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international standard on What information should a CV include
By: magbytes120 Date: June 14, 2017, 2:47 pm
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This information is deliberately posted for those who are
applying for jobs and need to write good curriculum vitae.
Below are the most important things your CV must include
Personal details
Normally these would be your name, address, date of birth
(although with age discrimination laws now in force this isn't
essential), telephone number and email.
British CVs don't usually include a photograph unless you are an
actor. In European countries such as France, Belgium and Germany
it’s common for CVs to include a passport-sized photograph in
the top right-hand corner whereas in the UK and the USA
photographs are frowned upon as this may contravene equal
opportunity legislation - a photograph makes it easier to reject
a candidate on grounds of ethnicity, sex or age. If you do
include a photograph it should be a head and shoulders shot, you
should be dressed suitably and smiling: it's not for a passport!
See our Work Abroad page for more about international CVs
[color]Education and qualifications[/color]
Some employers may spend as little as 45 seconds skimming a
résumé before branding it “not of interest”, “maybe” or “of
interest.
BI Business School
Succinct, eloquent, well-structured.
Towers Hamlyn
Your degree subject and university, plus A levels and GCSEs or
equivalents. Mention grades unless poor!
[color]Work experience[/color]
Use action words such as developed, planned and organised.
Even work in a shop, bar or restaurant will involve working in a
team, providing a quality service to customers, and dealing
tactfully with complaints. Don't mention the routine, non-people
tasks (cleaning the tables) unless you are applying for a casual
summer job in a restaurant or similar.
Try to relate the skills to the job. A finance job will involve
numeracy, analytical and problem solving skills so focus on
these whereas for a marketing role you would place a bit more
emphasis on persuading and negotiating skills.
All of my work experiences have involved working within a
team-based culture. This involved planning, organisation,
coordination and commitment e.g., in retail, this ensured daily
sales targets were met, a fair distribution of tasks and
effective communication amongst all staff members.
Interests and achievements
Writing about your interests
Reading, cinema, stamp-collecting, playing computer games
Suggests a solitary individual who doesn't get on with other
people. This may not be true, but selectors will interpret the
evidence they see before them.
Cinema: member of the University Film-Making Society
Travel: travelled through Europe by train this summer in a group
of four people, visiting historic sites and practising my French
and Italian
Reading: helped younger pupils with reading difficulties at
school.
This could be the same individual as in the first example, but
the impression is completely the opposite: an outgoing proactive
individual who helps others.
Keep this section short and to the point. As you grow older,
your employment record will take precedence and interests will
typically diminish greatly in length and importance.
Bullets can be used to separate interests into different types:
sporting, creative etc.
Don't use the old boring cliches here: "socialising with
friends".
Don't put many passive, solitary hobbies (reading, watching TV,
stamp collecting) or you may be perceived as lacking people
skills. If you do put these, then say what you read or watch: "I
particularly enjoy Dickens, for the vivid insights you get into
life in Victorian times".
Show a range of interests to avoid coming across as narrow: if
everything centres around sport they may wonder if you could
hold a conversation with a client who wasn't interested in
sport.
Hobbies that are a little out of the ordinary can help you to
stand out from the crowd: skydiving or mountaineering can show a
sense of wanting to stretch yourself and an ability to rely on
yourself in demanding situations
Any interests relevant to the job are worth mentioning: current
affairs if you wish to be a journalist; a fantasy share
portfolio such as Bullbearings if you want to work in finance.
Any evidence of leadership is important to mention: captain or
coach of a spots team, course representative, chair of a student
society, scout leader: "As captain of the school cricket team, I
had to set a positive example, motivate and coach players and
think on my feet when making bowling and field position changes,
often in tense situations"
Anything showing evidence of employability skills such as team
working, organising, planning, persuading, negotiating etc.
Skills
The usual ones to mention are languages (good conversational
French, basic Spanish), computing (e.g. "good working knowledge
of MS Access and Excel, plus basic web page design skills" and
driving ("full current clean driving licence").
If you are a mature candidate or have lots of relevant skills to
offer, a skills-based CV may work for you
References
Many employers don’t check references at the application stage
so unless the vacancy specifically requests referees it's fine
to omit this section completely if you are running short of
space or to say "References are available on request."
Normally two referees are sufficient: one academic (perhaps your
tutor or a project supervisor) and one from an employer (perhaps
your last part-time or summer job). See our page on Choosing and
Using Referees for more help with this.
The order and the emphasis will depend on what you are applying
for and what you have to offer. For example, the example media
CV lists the candidate's relevant work experience first.
When asked what would make them automatically reject a
candidate, employers said:
CVs with spelling mistakes or typos 61%
CVs that copied large amounts of wording from the job posting
41%
CVs with an inappropriate email address 35%
CVs that don’t include a list of skills 30%
CVs that are more than two pages long 22%
CVs printed on decorative paper 20%
CVs that detail more tasks than results for previous positions
16%
CVs that include a photo 13%
CVs that have large blocks of text with little white space 13%
CareerBuilder
If you are applying for more than one type of work, you should
have a different CV tailored to each career area, highlighting
different aspects of your skills and experience.
A personal profile at the start of the CV can work for jobs in
competitive industries such as the media or advertising, to help
you to stand out from the crowd. If used, it needs to be
original and well written. Don’t just use the usual hackneyed
expressions: “I am an excellent communicator who works well in a
team…… “
You will also need a Covering Letter to accompany your CV.
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