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Top 10 CV Tips
The following are 10 Top
Tips brought to you by theMANAGEMENTjob for help when you
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Keep it Simple
A CV, your first and possibly only chance of securing an interview.
It is therefore vitally important that it works for you and not against
you. Use it to draw attention to your strengths, achievements and
technical know-how.
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Lead with Achievements
Make frequent use of active verbs, such as, achieved, set up, managed,
responsible for, led. Don't use bullet points to describe jobs or
achievements, prose is easier to read and you can be more descriptive.
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Work Reverse Chronologically
Start with your current employment and work back, remembering to include
the name of your employer, start and end dates, your job title and
a brief description, plus your accomplishments. If you are looking
for your first job, list any relevant work experience first, paid
or unpaid.
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Be Honest
Lying on your CV is a waste of your time as well as for your prospective
employer. Adding six months to your time in a job can seem like a
good idea, but if you are caught out you will have lost the job for
sure. But don't sell yourself short. If you think the three summers
you spent working for a charity in France show your knowledge of the
country and its culture you should say so.
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IT Skills
You must list all software packages, hardware platforms, operating
systems, programming languages, databases, utilities etc, that you
are currently familiar with. Don't list packages that you haven't
used for years, because if you are asked about them at interview you
will look foolish.
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Education
Give equal attention to achievements while at University - but not
if you have been in the job market for more than two years. Captain
of the debating team, student union rep, set designer for the university
play all show you to be enthusiastic, a self-starter and full of initiative.
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Don't Overcrowd Your CV
Don't feel you need to keep your CV to one page. If it's three
pages then fine, as long as the content and layout is appropriate.
If your potential employer has to work hard to read your CV, they
will quickly lose interest.
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Spelling
No employer will want to hire someone who can't be bothered to
check their own work and typos and grammatical errors mean your CV
goes straight in the bin. Don't rely on the spell check to pick up
any mistakes, read it over thoroughly.
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Two Pairs of Eyes
Ask someone else to proof read your CV for you as a fresh eye
is useful to spot mistakes or offer suggestions. Once you've read
your CV three or four times, it's difficult to stand back and look
at it objectively. Never try and finish your CV in one sitting, always
go back to it after a couple of days.
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References
Check with referees before you use their names. There's nothing
worse than using someone who has either moved on or holds a grudge
against you. The best people to use for references are your current
employer or a professor or teacher at your college/university.
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