Creating a solid CV

Before you start typing, remember that your CV needs to ‘sell’ you, your skills and experience and what you can offer a potential employer.  Don’t just give a summary of your qualifications, skills and experience – put your personality into your CV and really show the employer why you’re different and how you’re suited to the role you’re applying for.

Think about your profile paragraph – make sure all your personal information is up to date and use this opening paragraph to highlight your skills, strengths and personal qualities. You can mention your career objectives and aspirations here too. Use bullet points to list your academic achievements and professional qualifications. When it comes to your career summary, pay most attention to your more recent roles – this is what employers are really interested in. For each job, give a short description of the role, responsibilities and achievements. Finally, check spelling and grammar, and make sure you haven’t used too much jargon.

CV’s should only be 2 pages, 3 max.

The application process

The first all-important step. Take your time and make sure you’ve filled in everything correctly and thoroughly. If you’re uploading a CV make sure it’s the most up-to-date version of your CV. Sounds obvious but it’s all too easy to attach an old version.