Where can I get a sample CV / Resume online?

Question

Mine is 6 pages long... I would like to condense it to one or 2 pages but I need to see the format which is acceptable to American companies.

Do you have to include your date of birth and marital status anymore? I heard this was not really necessary. Do I have to list all my education, or just the highest level?

Please list websites where I may find samples. Thanks

Jeez, you people don't answer the question do ya? I said links to websites please? If I wanted to do the research myself I wouldn't have asked !

No I DON'T have Microsoft - I use open source software.
THANKS Dawn M for the first sensible and informative answer:)

Answer 1

Take a look at this site. It has examples, templates and more.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

You have asked an important question.. Condensing from 6 pages to 2 is essential for American companies. There is a vast difference from a CV and a Resume.

If you are using Microsoft to produce your resume, check it's templates folder under Word as there is a Resume template.

To answer your other questions:

Omit personal information such as date of birth and marital status. List all your highest level educational degrees.

For help in this, feel free to check the Career Guide at: http://hfcareernetwork.com

There you will find the formatting and resume hints most useful to the successful job seekers on the Helping Friends Career Network.

Alternatively you can join the Yahoo Group for HFCN Career Development Hints at:
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/HFCN-CareerTransformationTalk/

Good luck!

Answer 4

The most important criteria for setting up a professional resume besides relevant text, is "scanability." Here are some helpful tips: 1. Place just below your identification header [your hame, address, phone, email address] any Conditional Warning Statement such as "Confidential Resume,"Do Not Contact Current Employer," etc. 2. Always fill-in an Objectives category [just below the Conditional Warning Statement] and make sure that he Objective will contribute to the profitability of your future employer; 3. Select a mono-type font such as Helvetica, Arial, Courier or Times Roman; do not select any cursive handwriting styles which cannot scanned; 4. Keep font sizes within a range of 10 to 12 pts.; 5. Avoid styling text with a justified alignment, keep it flushed left; 6. Instead of using tabs to set up blocked text entries, generate a table and use the column and row settings accordingly; 7. Do not place an i.d. picture anywhere on the resume, this is a major taboo due to discrimination issues; 8. Do not place any graphic text [saved as .gifs] onto the resume since it may be overlooked during the scanning phase; 9. List at the very end of the resume your interests which should include travel experiences, language skills, social interactions such as golf, team sports, tennis, etc. In conclusion, the above helpful hints were designed to allow ease of scanning of your resume into PDF which can then be text captured for seach purposes by your potential employer. Failure to conform the resume to appropriate fonts and styles as outlined above will result in rejection of the resume simply due to the inability of the scanning device to properly index relevant resume entries. Good luck!

Answer 5

Microsoft office online do a reasonably good one that shows all the basic bits in US format..

Answer 6

Use monster.com. They also have articles and advise on writing a good cv and resume.

The appropriate length for a resume is one page.

Answer 7

if u have microsoft word installed in your system, click file, new, u will see some sample resumes there...good luck

Answer 8

I've written a guide which answers all these questions - check out http://www.journalism.co.uk/features/story1953.shtml

I hope it helps.

Answer 9

do a google search, there are literally thousands out there