As a part of our exclusive alliance with the Association for Project Management to deliver a career development service, we have put together some tips and advice for potential candidates. In this particular Slide Share we look at some tips on writing a winning CV and ensuring you land the interview for that job!

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Tips for Writing a Winning CV
Wellingtone Project Recruitment

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Our Clients
The one thing they all have in common….they all run projects

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• Your CV is your SELLING TOOL
• The FIRST THING prospective
employers/agencies look at
• The thing that SEPARATES YOU from the
crowd
• Will INCREASE YOUR CHANCE of getting a
face-to-face interview
The Importance of a CV

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Recruitment agencies/employers use
keyword searches to electronically select a
‘long list’ of candidates…if it doesn’t contain
keywords, won’t make the list
TIP: Don’t overdo it, if it reads like a long
list of keywords, it won’t go any further
Keywords

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• A clear and concise CV which shows your skills and experience is going to get
noticed a lot faster than an over-worded jumble
• Make it look professional, decent font size and do not vary font types of sizes
• Write in the 1st person rather than the 3rd person. If nothing else, it suggests
someone else has written your CV for you
CV Layout

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• Without sounding condescending, name, address and contact details please!
(You’ll be surprised at the number of people who forget!)
• Recruiters want to be able to get hold of you quickly without too much effort,
so make it easy for them. If you are difficult to get hold of or do not return
calls, a recruiter will move on to the next candidate
Contact Details

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• A paragraph or two at the top of your CV which provides a summary or your
skills and relevance to the role
• It might be the only text a Recruiter might read on your CV
• It needs to entice the reader to want to learn more so it needs to be snappy
and to the point
• Update this section for every role, review the job description. What are they
looking for?
• What can you state in your profile that supports your application and aligns
with the requirements in the job description?
Your Profile

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• A paragraph or two at the top of your CV which provides a summary or your
skills and relevance to the role
• It might be the only text a Recruiter might read on your CV
• It needs to entice the reader to want to learn more so it needs to be
snappy and to the point
• Update this section for every role, review the job description. What are
they looking for?
• What can you state in your profile that supports your application and aligns
with the requirements in the job description?
Education or Career Highlights First?

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Detailed Career History
• In reverse chronological order (i.e. start with most recent)
• Include:
• What is your budget responsibility
• Methodology used
• Types of projects managed
• Company name, job title, date started and date finished
• Employers need to know months too, they like to see career path and you
need to explain any gaps
• It can be particularly helpful for you to give reasons why you left a position,
it stops the client asking ‘what went wrong?’

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Technical Knowledge
• This section is for all you
engineering/IT/Technical Project Managers
• Make this section short but keyword rich
• DON’T overdo it as listing every software
possible suggests the person knows little
in-depth
• Only list an item that you are happy to
answer a question about in an interview
otherwise you could find yourself in a
difficult situation in the interview

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Education
• If you didn’t put it at the top of
your CV then here is a good
place
• List all qualifications in reverse
chronological order and
include dates and institutions
• Bring certificates and
qualifications with you to
interview, whether asked or not

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Hobbies/Interest
• Do not feel obliged to include this section
• If you are going to, then make sure you include something that is of
interest and ideally a topic of conversation for interview
• Please don’t include anything if you are just going to say ‘socializing
with friends, travel and films’
• If you do have an interesting hobby or past time, then include it to show
there is more to you than other candidates
• REMEMBER: People like interesting people!

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Length of CV
• It is often said that a CV should be no longer than two pages, but three
pages is absolutely fine, although we suggest 3 pages as a maximum
• Don’t reduce font size as small as possible and include wordy
paragraphs of text…Recruiters will not read through it
• Always use bullet points and short brief sentences
• Remember, your CV has to be easy to read and clearly laid out as initially
it might not get more than a ten second scan

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