A good CV is like a good meal. It should look good, be enough but not too much, have a bit of variety and quite a bit of substance.
Your CV will create the first impression that a prospective employer has of you, so it is important and worth spending time on.
Here are a few tips that make sure you get to the top of the pile.
KEEP IT BRIEF AND FACTUAL
The main body of the CV should not exceed two sides of A4. Remember that the CV has two functions:
To encourage a perspective employer to see you. This means that he/she needs to put it down wanting to know more about you, not feeling they know quite enough already thank you!
To act as a reminder of after the interveiw. Do bear in mind that there is no point in blowing your own trumpet in your CV, by which I mean that your own opinions about your personel qualities will not count for a lot. Hard facts, on the other hand will.
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MAKE IT LOOK GOOD
How the CV looks will express something about you, but that does not mean that you should go big on self-expression when you are putting it together! Quite the reverse in fact. Neat and slightly understated is generally better, though you could include a couple of unusual elements just to give a bit of character.
Essential Information
Make sure that you include:
The name you are normally known by
Your full name
Date of birth
Address
Contact phone numbers
Email address
Marital status and children
EDUCATION
Brief details and dates of school/college/university etc and the qualifications you achieved. Also include any positions you held.
Give details of your job title, the company name and address. together with its type of business.
Don't write too much, but make sure that you get the main points across. Give your reasons for leaving.