TEN ESSENTIAL DETAILS YOUR CV MUST HAVE 1. Contact details It’s important to provide a range of contact options including your home address, your main phone number and your email address to make it easy for employers to get in touch with you. 2. Employment history Make sure to include the jobs that are relevant to the position you are applying for. If you havent had much relevant experience, however, you may want to include your whole work history. 3. Education and qualifications Your education and qualifications may not be directly related to the job you are applying for, but they’re still important achievements that any employer will want to see. 4. Skills and strengths Emphasizing your skills and strengths is vital when building a CV. A strength is something you’re naturally good at. A skill is something you acquire with education and experience. Make sure to demonstrate how your skills and strengths will help you to do well in the job. 5. Your personality Your CV should follow a fairly standard format and the interview is where your personality is really important, but you can still stand out from the crowd with the language you use by using words that describe your personality. 6. A prioritized layout The way you layout your CV will depend on your work experience level. You can choose between a work-focused or education-focused template. If you have don’t have much work experience or you’re looking for a career change, you should place your skills and strengths section before employment and education. 7. A good simple format Unless you’re going for a highly creative job, getting too fancy with fonts and borders will only take the focus from the important information in your CV. 8. Good spelling and punctuation There’s no room for poor spelling and punctuation in either your cover letter or your CV. Keep sentences short to avoid confused punctuation and, if you can, give it to a friend to check it over. Spell check should be the very last thing you do before sending it off. 9. References available on request You may include references in your CV but if you leave them out remember to state at the end of your CV that they are available on request. 10. A cover letter Most employers will expect a cover letter with your CV. It gives you a chance to get across your personality, ambition and to explain any gaps in your CV. @Internitup on Twitter
Posted on: Wed, 14 May 2014 05:58:18 +0000
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