Writing a great CV is something of an art form, and it can be very difficult to know where to start, what to include, how long to make it, how deep to go with certain information, and so on. Needless to say, there are certain do’s and dont’s with many grey areas in between! Some of the tips we’ll be featuring here in this guide are common sense, others will hopefully give you some insight into what recruiters and hiring managers may be looking out for so by taking them into account will help your CV make the right impression.
How you structure your CV is very important, this is really not too dissimilar to how you present yourself for a face-to-face interview in that first impressions count for a lot. Of course there is no set way as to how to approach this, though from our experience we find some candidates can really engage more effectively by laying out their CV in certain ways to ensure information is expressed clearly, with logical progression and with certain stylistic touches. We find that the best written CV’s will typically present information clearly and coherently, regularly with the use of sub-headers or sections to enable easy navigation.
Over the coming weeks we will be adding pointers convering all aspects of a CV, section by section, with the aim of helping job seekers to either start their CV from scratch, or revise a previous version so that your profile catches the attention and secures the interest of the recruiter you are engaging with.
