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Write The Perfect CV Or Resume

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Go back a page and you'll find Part 1 of Write The Perfect CV.

Stay here and we'll cover the following headings:

  • Work Experience
  • Key Skills
  • Interests
  • Achievements
  • References

Write The Perfect CV -- Work Experience

Include in this section of your resume or CV any work experience that you have which is relevant to the job you're applying for, even if it was part time, voluntary, or seasonal.

Each job should include the following basic information:

  • Your job title
  • Your start and end dates, in months and years
  • Your main responsibilities
  • The name of the Company or organization

If you've had many other unrelated jobs, put these in an appendix. Don't dilute your resume by adding irrelevant items.

Remember that your resume or CV must be to the point. An interested interviewer can always read the appendices if they wish, but get the main relevant items in front of them first.

Key Skills

List your main skills which are relevant to the job for which you're applying in bullet form. Be brief.

Interests

Keep this short. Employers generally only skim over this bit just to get 'a feel' for your personality.

And be honest -- don't say you play 5-a-side hockey because you think it sound teamy! The interviewer might ask you about it and that could be embarrassing if you've not done it for 10 years!

You're nearly done. The last sections are:

Follow our resume guide and pretty soon you'll have a perfect resume or CV, guaranteed to increase your chances of getting an interview.

But if this all sounds too much, don't worry. There are many good companies out there who can write a resume or CV for you....

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