A CV (Curriculum Vitae) loosely translated means "life history". Your future employer is not looking for a blow by blow account of every event in your life, but, more succinctly, a thorough idea of your achievements and experience. We strongly believe the finished article should be achievement and skills orientated and needs to be a document which creates interest in you as a person.
Key Points to Remember
It needs to relate to the type of position you want and your skills and achievements need to emphasise this
The CV needs to "sell" you to the reader-it is your sales document and needs to be interesting,informative,relevant and persuasive.
It needs to be positive and factually accurate
Take care with layout and presentation-first impressions are always very important
Too long and you will lose the readers interest,too short and you will be unable to differentiate yourself from the rest of the candidates-as a general rule 2-3 sides of A4 should provide all the information your prospective employer will need to make an informed decision.
Keep all the information relevant and concise.
Be prepared to adept/change the document depending on the type of job and/or company you are approaching-gear all the information specifically towards the particular recipient.
Get a friend/colleague to check it over-often they will see something you have missed!
Be sure the most important information is on the first page-Overall summary of achievements/success and most recent position/company.
Use Bullet points to outline achievements and responsibilities.
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