Your
Name
Contact Details (including Town and
County)
Telephone numbers including mobile
contact details
Email address & professional
linkedin address
Do not include any further personal details including martial
status, gender, nationality as this does not add any value and may impede your
application. You should use Arial or
similar business font and the size should be 10.5 or 11.
PROFILE
This section should include a brief history
of your academic and employment career to date, it should include details of
the sectors that you are keen on working in and it should also include some of
the skills you have used in your career to date. This section should never be in bullet point
format and should be no more than 8 to 10 sentences long. This is your opportunity
to present your unique skill set and the value you can bring to a new
organisation. Example: Graduate with excellent
academic qualifications including first class BSc honours in xxxx. Excellent communication, organisation and
project skills.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
- This section should include a list of 4-8 achievements using the STAR method and should be presented in bullet point format. Use this section to highlight any achievements you may have had in a voluntary capacity.
- You should include outstanding academic qualifications, results etc.
- You should include details of group presentations that you have led, presented etc.
·
If you have employment experience then you should
provide examples of your achievements, you need to show employers that you have
solved problems similar to theirs and that you achieved the results for which
they are looking.
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Example: Secured 90% in group project on statistical
research, allocated tasks and led project through to conclusion.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Remember you should start with your most
recent employment first and work backwards even if this position was not in
your chosen field. You should also
include details of voluntary work including supporting fundraising activities
or memberships of societies etc…
Title Held, Name of Company Dates
of employment
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Insert further details of your key duties and
responsibilities. Remember to use active
verbs including sold, solved performed etc.
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Insert further details of your key duties and
responsibilities. Remember to use active
verbs including sold, solved etc.
·
Insert further details of your key duties and
responsibilities. Remember to use active
verbs including sold, solved etc.
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Example: Reorganised stock room improving operational
performance of the team.
Title Held, Name of Company Dates
of employment
·
Insert further details of your key duties and
responsibilities. Remember to use active
verbs including sold, solved etc.
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Insert further details of your key duties and
responsibilities. Remember to use active
verbs including sold, solved etc.
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Insert further details of your key duties and
responsibilities. Remember to use active
verbs including sold, solved etc.
Continued/….
EDUCATION & TRAINING
List any qualifications gained
University Name, dates (if applicable)
List any qualifications gained
College Name dates (if applicable)
PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS
Insert details of memberships
Example: Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Surveyors since
2010
CORE SKILLS
·
Include details of all skill you have to offer
potential employers.
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Include details of all skill you have to offer
potential employers.
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Include details of all skill you have to offer
potential employers.
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Example: IT Skills: Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Outlook and Explorer
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Example: Well developed analytical and numerical
ability.
INTERESTS
Include
brief details of interests if you have the space on your document however avoid
phrases including 'socialising', 'partying' etc.
References
available on request
Privacy and
identity theft have become an issue in recent years and it is best to protect
the details of your referees, do not include their contact information on your
CV. Employers don't need this
information within the early stages of the recruitment process.
