|
|
| |
 |
| |
What makes a good CV a good CV?
|
| |
|
|
|
 |
| CVindex and Paula Cappelli |
|
|
| |
Looking For The Obvious |
| |
|
| |
Having been writing CV’s for over 20 years and giving career advice for even longer, I am simply appalled at the standards used by other “so called” CV Writers. A little bit of experience can indeed go a long way and although my example is somewhat extreme, imagine that you’ve seen a form of first aid being demonstrated on the TV and then being in a real life situation where you can’t clear the patient’s airway. You decide to perform a Tracheotomy by inserting a hollow pen into an incision that you made into the patients trachea. But instead of helping them, you bring damage more swiftly by flooding their trachea with blood.
Knowing the difference between good advice and bad is all about judgement; if you look at something and know it makes good sense to you, then it’s probably good advice. In contrast, if you read advice and think “well, that doesn’t sound right” but take the advice as read, then who is more foolish?
Just about every job search engine or CV Writing Company that I know of has advice on how to write CV’s and avidly promotes the use of CV templates. Why do you feel the need to have a template? Are you scared you might miss something out?
At the end of this article, there is a template that I found somewhere on the Internet that demonstrates how a CV shouldn’t look.
I’m not going to spend forever disseminating the layout or the expected content except to say that the number of times I’ve seen Curriculum Vitae in over-bearing font at the top of the individual’s CV instead of “Your Name”is now into the millions. This template style is very untidy and the amount of detail and expected content is incredibly unsophisticated.
When you write a CV it’s what the CV conveys. In particular school leavers and graduates find writing a CV a daunting challenge and employers do understand that fact. Taking the time and the trouble to write a unique document that is sensible, content rich and well laid out is much appreciated by recruiters and employers alike. These are the key points you need to cover on a CV:
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
- Your full name;
- Your postal address;
- Your email address;
- Your landline and mobile numbers
- Your job title or name of the job you are applying for;
- A brief outline of what you can do;
- A Career objective;
- Your jobs in recent order first, this includes: job title, dates, company name and what the company does and your job details. Keep it simple, but make sure whoever reads your CV can understand what you mean;
- Your education;
- Professional qualifications – these are diplomas/certificates in career related education such as in accountancy, job related study can be any of the following: ACA, ACCA, ACMA, ATII, AAT etc. Don’t put anything down about 2 day courses on how to file certain documents in a certain way etc;
- Include IT proficiencies but not if you are an IT Professional, this should be contained within your job description/s;
- If you are a school leaver, have a couple of years experience or are a graduate, it helps an employer to understand you more fully if you add something about your interests and hobbies, more mature applicants don’t need to add anything.
Don’t be conned into buying CV templates online, they are a waste of money and if you are in pecuniary circumstances like I was when I first started work, then you have more important things to spend your money on. Besides, every PC that has either MS Office or MS Works on it, already has CV templates………..why buy more? Above all else, use your imagination and common sense!
Once you’ve made a fair attempt at writing your own CV, email to us at cvcomposition@cvindex.com and will assess your CV for free and give you pointers on how you can improve your chances of winning job interviews.
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
CURRICULUM VITAE
Unit Number, Street, City, Country, Post code
Email: travelemail@hotmail.com Tel ++++++++ Mobile+++++++++
PROFILE
- Your experience, skills and abilities in the various fields that make you an excellent candidate for this next position
- For more information visit - Profile
EDUCATION
Jan 1997 – Nov 2000 Bachelor of Something Relevant
WORK EXPERIENCE
Jan. 2002 – Present Company Name, City, Country
Position Title
- Designed and developed …
- Managed …
- Liaised …
Jan. 2001 – Dec. 2001 Company Name, City, Country
Position Title
- Provided …
- Responsibilities included: …
- For more information See – Recall your past
O THER S KILLS , E DUCATION , A BILITIES AND A CCOMPLISHMENTS
- Other Relevant information that enables the reader of your resume to find out about other things that may be relevant. Community Work, Sporting Achievements, Papers you wrote and Extra Education.
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Job Description |
| |
REFERENCES
| |
Academic
Name
University
Address
Email:
Telephone: |
Employment
Name
Company
Address
Email:
Telephone: |
Employment
Name
Company
Address
Email:
Telephone: |
|
|
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
| |
|
|
|
Copyright CV Index and Paula Cappelli© 2007 all rights reserved |
| |
| |
|
|
|
|
