The document provides guidance on writing an effective CV. It recommends highlighting your achievements and impact rather than just responsibilities. Numbers should be used to quantify achievements. The CV needs to engage the reader within 10 seconds. Personal information and relevant qualifications should be included at the top, followed by experiences in reverse chronological order with a focus on 3-5 key achievements per role. Education is placed lower once significant work experience is achieved. Formatting should be clean and consistent to ensure readability.
CV\'s are called a variety of things (eg, curriculum vitae, resume). There is no universally accepted format. The most important attribute of a successful CV is that it clearly explains to the reader what it is that you can do for them. Your CV should be:
• A well-presented, selling document
• A source of interesting, relevant information
• A script for talking about yourself
This e-book is structured into three segments to help take you step-by-step through certain considerations in your job search - from learning about how to search for roles, to writing the best CV, and finally how to completely nail the interview.
CV is the only important selling tool to sell a Jobseeker. After watching this slide, you will know how to sell yourself and impress the prospective employer affectively through your CV. I am confident that you will like the Tips. Good Luck!!!!!
CV\'s are called a variety of things (eg, curriculum vitae, resume). There is no universally accepted format. The most important attribute of a successful CV is that it clearly explains to the reader what it is that you can do for them. Your CV should be:
• A well-presented, selling document
• A source of interesting, relevant information
• A script for talking about yourself
This e-book is structured into three segments to help take you step-by-step through certain considerations in your job search - from learning about how to search for roles, to writing the best CV, and finally how to completely nail the interview.
CV is the only important selling tool to sell a Jobseeker. After watching this slide, you will know how to sell yourself and impress the prospective employer affectively through your CV. I am confident that you will like the Tips. Good Luck!!!!!
Persuasive Resume - Cover Letter - Job Letter WritingFaHaD .H. NooR
these slides will help you writing persuasive cover letter, resume and job letter.
Job seekers frequently send a cover letter along with their curriculum vitae or applications for employment as a way of introducing themselves to potential employers and explaining their suitability for the desired positions. Employers may look for individualized and thoughtfully written cover letters as one method of screening out applicants who are not sufficiently interested in their positions or who lack necessary basic skills.
The functional résumé is used to focus on skills that are specific to the type of position being sought. This format directly emphasizes specific professional capabilities and utilizes experience summaries as its primary means of communicating professional competency. In contrast, the chronological résumé format will briefly highlight these competencies prior to presenting a comprehensive timeline of career growth through reverse chronological listings, with the most recent experience listed first. The functional résumé works well for those making a career change, having a varied work history or with little work experience. A functional résumé is also preferred for applications to jobs that require very specific skills or clearly defined personality traits. A functional résumé is a good method for highlighting particular skills or experiences, especially when those particular skills or experiences may have derived from a role which was held some time ago. Rather than focus on the length of time that has passed, the functional résumé allows the reader to identify those skills quickly.
This presentation gives guidelines how to write a brilliant cover latter that will open the doors for your job application approval and ensures you will be invited to a job interview. It discussed the cover letter structure, the typical mistakes and how to avoid them.
The author has good experience in training and hiring computer programmers, software engineers and IT professionals.
A different resume can attract attention of interviewer to you. Resumes always playing a vital role in job market. Here we trying to give some tips to freshers in how can prepair a outstanding resume.
Your Resume is the first thing you need to apply for your dream job and getting shortlisted for the interview. Each day a recruiting manager gets hundreds of CVs from which he has to shortlist the best one. So, how do you make sure that your Resume is the best and it has bright chances of getting sorted among the hundred others!
You only get one chance to make a good first impression so make sure the front page of your job application is eye-catching, accurate and does justice to your skills and experience. For more information to help you succeed in your job search contact the team at USQ Student Services, or visit Social Hub for free resources to help you through every stage of the application and interview process. You’ve got this!
Persuasive Resume - Cover Letter - Job Letter WritingFaHaD .H. NooR
these slides will help you writing persuasive cover letter, resume and job letter.
Job seekers frequently send a cover letter along with their curriculum vitae or applications for employment as a way of introducing themselves to potential employers and explaining their suitability for the desired positions. Employers may look for individualized and thoughtfully written cover letters as one method of screening out applicants who are not sufficiently interested in their positions or who lack necessary basic skills.
The functional résumé is used to focus on skills that are specific to the type of position being sought. This format directly emphasizes specific professional capabilities and utilizes experience summaries as its primary means of communicating professional competency. In contrast, the chronological résumé format will briefly highlight these competencies prior to presenting a comprehensive timeline of career growth through reverse chronological listings, with the most recent experience listed first. The functional résumé works well for those making a career change, having a varied work history or with little work experience. A functional résumé is also preferred for applications to jobs that require very specific skills or clearly defined personality traits. A functional résumé is a good method for highlighting particular skills or experiences, especially when those particular skills or experiences may have derived from a role which was held some time ago. Rather than focus on the length of time that has passed, the functional résumé allows the reader to identify those skills quickly.
This presentation gives guidelines how to write a brilliant cover latter that will open the doors for your job application approval and ensures you will be invited to a job interview. It discussed the cover letter structure, the typical mistakes and how to avoid them.
The author has good experience in training and hiring computer programmers, software engineers and IT professionals.
A different resume can attract attention of interviewer to you. Resumes always playing a vital role in job market. Here we trying to give some tips to freshers in how can prepair a outstanding resume.
Your Resume is the first thing you need to apply for your dream job and getting shortlisted for the interview. Each day a recruiting manager gets hundreds of CVs from which he has to shortlist the best one. So, how do you make sure that your Resume is the best and it has bright chances of getting sorted among the hundred others!
You only get one chance to make a good first impression so make sure the front page of your job application is eye-catching, accurate and does justice to your skills and experience. For more information to help you succeed in your job search contact the team at USQ Student Services, or visit Social Hub for free resources to help you through every stage of the application and interview process. You’ve got this!
Tips on how to Create a Resume - Making a rough resume and cover letter can be a time-consuming process but it can make you confident as well as sure that you have made an error-free resume and cover letter.
Curriculum vitae | What is CV? | How to write an Effective CV?AliHamza149
curriculum vitae is a personal marketing document used to sell yourself to prospective employers. It should tell them about you, your professional history, and your skills, abilities, and achievements. ... In addition to your CV, employers may also require a cover letter and a completed application form
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Writing your CV & preparing for interview - Information for tax professionalsThe SR Group
The objective of your CV is to gain you an interview either with a potential employer or a recruitment consultant, and to create a positive impression about you in the mind of the
interviewer before you meet.
It is a good idea to split your CV into four sections: personal information, qualifications, employment history and interests.
Organisations interview in many different ways both in terms of style as well as process. As an interviewee you should never assume that each interview will be structured in exactly the same way and you should always aim to improve your interview style through better preparation and understanding of the interview process. Of course, your greatest ally is the recruitment consultant you are working with who will be able to prepare you based on their knowledge of the organisation and role in question.
The outcome of this session will be as follow:
CV Vs. Resume ?
Why you need a resume?
What’s your Resume Journey?
6 Reasons make No one call you for an interview !!
The most things HR Look for in your resume within 10 Seconds?
What’s the perfect structure for your resume?
Write a basic Resume!
What're the common mistakes to avoid in writing Resume?
1. A Blusource Guide to
Writing a great CV
Ensure you
make the
right first
impression!
2. 1. Overview 2. Basic Information on
the CV (top of the page)In the vast majority of cases, the CV is to help you
get an interview, not get you the job.
There is no need to put down every detail of every
role you have done, just what is relevant for the role
for which you are applying. A few simple things to
think about before you start to compile your CV:
• Your audience: what do they want to see?
What are they asking for in the advert or the job
description?
• Most people focus on what they do day to day,
but the most successful CVs highlight the
difference you have made and what you have
achieved in your past positions. Highlighting
your relevant achievements is very
important.
• Numbers have impact, so if you want to take
your CV to the next level, don’t just say you
improved a process, quantify it! Did you save
money for the company? How much? Did you
save the company time by improving a process?
How much time?
• Your CV needs to make a good first impression.
If the reader isn’t engaged with it in the first
10 seconds, your CV is less likely to go into the
“yes” pile.
• How do you think a recruiter will read your CV?
The truth is, people will generally only read your
CV in depth if it passes the skim read test first!
So make sure the most relevant achievements
and skills for the role you are applying for are
the first things a potential employer will read
(this goes for a cover letter also).
Personal Information to include:
• Name
• Address
• Mobile Number
• Email address
• Qualification if relevant
You don’t need to include:
• Date of Birth
• Writing CV or Curriculum Vitae
• Marital status
Introduction
Before reading this, be aware this
is a personal opinion of how to
write a great CV to highlight the
experience you have and is aimed
at Finance & HR Professionals.
My thoughts are based on reading
thousands of CVs over a 15 year
period as a professional recruiter.
Bjorn Jones,
Director,
Blusource I&C
Remember to
highlight your
achievements
What does
your audience
want to see?
3. 3. Content for each
position in the last
10 years
4. Education
7. Interests
5. Training & Qualifications
6. IT & Systems
• Company name – As well as the name a line to
give an indication of the size, (financial turnover
if you are in finance, headcount if you are an HR
professional) and what the company does helps
to put your experience into perspective. However
keep any description as brief as possible.
• Job title
• Dates – start and end dates should show the
month as well as the year. If you only show years,
it may seem like you are covering up a gap. If you
finished a position in 2009 and started a new one
in 2010, there could be as much as a 23 month
gap between the roles. No need to put the days
on though.
• Key Achievements – What difference did you
make in your role? What have you achieved;
implemented; saved; streamlined; downsized;
grown; enhanced; created; developed? Can you
quantify it? Be specific if you can. 3 to 5 key
relevant achievements per role is about right, but
if you only have 1 or 2 good ones, just use those,
don’t pad it out.
• Responsibilities – Don’t just list everything you
do every day, especially if it isn’t relevant for the
position you are applying for. You should be able
to sum up your responsibilities in 7-20 bullet
points. If you have had 1 role in the past 10 years,
then 15-20 bullet points is fine, but if you have
had 10 different roles in the last 10 years, you will
need to cut this right down or your CV will go on
for pages and pages!
The location of education on your CV depends on
which stage you are at in your career.
If you are just starting out and are a graduate with
no real work experience, your experience needs to
go at the top of the CV as you are showing your
“potential”.
Once you have relevant work experience for a
role, it needs to be seen first, hence the education
would then follow and be pushed towards the end
of your CV.
This polarises opinion. Interests are useful to show
your human side on a CV, however certain interests
could be off putting for a potential employer. If
your interests are genuinely interesting, give a real
insight into you as person or are relevant for the
role you are applying for, then include them.
If it is going to say “socialising with friends;
watching TV; playing computer games”, probably
better not having an interests section at all. If you
put scuba diving and it turns out you went once 10
years ago, that could be seen as misleading, which
would then raise questions about the accuracy of
the rest of your CV.
List with dates (again only relevant qualifications
which are useful for the position are really needed)
IT literacy is important in most positions. If this
is the case in your profession, worth mentioning
them on your CV (this could be shown individually
in the content for each role sections instead)
What difference
did you make
in previous roles?
Be specific!
Are your
interests genuinely
interesting, insightful
or relevant?
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About Blusource8. Formatting the CV 9. Reviewing your CV once
you have put it together
Before you hit send, don’t
forget to check:
• You want your CV to stand out? Great!
However you want it to stand out for the
right reasons. Interesting colours and fancy
fonts can give the wrong impression. Ariel and
Calibri fonts at size 11 or 12 may seem run of
the mill, but they are professional and easy to
read. Italics and overly large or small fonts with
non-black font become harder to read and will
not be seen as professional.
• When you look at your CV, is the text
crammed in? If it is, it will not be easy to
read. Bullet points and concise sentences
instead of block paragraphs is the way to go.
• Does it flow? Reverse chronological (most
recent first) is the best way to order your
experience and makes it easier for the reader.
• Is it factually correct – make sure you are
highlighting your relevant achievements, but
don’t over exaggerate your experience.
• Are there any spelling or grammatical
errors? Use spellcheck, but also get friends or
relatives to proof read it for you as well. Words
out of context can be missed by spellcheck.
• Is it too long? 2 sides of A4 is the aim,
however 3 is also acceptable if you are an
experienced candidate with over 10 years
experience. 4 is too long. If your CV is 4 pages
or more, realise that experience which isn’t from
the last 10 years is probably not relevant. Ask
yourself as you go through your CV line by line,
is this relevant for the role I am applying for?
• Is the formatting consistent throughout? Do
all of your bullet points match up and are you
using the font and font sizes consistently?
• Is it in 3rd person or does every other sentence
start with “I did.. “ or “I had..”? Your CV
should all be in 3rd person.
• Why does my CV not have a personal profile?
Again this a topic which will divide many. It
isn’t necessary if the rest of your CV is written
correctly. If you have minimal experience (a
graduate for example) then yes, you should
have one. If you have one, keep it brief,
avoid buzzwords and highlight your technical
strengths.
Facts and dates
Spelling and grammar
Formatting
Does it pass the 10 second
skim read test?
Have you included all
your relevant skills and
achievements?