New Year New You

Going for a job or promotion? A good CV is key to getting you noticed and the first step in helping you get your desired role.

Career management expert Rob Moore advises:

•    YourCV should be no more than 2-3 pages long, with some good, concise info. Make sure it’s in an easily readable format – no fancy fonts.

•    Start of a with a profile of yourself that highlights your key skills and experience – no more than two or three lines of text that covers the key points

•    Include full personal contact details. Address, home and mobile telephone numbers and email address. If you have a website that looks professional, put that in too.

•    There’s no need to include your date of birth

•    For the educational part of your CV, include where you studied, what you studied and the grades you achieved. Include professional qualifications

•    For employment history, put the full company name, web address, job title and date you started and finished the role.

•    Include a brief description of the company so the employer can find out exactly type of company you worked for

•    Note your key tasks and achievements

•    For hobbies and interests, keep it concise and informative.

•    Make sure your CV is honest and accurate. Think how easy it is to Google someone’s name nowadays…

•    Make sure reference details are accurate

Good luck!