A well constructed and focused CV which has impact and is professionally presented will open doors, help you to obtain meetings and interviews, and as important to control those interviews.
Writing a CV is not easy and it does take time.
A good CV will cover these points:
- A CV must be effective. Effectiveness is all about doing the right things, which means your CV must produce the right results (an interview!). If it doesn’t then there is something wrong.
- Your CV must be clear, concise and easy to read. Interviewers receive many applications for jobs and any that take effort to read will not be looked on favourably.
- Make your CV interesting and highlight the important points and achievements. Would you choose to interview someone who has produced a boring CV that doesn’t even manage to draw attention to key achievements?
- Use short sentences, ensure the English is grammatically correct and of a good standard and there must be NO spelling errors. Short sentences keep things precise and simple. Spelling and grammar errors show a lack of care.
- Accuracy, layout and legibility – as well as content and style – are critical. Faced with many CVs to review, these elements can help a CV be selected and then for expectations to be met at interview.
The Gateway Guide to CV Writing covers many aspects of CV Writing and is now available for free download.