how do i create a simple but effective CV?

Answer 1

Hi. you can use templates provided by microsoft and other organisations. Forgive me for I do not know your age or experience but every employer will want to know what your Key Matching Criteria is, that is to say `what makes you suitable for the job'

Bearing that in mind create your CV with your name and address at the top of the paper, you can add your telephone number if you wish, it is handy to have.

Then create a brief profile of yourself, include your skills and level of experience, ensure you keep it brief but try to put yourself across as the ideal candidate for the job and as a highly motivated individual. (If you keep their interest here they'll read on).

Next provide your academic or work qualifications. (List the most relevant one first. Follow that with a brief employment history from and to dates with a brief expanation of the job and the responsibiites you held, who you reported to etc.

The CV ideally should be accurate, brief and to the point. Do not follow it up with lots of useless information. Remember that your CV is the second thing that any prospective employer sees, the first is the envelope that you send it in. Trust me do not put it in a vanilla/brown business type of envelope, chances are it won't even get opened. Imagine if you will someone sitting at a desk with hundreds of envelopes for 1 job. They need to whittle the applications down and that may very well be the first obastacle. You have to create the right impression from the start. Use a quality paper for printing your CV it all goes to impress people.

Lastly when you have an interview spend some time researching your prospective company, and try putting yourself in the interviewers position, think about types of question they might ask you in the interview. Be prepared to admit that you might not know an answer to a question rather than flannel your way around it. Be confident.

(You could also register with Employment Agnecies who will sometimes (depending on the company) help you prepare your CV. Some will also have in-house PC and software evaluate your skills and bring you up to speed on certain applications).

Answer 2

Try to put it on one sheet! The employer needs to have a quick overview and doesn't want to turn the page, especially with a hundred cv's waiting to be read.

Be concise and put only relevant jobs on there which fit the new job.

Start with personalia, then studies, then work experience, from current (top) till past (bottom list)

Put a good and concise letter with it, always stating your motivation: why do you want to work especially there in that company. Many application letters have everything in them but the motivation, which is by far the most important and often the only sentence ever looked at in the letter

Answer 3

use a template from microsoft, the are simple and to the point.

try and keep it to one page - even if you were a doctor or lawyer! 90% of people will only read the first page anyway.

made an opening statement at the top - catchy and punchy - it will make them want to read on

Answer 4

I agree with Pretty Helen, use one of the templates in Microsoft Word.

Answer 5

Tell lots of lies! You will definitely get the job then. If everyone told the truth no one would get a job!

Answer 6

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Answer 7

lie your lil tootsie off all the way

Answer 8

use you're brain!