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If you're at the start of your working life, there's a limit to how much tailoring you can do.
A good tip is to put a short summary of your skills, and experience to date, at the top so
the recruiter knows what you can do. It can either be a bullet point list or a short paragraph,
but remember that it's essentially your sales pitch explaining why you're useful to the com-
pany. It should only be a short summary of what's contained in the sections that follow.
There are a number of online CV-writing advice sites and templates that can help you, but
do check for any fees before you start.
Here's a selection:
https://nationalcareersservice.direct.gov.uk/advice/getajob/cvs/Pages/default.aspx
www.alec.co.uk/cvtips
www.soon.org.uk/cvpage.htm
Here's a list of headings for the details your CV should include:
Personal details: name, address, phone and email. You do not have to include
gender, age, date of birth, marital details or nationality nor send a photograph, in
fact some employers actively discourage photos for fear of being accused of bias
in selecting people for interview.
Short skills paragraph or key skills bullet points (see above).
Work experience and skills: in order with most recent first. You can include part-
time working that you've combined with education, as well as any voluntary work
you've done, but if neither is directly within the job sector you're applying for, you
need to focus on the transferable skills you got from it eg familiarity with office
routines, record keeping, filing, if you've been in an office, or people skills if you
worked in a shop.
Achievements: have you been on any committees? (student council?), organised
any events or fundraisers? Again, concentrate on what you learned from it, such as
organisational skills, persuading companies to donate prizes for a raffle, planning
catering and refreshments.
Other skills: such as the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, workshops you've
attended, hobbies etc .
Education: again most recent first, with subjects studied and grades.
References: you usually need two, one of them a recent employer, the other from
school or university, though on a CV you only need to say 'references can be sup-
plied'.
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