Your
Name
Contact Details (including Town and
County)
Telephone numbers including mobile
contact details
Email address & professional
linkedin address
Do not include any further personal details including martial
status, gender, nationality as this does not add any value and may impede your
application. You should use Arial or
similar business font and the size should be 10.5 or 11.
PROFILE
This section should include a brief history
of your career to date, it should include details of the sectors you worked in,
and it should also include some of the skills you have used in your career to
date. This section should never be in
bullet point format and should be no more thank 8 to 10 sentences long. This is
your opportunity to present your unique skill set and the value you bring to a
new organisation. Example of opening section: Accounts
Assistant with experience demonstrated in the manufacturing sector.
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
- This
section should include a list of 4-8 achievements using the STAR method
and should be presented in bullet point format.
- You
should include details of a situation
you were involved in that resulted in a positive outcome for your
employer. You should describe the
tasks involved in that situation, talk about the various actions taken and
the results relating to the actions taken.
·
Employers
want to know that you have solved problems similar to theirs and that you
achieved the results for which they are looking.
·
Example: Reduced debtor days from 60 to 45 with the implementation of
formal credit control processes.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
Remember you should start with your most
recent employment first and work backwards.
If you have had a period of unemployment then you should include details
of training/voluntary work.
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of employment
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EDUCATION & TRAINING
List any
qualifications gained
University Name,
dates (if applicable)
List any
qualifications gained
College Name dates
(if applicable)
List qualifications gained (do not include GCSE
results if you have a Degree qualification)
School Name: dates
(if applicable)
Employers will always review the education
section. Include details of the
qualifications and training you do have.
If you are concerned about your lack of qualifications don't worry, many
highly regarded business professionals do not have academic
qualifications. Employers generally
value experience over education.
CORE SKILLS
·
Include
details of all skill you have to offer potential employers.
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Include
details of all skill you have to offer potential employers.
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Include
details of all skill you have to offer potential employers.
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Example: IT Skills: Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook
and Explorer
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Example: Well developed analytical and numerical ability.
INTERESTS
Include brief details of interests if you have the space on your
document however avoid phrases including 'socialising', 'partying' etc.
References
available on request
Privacy and
identity theft have become an issue in recent years and it is best to protect
the details of your referees, do not include their contact information on your
CV. Employers don't need this
information within the early stages of the recruitment process.
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