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CV Tips:
Name
Location
Contact
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You can have more but this is all you need at the top of your CV. Under this line, you can add your professional title (job title) such as “Social Media Mgr” or “Risk Analyst”. You can also add your degree.
Example:
Name
Location
Contact
^
You can have more but this is all you need at the top of your CV. Under this line, you can add your professional title (job title) such as “Social Media Mgr” or “Risk Analyst”. You can also add your degree.
Example:
After this, you need a strong “Professional Profile” (can also call it Personal Profile or Professional Summary, etc.).
Try not to use buzzwords such as tenacious, confident, ambitious, hard worker, etc. - not important. Can you DO the role you’re applying for?
Try not to use buzzwords such as tenacious, confident, ambitious, hard worker, etc. - not important. Can you DO the role you’re applying for?
Easiest way to write a professional profile?
“An experienced, dedicated and results orientated...”
“A team player with strong analytical skills and...”
“With exposure to / in...”
Check job descriptions for your desired role, what are they looking for? Paraphrase it in there!
“An experienced, dedicated and results orientated...”
“A team player with strong analytical skills and...”
“With exposure to / in...”
Check job descriptions for your desired role, what are they looking for? Paraphrase it in there!
Next bit, you need to talk about your Key Skills / Accomplishments / Career Highlights.
Here, you MUST articulate your technical knowledge (if applicable) or any other skills relevant to your industry if you possess them. This can be bullet pointed.
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Here, you MUST articulate your technical knowledge (if applicable) or any other skills relevant to your industry if you possess them. This can be bullet pointed.
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This is NOT for soft skills but should be more like
“C level stakeholder management”
“Strong reporting and presentation skills”
“Able to build a PMO function from scratch in a greenfield environment”
Etc.
“C level stakeholder management”
“Strong reporting and presentation skills”
“Able to build a PMO function from scratch in a greenfield environment”
Etc.
Now, we move on to our “Career History”. (Can be called Professional History, Career to Date, etc.)
Of course, your current / most recent work place goes FIRST.
Name of the company in BOLD UNDERLINED & dates aligned to the far right also in BOLD (looks neat).
E.g.
Of course, your current / most recent work place goes FIRST.
Name of the company in BOLD UNDERLINED & dates aligned to the far right also in BOLD (looks neat).
E.g.
Make sure your headings are consistent and the font size is consistent. If you start with Arial 12, stick to it! If you write your date format in “15/06/19” then stick to it ALL through. If it’s how I did above, stick to that ALL through. If you indent one header, indent them all
Talking about what you’ve done in the role..
When writing this, think about this question, “if I was not in this role, what would NOT have been achieved?” - this will help you draw out what YOU have personally be responsible for and what YOUR tasks are / were in your role.
When writing this, think about this question, “if I was not in this role, what would NOT have been achieved?” - this will help you draw out what YOU have personally be responsible for and what YOUR tasks are / were in your role.
If you’re lazy (fair play 
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E.g. job description says “you’ll be responsible for writing reports”
CV should say “responsible for writing reports”
E.g. job description says “you’ll be responsible for writing reports”
CV should say “responsible for writing reports”
No one is interested about your jobs which are NOT relevant. If it’s been more than 5-7 years you worked in that role, it’s likely that it’s NOT relevant.
Bullet point these roles rather than expanding on it with responsibilities.
Make sense?
Bullet point these roles rather than expanding on it with responsibilities.
Make sense?
Now you’ve spoken about your work but you mentioned you have a degree, right? So now make an “Educational History” section.
Keep it simple:
Keep it simple:
Fantastic. Now, you need to wrap up because whoever is reviewing your CV has been nodding all through like “yes...I like this” but do they like YOU? Depends, what are your hobbies? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤨" title="Gesicht mit hochgezogener Augenbraue" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit hochgezogener Augenbraue">https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤔" title="Denkendes Gesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Denkendes Gesicht">
Again, keep it simple and POSITIVE.
Again, keep it simple and POSITIVE.
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Lastly, make sure you answer your phone after sending your CV out like
“Hello [first name] speaking” - that’s it. Also, answer No Caller ID’s - it’s in YOUR favour.
Good luck & feel free to ask questions in the thread as you may be helping someone else too shy to do so!
“Hello [first name] speaking” - that’s it. Also, answer No Caller ID’s - it’s in YOUR favour.
Good luck & feel free to ask questions in the thread as you may be helping someone else too shy to do so!
