How to Write a Great CV in 2020
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Your CV is vitally important to ensure that you showcase your experience, successes, and talents. On average, an employer will spend no more that 5-10 seconds looking at your CV, so having a clear layout with the relevant information clearly shown is essential.
Here are a few rules that should help you to produce or check your own CV.
1. CONCENTRATE ON THE ESSENTIALS
A CV must be brief; in most cases two pages is sufficient.
If your work experience is limited, describe your education and training first, highlight work placements during training.
2. BE CLEAR AND CONCISE
Use short impactful sentences.
Concentrate on the relevant aspects of your training and work experience.
Explain any breaks in your studies or career.
3. ADAPT YOUR CV TO SUIT EACH JOB
Before sending your CV to an employer, check that it corresponds to the profile required focusing on any skills listed specifically in the job specification.
Do not include work experience or training which is not relevant to the application. Highlight your advantages according to the specific needs of the prospective employer paying particular attention to your previous performances in previous roles.
Beware; do not artificially inflate your CV; if you do, you are likely to be found out at interviews.
4. TAKE CARE OVER THE PRESENTATION OF YOUR CV
A good CV will have an impactful Personal Statement which should be a few sentences long selling yourself and your previous experience
Set out your skills, competencies, and successes clearly and logically, so that your advantages stand out.
Pay attention to details such as spelling and punctuation.
Use a narrow margin document to give yourself more space.
Use a word document so that both recruiters and employers alike can view your CV easily.
5. CHECK YOUR CV ONCE YOU HAVE FILLED IT IN
Remove any spelling mistakes, and ensure it is laid out clearly and logically.