How to write a Curriculum Vitae:
A CV is a selling tool that outlines your skills and experience so that an employer can see, at a glance, how you can contribute to the employer's workplace.
Some employers will ask for a résumé, which is a short summary of your CV.
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CV's and Resumes...
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- Short and straightforward.
- Clear and easy to understand.
- Relevant to the job and to the company.
- Not longer than 3 or 4 pages (2 pages in the case of résumés).
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Successful CVs have one thing in common: they make the right initial impression. Employers rarely take more than a minute, to look through a CV and to decide whether someone is worthy of an interview or not. How do you create the right impression in less than a minute?
There are some rules that apply to CVs in the real world, and if you follow these DOs and DON'Ts you are likely to impress rather than irritate your prospective employer.
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- DO describe your skills and experience
- DO highlight your achievements
- DO outline your qualifications
- DO check your spelling
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Although CV stands for curriculum vitae, which means “course of your life”, this is exactly what it shouldn't be. Employers do not want your life history, they want to know who you are, what you are good at and how that makes you the best person to do the job.
If you match who you are and what you are capable of to the job on offer, you will already put yourself ahead of the pack of other applicants. Your CV is not an autobiography or life story of yourself. It should sell what you are good at so that you catch the attention and inspire the interest of the employer.
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SOME USEFUL TIPS: (click on arrows to view tips)
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