CV WRITING TIPS

Start by including your personal and contact details. You don’t need to include supporting documents/certificates/recommendation letters at this stage. Make sure your qualifications and previous jobs are dated and if there are any gaps in your dates, explain briefly why. If your internal job title is likely to confuse, use a universally recognised job title instead. Avoid sweeping statements when illustrating your capabilities, just be clear about what your main selling points are e.g.:

• Were you employed by a well-known company?
• If the company isn’t well-known, state the scope and size of business.
• Do you have a rare skill set?
• State the size and scope of your responsibilities such as: number of people, budget.
• What are your achievements? Use adverbs where possible, e.g. “successfully implemented ….”

Dedicate just a couple of lines to you and your hobbies/interests.