CV Writing Tips

What to include on a CV:

 

• Your contact details
  • Name, location (doesn’t have to be full home address), mobile number and email address
• Profile / summary
  • Keep it short and sweet, briefly highlight any key skills, achievements or software you have used (relevant to the job role)
• Work experience
  • Keep it chronological (starting with most recent role)
  • Include: job title, company and dates
  • Bullet point main responsibilities
• Education
  • Keep it chronological (listing most recent qualification)
  • Include: subject, institution, dates and grade(s) achieved
• Skills and achievements
  • Skills – any specialist software you have used / are proficient in
  • Achievements – any work or education related awards
  • If you are going to list skills which may appear generic e.g. ‘leadership’, give an example of how you have proved this skill rather than just bullet-pointing
• Interests
  • A great way to add some personality to your CV and can be a conversation opener at an interview
• References
  • You can simply put ‘references are available upon request’ opposed to listing contact details at this stage

 

TIPS

 

• If you would like to add a ‘profile picture’ to your CV, keep it professional
• Adding headings are a great way to make your CV easy to read
• Avoid unprofessional fonts e.g. Comic Sans and avoid unprofessional layouts / colours
• Name your CV something personal e.g. ‘Jane Smith – 2023 CV’ opposed to ‘Document 1