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CV / resume advice
How to dramatically improve your
CV
Does your CV make a recruiter want to invite you to that all-important job
interview? Your CV is your sales pitch and you only have one chance to make
a favourable impression.
What makes a good CV?
One that attracts a recruiter's attention instantly and makes them want to
meet you. The average recruiter only spends about 20 to 30 seconds glancing
at a CV, which means that you have to grab their attention quickly.
Structure
Summary
You should highlight what you have to offer at the start of your CV with
an attention grabbing summary and a list of major achievements. The summary
should be short and sweet, no more than four or five lines of text.
Major Achievements
List three to six major achievements that are directly related to the job
you are applying for. It is important to pick achievements that are relevant.
If possible you should mention facts and figures.
Work Experience
Your work experience should come next and should describe your responsibilities,
skills and achievements. This should always be in reverse chronological order,
starting with your most recent position.
Education / Qualifications
Obviously if your education is in the dim and distant past then you should
not waste too much space on it, because your work experience will be far
more important to the recruiter.
IT Skills / Training / Other Skills
You should list your up-to-date IT skills, training and other skills. For
IT skills you may want to include hardware (PCs, Macs), operating systems
(Windows 95/98) and applications (Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Personal Details
This should include your date of birth, driving licence if relevant, marital
status (optional) and nationality (optional).
Hobbies/Interests
Hobbies and interests are generally not considered very important on a CV.
However they may be able to tell a recruiter a lot about your personality,
leadership potential and team working skills, so they should not be completely
overlooked.
References
References do not generally needed to be included on a CV unless specifically
asked for.
Format
Generally, you should keep your CV down to two or three pages. One page tends
to be too short and more than three pages may not be read. If you are emailing
your CV you should send it in Microsoft Word format.
This advice was compiled from information kindly given by:
Paul Bradley, BSc, Cert. RP, MREC.
Bradley CVs.
www.BradleyCVs.co.uk
Submit your CV
We recommend that you post your CV to:
UKJobsboard - CV database where many UK recruiters and employers view the database.
We also suggest you post your CV to:
CV library which is one of the largest UK CV databases.
For other CV sites places to visit go to CV search.
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