Tips for Preparing your CV / Resume

If you don't have a CV, or you're considering a revamp then we suggest you use the following format:

• Personal Information - (name, home address, email address, all telephone numbers - work, mobile and home).
• Write a summary paragraph (approx. 80 words) explaining who you are, what you are and outline your primary skills and experience.
• Education - To mention a non-existent qualification, is a misrepresentation, and in some countries a criminal offence. This will have detrimental consequences for future employment, thus educational reference details may help to assist the potential employer.To submit a diploma, degree or other qualification for which you are only partly or not at all qualified will affect the validity of the employment process.
• Work Related Courses - mention dates and length of course.
• Employment / Work History - Always list your work experience in descending order with current employer first.
• Bullet points help to break up the CV. Employers are able to get straight to the important points and bullet points will help direct them there. You should focus on your skills during the job - when you initiated a particular project or idea; when you were responsible for a particular task and when you assisted on a particular task.
• Put the greatest emphasis on your most recent roles. Summarise older roles. Each position should include dates and months of employment.
• Work Experience details (if any) and or voluntary work.
• Additional Information - Languages, specific knowledge and/or experience, memberships of professional and other organisations, all work related
• Interests - hobbies everything not work related

CV / Resume Tips

• Do not produce CVs longer than 5 pages but certainly not less than 2½ A4 pages.
• Describe your duties and responsibilities clearly and concisely.
• Include major achievements and other things that are clearly attributable to you. Explain any non-working periods.
• Use one single font/type face.
• Only bind your CV/ Resume and take your CV / Resume with you to an interview.
• Only use coloured typefaces for your CV / Resume and take a black and white copy with you to an interview.
• Do not include remuneration details or names of referees
• Do not forget that our clients may be interested in you for your current skills and experience and not for the new direction in which you have decided to go
• Check your CV/resume thoroughly for spelling and/or typing mistakes
• Ask somebody to proof read your CV/resume
• Make sure that you can back-up anything that you state in your CV/resume