CV Knowhow

There are only six sections required within your CV and you have to sell, sell, sell; you are selling yourself as a prime employee, the perfect candidate and you will have stiff competition. In today’s market of Graduates flooding the market, high unemployment and economic uncertainty it is an employer’s market and you need your CV to shine. A word of warning though: keep that quirky sense of humour under wraps and don’t add a photograph.

The basic titles suggested are:

Personal details: name, address, contact details and date of birth.

Education: where, when and results.

Additional training, skills and qualifications: Languages, skills etc.

Work experience: Your most recent employment, company, year, position held, responsibilities and achievements.

Interests and Hobbies: Make sure you mean it!!

References: available on request.

Using coloured paper is always a good tip, in one of 400 pieces of paper your bright choice will be glaringly obvious and is likely to be read first, the sooner your information is in the mind of the interviewer, the better.

,p>There are plenty of websites out there that will help you to create a CV to remember, give yourself a head start, stand out from the crowd and follow your dreams.