CV Writing
This is the chance for you to sell yourself on paper and convince the reader that you are worth interviewing.
- Provide a summary of educational and qualification details, including grades and dates.
- Detail your career history starting with your most recent position.
- For each employment position, use bullet points rather than paragraphs.
- Make sure your CV clearly indicates the progress you have made: listing achievements and successes.
- Use good quality paper
- Attach a covering letter, explaining why you are suited to the job.
- Check and double-check for spelling and grammatical errors. (Get a second opinion).
- Where appropriate, tailor the CV to the position you are applying for.
- Waffle; you must keep the detail interesting and easy to read.
- Use more than 3 pages.
- Leave any career gaps unexplained.
- Detail points which are irrelevant.
