Top 10 Tips
For a great CV
- A CV is a sales document. Keep it short and precise – no more than two pages
- Update the details of your last job – are you still working there and will you be immediately available for the job you are applying for?
- Remember to give your full contact details
- Condense and summarise your information
- Give an overview of your key achievements, and how they benefited the company, team or line manager. Try to quantify your achievements…improved absence from 5% to 2.6% which saved the company £0.5m pa
- Exclude your date of birth, age, marital status, nationality etc. – this shouldn’t be used as selection criteria
- Identify where you are going to add value to the company
- Never have spelling mistakes or incorrect punctuation
- Use a professional email address
- Back up statements with quality facts
