CV PresentationYour CV is your marketing tool, which should be designed to demonstrate to the employer that you are suitable for the position. It must convey a complex amount of information in few words, to enable the employer to instantly attain your suitability. To do so, it must be clearly focused on the specific job you are seeking, addressing the employer's job requirements if known, and convey your career goals.
Contact Details
A potential employer must be able to contact you, so include your name, address, phone number(s), and e-mail address. If necessary include your temporary address, (e.g. at college), and a permanent home address, (e.g. parent address).
Job Objective/Personal Profile
A job objective or personal profile is optional, but is your opportunity to convey your focus, your goals and express your personality. Your objective should explain the kind of work you want to do. This should be no longer than four typed lines.
Key Accomplishments
You may add a section that highlights your key accomplishments and achievements.
Education If you are recently qualified, this should be the next entry. If you have work experience, this section should be preceded by Work History. This section should include school(s) attended (including years of attendance) and qualifications awarded. If you have carried out a final year project, include a title and short description with key techniques used.
Work History
This should be in reverse chronological order (most recent first). Each position held should include company name, job title, and dates of employment. Include a brief description of the responsibilities of each position, major achievements and evidence of using transferable skills e.g. speaking effectively, negotiating, motivating. Use appropriate ‘action verbs’ e.g. researched, created, designed, implemented, to emphasise your accomplishments.
Interests and Affiliations
Your interests can say a lot about you. Use this section to convey your personality, motivation and achievements. This section should also include professional memberships.
References
This section should only include a statement saying references are available upon request. Do not include the names of your referees.
Publications
Include your publications on a separate page if relevant to the position, or include a statement saying a publication list is available upon request.
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