What are the main headings for a CV?

Question

I.E Hobbies, Qualifications, etc.

My CV is on my old computer, so I need to start from scratch.

Thanks.

Answer 1

The headings are:-
Personal Information (Name, Address and Date of Birth - this is COMPULSORY)
Education
Employment (current and previous)
Other Information (Hobbies, Computer Packages you are familiar with)
Referees

Answer 2

Personal Information - Name, address, etc (top central)

Personal profile - What type of person you are

Education & Qualifications - When, where, what you got.

Employment History - When, Where, Job title & what you did (brief desc)

Key skills and abilities - Training or achievements, driving licence, first aid, H&S Cert, etc.

Hobbies & Interests - include voluntary work or fundraising in here too.

References - 2 People who can vouch for you. One should be your most recent employer, the other who can give a character reference.

Try not to make a CV longer than 2 A4 pages. Don't use crazy graphics to get yourself noticed, it doesn't look professional. If you want to stand out from the crowd, try printing on a light pastel shade of paper, such as Ivory. Nothing too dramatic!

Good Luck!

Answer 3

Do you possess a copy of Microsoft Works as this has all ready made templates for making CV's and you can also invent your own. If not, then usual headings are Work History; Qualifications; Interests; Family; and don't forget to make sure there are no gaps between dates and that you name and address is at the top.

Answer 4

Personal details name, address, nationality, marital status, date of birth,

Education/Qualifications/Awards & Prizes (could be separate sections if you have lots in each! Or leave awards and prizes off if you haven’t gone that route!) O and A levels, prizes and awards, qualifications, degrees and diplomas (with dates).

Date - Educational body - Qualifcation

Employment History (starting with current appointment and working backwards chronologically. Can include periods of research or other activity (rather than leaving gaps unaccounted for). Some people add a paragraph about each job under the job details.

Date Job title

Relevant experience

Once again – most recent first again and in more depth/detail, especially the more senior you get.

Bullet lists of responsibilities and duties performed – either in each job or, if repetitive, amalgamate them

Courses and conferences attended; Date/name/location of event

Memberships of any relative associations.

Leadership or key positions held: eg head boy/girl or prefect and duties, president of student unoon, mess president, chair or other role on committees, representative roles

Research undergraduate, BSc, postgraduate, current projects.

Other skills and experience, eg., IT, Teamworking, Management,
Administration

Social interests
These might include educational, cultural, sporting , intellectual, crafts, hobbies

Referees usually two – but certainly the most recent two (including current)

Answer 5

I am currently doing a BA in English and we have had to do our CV for part of a module. We were advised not to include family or hobbies as they were not technically relevant.

Name
Address
Contact details (phone, email etc)
Brief profile paragraph ie Experienced Customer Relations Manager currently a final year English BA student. Accomplished in all areas of call centre management and motivational techniques for sales teams/call centre operatives.
Work history (starting with most recent) and explain any significant gaps.
Education - only high school and onwards.
Qualifications - list best and most recently achieved first.
Relevant workplace skills.
References available on request.


And thats it really! Good luck with whatever you want to do!

Answer 6

First of all keep it simple. Most employers just scan over a CV at first so if it is too fussy the might not bother looking at it properly.

The main headings are as follows:-

Personal details - name, address, date of birth, marital status, driving licence.
Education details
Current employment
Previous employment
Summary of skills
Interests & Hobbys
References
Sign and date

Good Luck with your job hunt.

Answer 7

Personal Details
Key Skills
Employment History
Education
Additional Information (i.e. hobbies, British Driving Licence etc)
References

Answer 8

A CV or Curriculum Vitae is:
Your Life History
Your job history
Your achievments
Your Skills

More info on http://www.cvtips.com/CV_writing.html

Answer 9

I ussually suggest you always start a CV from scratch whenever you look to move on the career front.

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Answer 10

use the wizard guide the CV is about you so use the CV heading title your name