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Creating your own personal profile will allow us to find you suitable vacancies that suit your skills.
Your profile is secure and you can manage it on-line. You do not need to upload a complete CV unless you want to but when applying for a specific role we will require a full CV.
CV Advice
“A good CV is a list of achievements, not just responsibilities” - Plc Finance Director
Your CV is the main document a prospective employer can use to determine whether or not to interview you. So spend some time writing it and show it to trusted friends to make sure it reads well and presents you in the best possible way.
A chronological CV is the most common format for a professional CV. This means presenting your career and academic history in reverse order (current employer first) and offering more information for the most recent roles. Your future boss is unlikely to be basing his or her decision on the summer job you took whilst at university.
Structure Guide
1. Personal information – name, address, contact details including email address (avoid whacky hotmail addresses).
2. Education and Qualifications – include dates attended, names of institutions, grades and pass record.
3. Languages – fluent or basic.
4. Systems experience – e.g. SAP implementation, Basic Sage.
5. Career History – most recent first, dates employed, nature of employers business including recent turnover. Also indicate your reporting line.
6. Hobbies and Interests – This is important because it tells the reader something about you. Keep it brief but one to avoid is “socialising with friends”.
Some Do’s and Don’ts
Do
- Keep it to 2-3 pages maximum.
- Focus on achievements and contextualise them.
- Explain your reporting lines and key relationships.
- Avoid jargon and abbreviations that only you understand.
- Be clear, concise and use spacing.
- Use bold to highlight key facts.
- Underline each employer and include a company description with headline financial details e.g. turnover, profitability and/or market cap.
- Spell check (you’d be surprised).
Don’t
- Attach a recent photograph of yourself.
- Include any poetry or quotes from historical figures and former presidents.
- Hide any gaps, it will only come up at interview and cause awkwardness.
Writing a winning CV is not an exact science but it will get you through the door. If you would like to discuss your job search in more detail please do not hesitate to contact us at contact@charteredpeople.com.