CV Writing Basics

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.

Start off your CV with basic information, including your name and your contact details. Make sure that you provide more than one method of contacting you, like mobile number and email address. This will ensure that you do not miss out on any opportunities.

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.

When you write your CV, everything should be up to date and current.

Just below your contact details, write down something about your career ambitions and goals. It is recommended to keep this part of your CV down to three brief lines.

Next on your CV, write down your academic background, education and any qualifications. Start with your highest educational achievement first. Make sure that you write down the name of the institute where you graduated and also the year. In some cases, you might want to write down the subjects that you have taken as well.

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.

Carefully choose your words when writing a CV, as most software used with the leading job boards, searches the CV database for specific key words from the CV. It is therefore important to include any additional training completed, software used and achievements.

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