Brief Tips for writing your Curriculum Vitae
- CV should be unique and make you stand out, demonstrating your skills and abilities
- Style your CV for the job you are applying for
- Ensure dates are included and accurate
- Ensure the format is easy to read and don’t use different fonts/sizes
- Ideally keep your CV to 2 pages
- Tell the truth and don’t over exaggerate
- Include a Personal Profile – this is to inject your personality and abilities. Write a few sentences and include long term goals
- Include examples of commercial success, problem solving/achievements
- Collate all concurrent temporary assignments (eg October 2016 to Present), then list company names etc
- As your career progresses only include jobs in last 10/15 years
- Explain gaps in CV i.e. Travelling/Higher Education etc
- Record your CV in chronological order (recent first)
- Ensure Higher Education and relevant courses stated
- List relevant software and computer skills
