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PREPARING YOUR CV
HOW TO WRITE A SUCCESSFUL CV
There are four things a prospective employer wants to know when evaluating a candidate:
- What sort of person you are
- Educational qualifications
- Job/Life experience
- And how to contact you
Your CV should be a crisp, concise reflection of you at your best. Depending on your
age and experience aim for 2 sheets of A4 - we suggest 3 as a maximum.
Leave a weekend free to devote to creating a really good CV. Do not leave it until the
last moment or try to re-hash the old one.
If you create your own CV, get someone else to check your spelling and grammar. If you
are unable to create a good, professional CV, get an experienced person to do it for you.
It is worth paying for good presentation.
Here are a few pointers:
- Start with the most recent job first.
- Keep it factual
- Avoid narrative forms and stick to the areas of responsibility
- Show achievements separately for each position
- Keep it positive, emphasise your strong points and skills: talk about what you can
do, not what you can't!
- Don't list too many outside interests and hobbies. It may appear that you don't
have time for work!
- Use bullet points to focus attention on positive achievements
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- Itemise DMS system experience for each position i.e. Kerridge Rev. 7.4, Kalamazoo Darts,
etc.
- Show spreadsheet skills i.e. Excel, Lotus 123 etc.
- Show details of Franchises for each position and also
Turnover, if you know it. This helps us to
assess the size of business you are used to handling.
- Show your date of birth. If your application
is successful you will have to provide that information in the long run.
- Qualifications. If you have not finished studying for a professional qualification, make
it known. It is best to be honest.
- Finally, don't hide jobs. Most employers make a job offer provisional upon your details
checking out. A thorough check may highlight missed jobs and potential employers can
take great exception to finding out that a job has not been declared. They tend to assume
the wst!
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