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PERSONAL DETAILS
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Contact addresses
and telephone numbers, both home
and term-time (with dates if
applicable)
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Email
address/addresses if applicable
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If there is a lot
of information here, save room
by having 2 adjacent columns of
text or by using a smaller font
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Gender, marital
status and state of health are
purely optional.
It can be used to
discriminate against you, so if
you don’t have to include it,
leave it out altogether.
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Do not include
anything that could cause
prejudice
KEY SKILLS
(6 - 8) bulleted
points showing your main skills,
i.e. those skills which are
transferable from one situation to
another.
EDUCATION
(in reverse
chronological
order; a margin down
the side looks good and makes it
easier to read)
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1997 -
2000 |
Name of
University
Title of course in full,
with degree
classification achieved
or expected
Some
details about the
modules you have
studied, especially
those appropriate to
this application.
Include details of
projects, group work and
dissertations.
Include details of your
"year abroad" here, if
relevant, including the
names of any
institutions.
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1990 -
1997 |
Name of
school and town/city
A levels (or equivalent)
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itemized with
grades achieved
GCSEs - total number
achieved (e.g. 9 at
grades A-C including
English and Maths)
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WORK EXPERIENCE
Summer
1999 - Job title, name
of company and town/city
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Bulleted lists
work well here.
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Look
to highlight skills
used and/or
developed (e.g. team
work),
emphasize
any insights or
learning points
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Use
action verbs such as
created, managed,
developed etc.
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Emphasize
responsibilities and
personal/team
achievements
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It is
not necessary to
list every job but
don't leave big
gaps. Bar work is
legitimate work
experience so don't
leave
it out -
employers look for
more than "sexy"
blue-chip
internships!
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The
most important point
here is to show the
breadth and depth of
responsibility you
held and what
difference you made
to the company you
worked for.
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Summer
1998 - Job title, etc.
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OTHER RELEVANT
EXPERIENCE
This is a key section to
highlight any areas/positions of
responsibility outside of actual
work experience e.g. club leader,
prefect etc. Again show what you
were responsible for and what you
actually achieved.
COMPUTER SKILLS
List any specific
experience, particularly if relevant
to the job.
INTERESTS
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Travel
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Simply
saying, "I love
travelling" is
insufficient - say where
you have traveled, how
(e.g. independently, in
a group) and if the
latter, what you were
responsible for (e.g.
looking after the
money!)
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Other
stuff
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Give
details of society
memberships, outside
interests, sports etc.
Focus on what you've
done, not just what
you've belonged to. Show
a balance between active
and passive, group and
individual pursuits.
Don’t
list less or more than
three interests. Too
many will result in the
employer thinking that
you will be too busy to
work and too little
indicate that you are a
boring person. |
REFERENCES
Make sure you check
with your referees FIRST - few
people appreciate a telephone call
out of the blue asking for a
reference - you need to ensure they
are suitably prepared and primed!
Give them a copy of your CV and tell
them what you have applied for.
There is no need to
put
references
on your CV as it can take up
valuable space. You can put
'Available on Request' or simply
leave it and include them in you
covering letter. |
