Career Development - Writing Your CV with TemplateThe best advice on creating that cv!WRITING YOUR C.V. The main purpose of a c.v. is to get you an interview with the hiring manager. The c.v. should inform a potential new employer about you, your capability and your experience. In short this is your personal sales brochure. It should be eye-catching and make someone else really want to meet you. Your USPs (Unique Selling Points) The content is the most important and needs to be crisp, focused and eye catching. The c.v. also needs to be accurate both in terms of information and presentation. This document is the brochure that sells you to a potential employer and should give details of your current role and previous roles and most importantly your achievements. The link at the bottom of this page is to a prescribed formatting for the content but it should be along the following lines:
The Layout and Format The c.v. should ideally be no longer than 2 sides of A4 paper. The layout is of secondary importance to the content but equally needs to catch the eye. It’s not necessary to go with colour content, boxed off formats and a large variety of fonts.
Review Take a print of your document to see how it looks. You might also want to show it to a friend or respected colleague to see what they think. Always ask your recruiter, who has considerable experience of reviewing c.v.’s, for their thoughts. (Link to attached document) Name Address Line 1 Address Line 2 Telephone Number Home Telephone Number Mobile Email Address Personal Summary A summary of yourself e.g. A proactive, motivated self-starter with exceptional interpersonal skills. Strong expertise in Relationship Management and Account Management, Sales and Marketing, Leadership, and Business Analysis gained from a number of years in blue-chip financial institutions. General Management experience gained from managing a small business with full profit and loss responsibility, including creating a sales and marketing function and a new team. Experience Short summary of career experience. Including key skills which you can back up in the body of the c.v. e.g.
Employment Most recent always comes first, concentrate on your achievements, don’t just write your job description, always use figures where possible. Details of the last 3 roles – or 5 years – plus synopsis of previous roles but no more than 10 years detail. Ensure that any gaps in employment of more than 3 months are covered by an explanation Company Date (from – to) Job title Insert brief business summary e.g. Business Sector/Product range, size of business £m turnover, headcount etc. Responsibilities e.g.
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Carrying on listing work experience in the same detail for the previous 3 roles or 10 years. Synopsis of early roles Very brief identification of roles. Include any particular achievements and in particular those that gave reasons for your promotions or change of company. Education Most recent always comes first. Try to give dates if possible. Don’t list any one day courses. Separate academic from professional and include qualification achieved. Interests List any hobbies you have, clubs (professional and non) you belong to, or activities outside of work. By adding details of specific hobbies, you are giving an employer a more rounded picture of your personal qualities, but don’t overdo it.
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