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 is your opportunity to present your
unique skill set and the value you bring to a new organisation. You need to
ensure that you present a compelling, hard-hitting summary paragraph. This is the most important part of your CV.
It gets read the most and sets the tone for the rest of the document. This section should include a brief history
of your career, it should include details of the sectors you worked 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 thank 8 to 10 sentences long.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
- This section should include a list of 4-8 achievements using the STAR method and should be presented in bullet point format.
- You should include details of a situation you were involved in that resulted in a positive outcome for your employer. You should describe the tasks involved in that situation, talk about the various actions taken and the results relating to the actions taken.
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Employers want to know that you have solved problems
similar to theirs and that you achieved the results for which they are looking.
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Example: Rationalised resourcing costs by £xxx and
maintained customer satisfaction scores of 99%.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Remember you should start with your most
recent employment first and work backwards.
Your job descriptions should start out strong and sustain interest by
emphasising key skills. Job descriptions
should start with active verbs and written so that the first sentence conveys
keywords that are relevant to prospective employers.
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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responsibilities. Remember to use active
verbs including sold, solved etc.
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responsibilities. Remember to use active
verbs including sold, solved etc..
Title Held, Name of Company Dates
of employment
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responsibilities. Remember to use active
verbs including sold, solved etc..
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responsibilities. Remember to use active
verbs including sold, solved etc..
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responsibilities. Remember to use active
verbs including sold, solved etc..
Title Held, Name of Company Dates
of employment
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responsibilities. Remember to use active
verbs including sold, solved etc..
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responsibilities. Remember to use active
verbs including sold, solved etc..
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responsibilities. Remember to use active
verbs including sold, solved etc.
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EDUCATION & TRAINING
List any qualifications gained
University Name, dates (if applicable)
List any qualifications gained
College Name dates (if applicable)
List qualifications gained (do not include GCSE
results if you have a Degree qualification)
School Name: dates (if applicable)
Employers will always review the education
section. Include details of the
qualifications and training you do have.
If you are concerned about your lack of qualifications don't worry, many
highly regarded business professionals do not have academic
qualifications. Employers generally
value experience over education.
PROFESSIONAL
MEMBERSHIPS
Insert details of memberships
Example: Member of the Institute of Chartered Surveyors since 2010
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.
