Your CV is the most important tool you have to promote yourself to potential employers and recruiters. Find out how to make sure it is well written, professional and informative.

1. CV Advice

3. From the Specialist Recruiter

4. www.cvscreen.co.uk

5. Ensure it is:
•Well written
•Professional
•Informative
Your CV is the most important tool you have to promote yourself to
potential employers and recruiters

6. This guide provides you with all the pointers you
need when writing your CV

7. How should a CV be formatted?
• Save your CV as a Word document
• The expected length for a CV is 2-3 pages, technical CV’s will
need to be longer, up to a maximum of 4
• Write it in reverse chronological order
• Use a professional font, Arial size 11 is popular
• Use bullet points to highlight skills and experience

8. What information to include:
• Contact details; including mobile, home number, email and
address
• Personal statement
• Education details including dates and qualifications
• Employment history
• Interests
• References, it’s not always possible to include these if you are
still employed. A one liner ‘References available on request’
will suffice

9. What is a personal statement?
It’s a brief summary that sells you and your skills to the employer

10. How to write a Personal Statement:
• Your personal statement needs to be tailored to each job you
are applying for
• Remember to include information on who you are, what you
can offer and your career aspirations
• Aim for 150 words or 4 to 5 lines

11. How to show your Education/Skills
• Use a skills matrix to highlight your main skills including the
number of years you have put these skills into practice
• Make sure you highlight your specific skills relevant to the role
• If you feel that your experience is holding you back, lead with
your education

12. What employment history to include:
• List your exact duties within each position, the Job Title alone
is not enough
• Highlight areas of responsibility and outline your key
achievements
• Any substantial gaps in your employment history should be
explained in your cover letter, if approached in the right way
they needn’t be a hindrance

13. Don’t ruin your chances with a spelling mistake!
• Always use spell check, but don’t rely on it!
• Avoid grammatical errors e.g the wrong use of your/you’re,
their/there/they’re, affect/effect are all common mistakes
• Get someone to proof read your CV

14. Check Points

15. Do:
• Provide contact details
• Keep it concise
• Tailor to each role applied for particularly the personal
statement
• Include relevant skills and achievements
• Check for mistakes and get it proof read

16. Don’t:
• Make it too long, a CV is a checklist of achievements
• Include details and information that is irrelevant to your
application
• Use strange fonts that are hard to read
• Use coloured text
• Include a selfie

17. Our website www.cvscreen.co.uk provides a number of articles
and videos to help you in your job search. We also advertise our
current vacancies on our jobs page.

18. About Us
CV Screen Ltd, the specialist Recruitment Agency, have a track record of recruiting throughout the UK.
Established in 2000, our experienced staff have a proven track record of recruiting for some of the UK's leading
organisations including Links of London, FA Premier League and Mamas and Papas.
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