The Good CV Guide

Keep it concise and professional. Two pages is a good guide. Avoid using any unreadable fonts and use some or all of the following sample headings:

• Profile
  This is not essential but a short paragraph on your key skills and experience can be helpful.
• Personal Details
  Outline your full name, address, email and home/ mobile numbers. Avoid any unsuitable personal information.
• Education and Qualifications
  Start from the most recent first, detailing all relevant qualifications, grades and the establishment attended.
• Professional Qualifications
  List separately any work related training and professional qualifications, again in order of most recent obtained for consistency.
• Employment History
  Start by stating your current employer with start date and end date as well as position held. (perhaps in bold to draw the eye). A brief description of your duties and responsibilities should follow.
  Remember to list your achievements (Remember this is a sales role, sell yourself!) i.e. hit target consistently every quarter 2006, Awarded as top performer etc. Really think about this and have evidence and strong examples as these will be probed at interview
• Interests
  Briefly outline your interests as this will give a view into you as a person and your personality
• Referees
  It is important to go back at least five years. It is always a good idea to gain permission from your previous employers for this information.

Check what you have written. ALWAYS read your CV over a few times check for any gaps in employment as these will need to be explained. Finally spell check your finished document.

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