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Creating
an Effective Curriculum Vitae
Content
An effective CV will contain all or most of the following
information:
- Personal Details: Name, Address,
telephone number, email address (if available).
- Work Experience: Includes
paid/unpaid, full-time/part-time employment and voluntary experience,
detailing position, responsibilities and skills.
- Education & Training:
Primary to Post-Secondary education. Include also, additional training
qualifications especially those that highlight skills development.
- Interests & Hobbies: List
interests, hobbies, membership of clubs/local organisations/community
groups.
- Referees: A referee is someone
who agrees to give a verbal or written reference to a prospective
employer on your behalf. Therefore, he/she needs to be someone
who knows your work and is contactable. Include their address
and telephone number. If you only have written references use
this as your heading instead of 'Referees'.
Guidelines
- Length: 2 pages maximum. It is your promotional
tool and you need to give as much information as possible.
- Your CV should be clear, concise and easy to
read. Use strong headings (bold) and bullet points for listing
Responsibilities and Skills. Do not use paragraphs.
Typeface should be conservative; i.e. Times New Roman, at pt.12 or
pt.10 if there is a lot of information.
- Use reverse chronological order for dates;
i.e. your most recent education and work experience first working
backwards.
- Use A4 good quality paper - white or cream is
preferable.
- As prospective employers may wish to photocopy
CV do not print on both sides of page. There is also no need to
bind CV as covers may be disposed of.
- Finally, always have someone else read through
your CV, preferably a professional. Your CV needs to be
absolutely error-free - spelling mistakes make a very bad impression
on your prospective employer!.
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