C.v writing

2. 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.

3. PRESENTATION IS KEY
• Clean white paper
• The layout is well structured
• Never crumple or fold it
• Use an A4 envelope

4. STICK TO NO MORE THAN TWO PAGES OF A4

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 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

9. 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,"

10. INCLUDING REFERENCES
• Former employer or teacher
• Try to include two referees

11. KEEP YOUR CV UPDATED

12. QUESTIONS