contact information

3. Education

4. Qualifications

5. Work history and/or experience

6. Relevant skills to the job in question

7. Own interests, achievements or hobbies; and

some references.

PRESENTATION IS KEY

• Clean white paper

• The layout is well structured

• Never crumple or fold it

• Use an A4 envelope

STICK TO NO MORE THAN TWO PAGES OF A4

UNDERSTAND THE JOB DESCRIPTION

• Take notes and create bullet points

• Highlight everything you can satisfy

• The areas where you're lacking, fill them with

skills you do have.

TAILOR THE C.V TO THE ROLE

Don't be lazy and hope that a general CV will work

because it won't.

* You don't have to re-write the whole thing, just adapt the details so they're

relevant.

MAKING THE MOST OF SKILLS

Mention key skills that can help you stand out

from the crowd.

* Skills can come out of the most unlikely places, so really think about

what you've done to grow your own skills .

e.g playing sports or voluntary work – it's all relevant.

MAKING THE MOST OF INTERESTS

• Highlight the things that employers look for.

• Make yourself sound really interesting.

* e.g positions of responsibility, working in a team

* Don't include passive interests like watching TV, solitary hobbies

MAKING THE MOST OF EXPERIENCE

• Use assertive and positive language under the

work history and experience sections

* e.g "developed", "organised" or "achieved".

• Relate the skills you have learned to the job role

*e.g "The work experience involved working in a team,"

INCLUDING REFERENCES

• Former employer or teacher

• Try to include two referees

KEEP YOUR CV UPDATED

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