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| What Goes Into A CV And What Gets Left Out |
| Written by Glenn Hughes |
| Tuesday, 27 October 2009 20:34 |
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Untidy houses don't sell- the same thing goes for untidy or cluttered CVs. You need to be traditional and a little boring in your CV layout. No place for fancy fonts and colored paper here. The stories about getting jobs through being unconventional are the exception, not the norm
Untidy houses don't sell- the same thing goes for untidy or cluttered CVs. You need to be traditional and a little boring in your CV layout. No place for fancy fonts and colored paper here. The stories about getting jobs through being unconventional are the exception, not the norm Content in a CV as well as on the web is king. Basic details like your name, postal address, telephone numbers and email address comes first. Make sure that you don't use a work email, use a free service like gmail and also make sure that you have a plain email address. Check this email account regularly- you don't want to miss an important email do you? Your CV profile or career objective is one and the same thing. A short paragraph of a couple of sentences showing what you can do, for whom, in what sector of industry. The purpose of the profile is to engage the reader to carry on reading more. Given that you have about 20 seconds to get a recruiters attention, getting your profile right is just about the single most important thing to get right on your professional CV Your career history. Starting with your most recent job, list basic details such as dates employed positions, etc. The important part of this is that you show off your key achievements- make sure you quantify exactly what benefit you had to the organisation. For example, don't just say responsible for a sales team of 5. Rather, increased sales by 25,500 (14.6%) a month over 14 months through 2 telesales and 3 field sales people. By separating out your professional and your educational qualifications, you separate your CV from many of the others that the recruiter will read. This is one of the fingerprints of the professional CV writer. They understand that this is important to a personnel professional and will make it easy for them to get the information that they require from your CV Your CV should be finalized with a very brief section detailing your interests, hobbies, driving license, etc. Please make sure that you tell the truth in this section. You really can get caught out here. This is the spice in the meal- a recruiter may invite you for interview if they hold a common interest. If you lie, you will definitely get caught out! Gaps in your career need to explained. One of the only things that managers are trained to do is to look out for career gaps. If two people are interviewing, one at least will be looking for career gaps as their contribution to the recruitment process. Explain your time away from work- it doesn't have to be in massive detail but it does need explanation About the Author: About the writer: Mr. Hughes is the owner and director of a cv writing services business based in Wales. A cv writer can really increase your chances of getting interviews |