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livelyred

Hi can someone show me there CV as i have to do one soon and i havent got a clue what to write please

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briona

livelyred wrote: »

Hi can someone show me there CV as i have to do one soon and i havent got a clue what to write please

Firstly, make sure your CV is no longer than two pages and that it is presented nicely – use fonts which are clear and easy to read, e.g., Arial, and separate sections with clear headings. ALWAYS check your spelling and grammar, and if those are not your strong points, get someone else to proof-read it for you.

In terms of the actual information, put your name, address and contact details at the top of the page – there is no need to use the heading of CV or resume or similar as it's pretty self-explanatory that that's what it is. Age, date of birth and marital status are not required.

After that put a brief personal statement or profile summarising your key skills and experience and perhaps concluding with an "ideally seeking a role in/as..." bit. Make sure your profile is personal to you – DON'T just copy and paste bits from sample CVs you've found online as employers can spot standardised bullsh*t a mile off!

Underneath that put your employment history, starting with the most recent position first. Make sure that you give enough info about this job – there's nothing worse than reading a list of words such as customer service, answering phones, dealing with the mail etc. Expand on at least a couple of points!

After employment, put your education details, again in the order of most recent first. If you have done any evening classes/courses or short courses that you have been sent on by your employers, e.g., First Aid etc, these can go in here as well.

Below that I like to bullet point my key skills – both in terms of the software I use, and management/leadership skills. If you want to mention holding a full driving licence, you could also stick that in here.

I then include a small section on my interests. If your CV is of equal merit to that of another candidate, having an insight into the kind of person you are, may just swing it for you. If nothing else, it may help to break the ice in interviews.

Briona

Pound

I found this guide quite useful:

http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/JCP/stellent/groups/jcp/documents/websitecontent/dev_015509.pdf

livelyred

Pound wrote: »

I found this guide quite useful:

http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/JCP/stellent/groups/jcp/documents/websitecontent/dev _015509.pdf

Sorry your page wont open ? I wanted to ask a couple off things,in my profile would i say what sort of person i am eg, confident,excellent at working under pressure etc or not ? Would i include my goal ? Would i need to add my arributes to the profile ? Also im applying for jobs mainly in the health service as i have yrs of experience,do you think i should say something about understanding the patients culture,beliefs,colour etc as it does mention something about this in the application form job discription ? If so where should i write this and where ? How would i start my profile ? Thankyou for your help.

Pound

livelyred wrote: »

Sorry your page wont open ?

It's a PDF document, do you have a PDF-reader like Adobe installed. See also:

http://www.jobcentreplus.gov.uk/JCP/Customers/outofworkhelplookingforwork/Getting_job_ready/Writing_a_CV/index.html

I wanted to ask a couple off things,in my profile would i say what sort of person i am eg, confident,excellent at working under pressure etc or not ?

You could include this under skills, be prepared to provide examples.

Would i include my goal ?

I think it's good to include a career goal as it shows the employer why you want that job and that you're serious about developing yourself in that area.

Also im applying for jobs mainly in the health service as i have yrs of experience,do you think i should say something about understanding the patients culture,beliefs,colour etc as it does mention something about this in the application form job discription ? If so where should i write this and where ?

If it's in the description then I think it's a good idea to provide this example on your CV as it's more evidence to show you fit the job description. You could write this under skills on your CV and/or your covering letter.

livelyred

Thankyou for that,how could i start my profile off and where should i put my career goal in my profile ?

tinkerbell84

weren't the answers you got in your other thread good enough then?

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1278439

:rolleyes:

thought your friend who is in recruitment was going to help you?

i'll reiterate that as a professional recruiter, personal statements (particularly those re-hashed from the advert) are a massive no-no.

tinkerbell84

Pound wrote: »

I think it's good to include a career goal as it shows the employer why you want that job and that you're serious about developing yourself in that area.

If it's in the description then I think it's a good idea to provide this example on your CV as it's more evidence to show you fit the job description. You could write this under skills on your CV and/or your covering letter.

That's what the interview is for.

Putting it on the cv is a bad idea.

livelyred

tinkerbell84 wrote: »

weren't the answers you got in your other thread good enough then?

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=1278439

:rolleyes:

thought your friend who is in recruitment was going to help you?

i'll reiterate that as a professional recruiter, personal statements (particularly those re-hashed from the advert) are a massive no-no.

I havent actally seen my friend yet to ask her i just wanted to make sure i get this CV right before filling in my application forms Monday.Im getting all differant answers what to put on my CV,i do appreciate the help thou as i havent got a clue.

janet37

I have found this really helpful as well as i have to do a cv and haven't done one for twenty years!!!! OMG have you seen some of the application forms for some of these jobs you need a degree to fill them in!!