| 15 TIPS FOR WRITING A GOOD | | | | likely to be read. Since CV is typically reviewed in |
| CV;(centralbaseforum) | | | | 30 seconds. This will strongly support your |
| Understand that your C.V is your marketing tool | | | | job-search objective. |
| and that it must project you as must be possible. | | | | Use the key words listed in the advertisement to |
| Let it say why you should be the employer’s | | | | match them to bullets in your curriculum vitae. |
| choice. | | | | Use buzzwords that show your competence in a |
| Make your CV focused and concentrated, | | | | particular field. For lectureship, for example, use |
| addressing the requirements stated in the | | | | “taught Transactional Analysis”. For |
| advertisement. For example, most applicants for a | | | | accounting types, use “reconciled |
| post-graduate employment would have a first | | | | accounts”. |
| degree like you. What is special about yours? For | | | | Accent the positve, ignore negatives and |
| example, you may have done a specialization e.g. | | | | irrelevant points. If you feel your date of |
| Obstetrics and Gynaecology or you combined | | | | graduation will subject you to age discrimination, |
| English Language and Literature rather than one of | | | | leave it. Focus on the duties that do support your |
| them. Did you specialize in marketing at doth | | | | objective. |
| degree and MBA levels?. | | | | Show what you know by highlighting your breadth |
| Use your curriculum vitae to obtain an interview, | | | | of knowledge. An interview to provide more detail. |
| not a job. You do not need to go into detail about | | | | Show whom you know, if you have been |
| every accomplishment. Strive to be clear and | | | | reporting to someone as important as your MD, |
| concise. The purpose of your curriculum vitae is | | | | say so in your CV.Having reported to someone |
| to generate enough interest in you to have an | | | | important cause the reader to infer that you |
| employer contact you for an interview. | | | | have high network. |
| Use bulleted sentences. In the body of your | | | | Construct your CV to read easily by using a font |
| curriculum vitae, use bullets with short sentences | | | | size not smaller than 10 point. Limit the length of |
| rather than lengthy paragraphs. CVs are read | | | | your CV to 1-2 pages so that the readers scan it |
| quickly. This bulleted-sentence format makes it | | | | efficiently and effectively. |
| easier for someone to quickly scan your CV and | | | | Have someone else review your CV in relation to |
| still absorb it. | | | | the advertisement. This will help. Encourage them |
| Use action words like prepare, develop, monitor | | | | to ask questions. Their questions can help you to |
| and present to add life to your CV. | | | | rediscover items you inadvertently left off your |
| Use #’s, $’s and %’s. Numbers, | | | | CV, revise your CV to include these items. Their |
| dollars, and percentages stand out in the body of | | | | questions can also point to items on your CV that |
| a curriculum vitae. Use them. Here are two | | | | are confusing to the reader. |
| examples: | | | | Submit your CV to potential employers. Apply for |
| * Monitored a group often to erect a terminal of | | | | some jobs that appear to be beneath you. Apply |
| $1,000,000. | | | | for jobs that seem to be just at your level. You |
| * Increase sales by 20% in 10-state territory. | | | | will get interviews for some of those jobs. Apply |
| Put your strong points first where they are more | | | | for some jobs that are below you. |