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Write A Good Curriculum Vitae

This document provides tips for writing a good curriculum vitae or resume. It recommends including personal details, education and qualifications, work experience, interests and achievements, skills, and references. The key to a good CV is that it is targeted to the specific job, carefully laid out, informative but concise, and free of errors. Common mistakes CVs contain are poor spelling, not being tailored to the role, having an inappropriate length or poor work history details. The document also discusses using a chronological or skill-based CV format and tips for strong CV presentation.

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Write A Good Curriculum Vitae

This document provides tips for writing a good curriculum vitae or resume. It recommends including personal details, education and qualifications, work experience, interests and achievements, skills, and references. The key to a good CV is that it is targeted to the specific job, carefully laid out, informative but concise, and free of errors. Common mistakes CVs contain are poor spelling, not being tailored to the role, having an inappropriate length or poor work history details. The document also discusses using a chronological or skill-based CV format and tips for strong CV presentation.

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Write a Good

Curriculum Vitae
an outline of a person's educational and professional
history, usually prepared for job applications .
 Another name for a CV is a résumé.

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What information should be
included?
Personal Details

Education and Qualification

Work Experience

Interest and Achievements

Skills

References
Normally these would be your name, address, date of
birth, telephone number and email.

Personal Details
Your degree subject and university, plus A levels and
GCSEs or equivalents. Mention grades unless poor!

Education and Qualification


Use action words, Don't mention the routine, non-
people tasks, Try to relate the skill to the job

Work Experience
Keep this section short and to the point, Don't use the
old boring cliches, Don't put many passive, solitary
hobbies, Show a range of interests Hobbies that are a
little out of the ordinary can help you to stand out from
the crowd. Any interests relevant to the job and
Any evidence of leadership is important to mention

Interest and Achievement


The usual ones to mention are languages (good
conversational French, basic Spanish), computing (e.g.
"good working knowledge of MS Access and Excel,
plus basic web page design skills" and driving ("full
current clean driving licence").

Skills
Normally two referees are sufficient: one academic
(perhaps your tutor or a project supervisor) and one
from an employer (perhaps your last part-time or
summer job). 

References
What makes a good CV?

There is no single "correct" way to write and present a


CV but the following general rules apply:
◉ It is targeted on the specific job or career area for which you are applying
and brings out the relevant skills you have to offer
◉ It is carefully and clearly laid out: logically ordered, easy to read and not
cramped
◉ It is informative but concise
◉ It is accurate in content, spelling and grammar. If you mention attention
to detail as a skill, make sure your spelling and grammar is perfect!
What mistakes do candidates
make on their CV?
One survey of employers found the following mistakes
were most common
◉ Spelling and grammar 56% of employers found this
◉ Not tailored to the job 21%
◉ Length not right & poor work history 16%
◉ Poor format and no use of bullets 11%
◉ No accomplishments 9%
◉ Contact & email problems 8%
◉ Objective/profile was too vague 5%
◉ Lying 2%
◉ Having a photo 1%
Tips on CV presentation

Carefully and clear laid

Never back a CV

Be concise

Be Positive

Be honest

The sweet spot

Don't fold it
Different types of CV

◉ Chronological ◉ Skill-Based

outlining your career history in date highly-focused CVs which relate


order, normally beginning with the your skills and abilities to a
most recent items (reverse specific job or career area
chronological). This is the by highlighting these skills and
"conventional" approach and the your major achievements. 
easiest to prepare.
Example :
https://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/maturecv.htm
Example:
https://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/cv1.htm
Key success!
Treat the selector like a child eating a meal. Chop your CV up into
easily digestible morsels (bullets, short paragraphs and note form)
and give it a clear logical layout, with just the relevant information
to make it easy for the selector to read. If you do this, you will have
a much greater chance of interview.
Thank you
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