A Guide To Writing

Your CV is the first step for getting your foot in the door for a great job opportunity.

In the current employment market it is imperative to create a CV that would stand out from the rest. A personal profile that would convince the employer that it will be beneficial to meet with you.

The first part of your curriculum vitae will consist of basic information like your full name and contact details. Always try to provide your prospective employer more than one way of contacting you. A direct phone number or mobile and email address would be ideal.

Adding further personal details like Age, Gender & Nationality is optional but not essential. In the current market it is less common to include this information. This may depend on the country that you are residing in and also the job industry that you work in.

Always remember that all of your information should be up to date.

What is your career goal? Consider where you want to be and what your ambitions are; this should be no longer than three concise lines.

Following your career objective, write about your academic background and qualifications. Start with your most recent studies and make sure that you write down the name of the institute as well as the dates of course taken.

Work experience should be listed down, starting with the most recent or current role. Make sure that you include the title of the job you held, whether it was full time or part time and how long your employment lasted. List your duties and the responsibilities, using bullets if possible.

Finally, always make sure that you put down contactable work references that your recruiter can contact.

When you are looking to register your CV on the leading job boards and CV databases, keep in mind that they often make use of in-house software to complete their searches, based on specific key words. It is therefore imperative that you also include any skills, training, software knowledge and achievements.