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Top Tips for writing a CV
Writing your CV is not always easy, there is a lot of advice and ideas around which can often make it harder and more confusing than you thought! At Allen and York we want to make sure we can give you some straight forward and practical advice which will help you put together a clear and concise CV which will stand out to the potential employer!
- Here are some top tips which we hope will help you:
- Make your CV clear, short and easy to read - remember the employer will have several CVs to look at and may only look at yours for 20 seconds. You want to stand out from the crowd!
- Your CV is an advert of yourself to the company so remember to sell yourself you need to make sure you make it interesting and it highlights your key skills.
- Your CV should have clear headings. E.g. Education, Employment History. Avoid fancy layouts as this may detract from the contents of your CV.
- Always use positive language as this will make a good impression to the reader.
- Always write your duties in bullet points
- Make sure you add the month and year on all dates.
- Make sure you spell check the document
- Remember the CV only gets you the interview- you are the one who gets the job so make sure you can back up everything on your CV with valid examples!
The clear headings you should follow when writing your CV are:
- Personal information
- Education and Professional Qualifications
- IT/Systems Skills
- Employment history- Most recent/current role first
- Hobbies/other interests if relevant
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