What is the best tip you can give me for improving a C.V?

Question

Any help would be appreciated thanx

Answer 1

send it to me at [e-mail], and I will gove you some pointers

(take out name, address, phone)

Answer 2

My advice is this:

1) Organise all your information, categories i use are contact details, personal profile, work skills, education, other information and work experience.
2) Try to ensure that the CV is not longer then 2 pages.
3) Present the information in a clear manner.
4) Only use one font on your CV (bold is acceptable for titles)
5) Use a clean font like, Times New Roman, Arial, or Courier New
6) 12pt is probably best for letter size.
7) Get some one else to proof read it before you send it in.
8) Highlight skills that are asked of by the employer.
9) Don't lie on the CV, you will be exposed in either the interview or job.


Hope this helps you and good luck getting a job. LOL

Answer 3

You need to put together a resume for a specific job. Employers throw away resumes of people who say they can do anything. You need to say if you are looking for work in purchasing, sales, IT or whatever. Put together a resume that reflects that. For example under objective: Seeking a sales trainee position where I can use my strong interpersonal skills. Go to yahoo yellow pages and get the names and numbers of the firms in the area you would like to work for. Call and ask if you can fax over your resume and to who's attention. Most openings are filled before they are advertised, so the key is to get hold of them now. When you speak to the person ask if they have any openings at this time. If not, ask them if you know what firm does have openings. Follow up with a phone call to the person you faxed to in a few days for the companies that do have an opening/

Answer 4

Make absolutely sure that your CV is correctly spelled and punctuated. I worked in a recruitment agency for a number of years and any spelling errors or typos used to leap out at me straight away. (This, of course, is where I make an error in my answer...)

Look at the job you are applying for and pick out the key skills they are looking for. Think how your experience gives you those skills and add them as a bulleted list early on in your CV (for example, after your name and address details). If you are scanning through applications, these bulleted lists are really helpful in identifying CVs you want to examine in more detail.

Keep your CV to two sides of A4 at all costs... no one wants to read reams of paper.

Ensure that you are consistent in the layout and formatting of the document all the way through. Don't use unnecessary flourishes, changes of font, coloured text etc, it just looks unprofessional. Keep it slick, clean and clear.

Don't over-do it on the bullets or narrative describing your experience but do try to give examples that relate specifically to the job you're applying for.

There is no such thing as an all-purpose CV. How can you possibly fit every aspect of all your experience, highlighting the key points that the potential employers want to see in a single document? You need to tailor the document for each job application, drawing out the specifics that are pertinent to that job.

In summary: keep it simple, sharp and relevant.

Oh, and sorry Steve, but I really used to hate seeing CVs that were obviously from Word templates or similar... that just indicated to me that the person couldn't prepare a CV themselves.

Answer 5

Make sure spelling, grammar and layout are impeccable. Never, ever claim anything that you can't back up in an interview. Make sure you inlcude, and make the most of, ALL relevant experience, even that which was not job related. (e.g. playing sport for a team on a regular basis shows team spirit, commitment and loyalty).

Good luck!

Answer 6

there are many tips I use in my CV. and they worked for me.

however the BEST on by far is to send it in a stiff backed a4 envelope. this means that it isnt all creased up so it looks better and a lot of people tend to open the big stuff first to get it out of the way before starting on the DL size which are usually bills.

I know this will cost you more now that postage is based on size, but it is worth it.

ohhhh and put your name at the top, not curiculum vitae. we know what it is, we want to know who you are.

Answer 7

Don't leave out dates, it should read in a sequence of what you were doing year to year. If out of work for a year say for travelling then say it at end of CV

Make sure to explain in bullet points the skills you have, not a meandering description of the mission statement of the last job, what i mean is say you worked in accounts then say dealt you with sales, purchase and nominal ledger via what ever accounting package you used, don't go on about your last employer being a world leader in their market etc,.

The prospective employer is looking for your basic skills, they can and do read through the waffle. So state your skills clearly for them to see

The same applies your computer skills, don't assume everyone knows your an expert on excel etc.

And try keep it to 1-2 pages. Good luck

Answer 8

A simple presentation of significant accomplishments. Also, dot the eyes, and cross the t's, you've already made an ommission in your question, you left out the period after the V.

Answer 9

Make sure your C.V. has no spelling or punctuation mistakes, for if it does, it will more than likely go straight in the bin.

Answer 10

Keep it under four pages in length. Use 'dot' points to show main tasks of previous positions held. Have two proffessional and two personnal referees.

Answer 11

Apparently employers say the biggest mistake is spelling Curriculum Vitae wrong

Like I said - It's hard to spell!