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PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><b><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="2"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica">How to write a great CV</span></font></b></p> <p class="body" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><b><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="2"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"></span></font></b><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"></span></font> </p> <p class="body" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="1"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Your CV is what recruiters will read before they even consider inviting you in for a job interview. Your CV is the first impression an employer will get so it needs to be well thought out and demonstrate your skills and work experience against the job they are hiring for. Here is a <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090304154429/http://rope.cbig.fimc.net/group/jobs/images/CV_template.doc" target="_blank">CV example</a> to see how you will want yours to look.</span></p> <p class="body" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Before writing your CV consider the following:</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"></span></p> <p class="body" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"><font face="Times New Roman"></font></span> </p> <p class="body" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">§<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">What kind of job are you looking for? Is it a <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090304154429/http://www.key103jobs.co.uk/find-a-job/sales">sales job</a> or an <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090304154429/http://www.key103jobs.co.uk/find-a-job/secretarial-and-admin">admin job</a>?</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"></span></p> <p class="body" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">§<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">What do you have experience in? Are you looking for <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090304154429/http://www.key103jobs.co.uk/find-a-job/sales/sales-executive/">sales executive jobs</a>, <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090304154429/http://www.key103jobs.co.uk/find-a-job/secretarial-and-admin/administrator/">administrator jobs</a> or <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090304154429/http://www.key103jobs.co.uk/find-a-job/construction">construction worker jobs</a>? </span></p> <p class="body" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">§<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Where are you looking to work? Are you happy to relocate or are you only interested in <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090304154429/http://www.key103jobs.co.uk/find-a-job/manchester">jobs in Manchester</a> or <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090304154429/http://www.key103jobs.co.uk/find-a-job/uk/north-west">jobs in the North West</a>?</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"></span></p> <p class="body" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">§<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">How can you sell yourself? What skills do you have? How many years of experience? What are your strengths? </span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"></span></p> <p class="body" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: -18pt; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list 18.0pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings; mso-fareast-font-family: Wingdings; mso-bidi-font-family: Wingdings"><span style="mso-list: Ignore">§<span style="FONT: 7pt 'Times New Roman'"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">What have you accomplished in your most recent role?</span><span style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt"></span></p> <p class="body" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </p> <p class="body" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Make a list of your skills (things you’ve learned), abilities (things you can do naturally) and experiences (what you’ve done). So you might be a <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090304154429/http://www.key103jobs.co.uk/find-a-job/graduate">graduate</a>, a problem solver and have done some volunteering at university. Great! Now to order the information.</span></p> <p class="body" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"> </p> <p class="body" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">You want the information you give to be no longer than two sides of typed A4. You can order the information into bullet points which will make it easier for the person looking at it to scan through. Make sure you include your successes and include a short breakdown of what you did in each role. Don’t leave any time periods unaccounted for.</span></p> <p class="body" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US"></span> </p> <p class="body" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"></span></font><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"></span></font></p> <p class="body" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><b><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="2"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica">The main sections to include in your CV:</span></font></b><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"></span></font></p> <p class="body" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"></span></font> </p> <p class="body" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><b><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="1"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica">Personal details: </span></font></b></p><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="1"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"> <p class="body" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">The usual - name, address, phone number and email address if you have one. Make sure this is professional enough - not an embarrassing nickname!</span></p></span></font><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"></span></font> <p class="body" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><b><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="1"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"></span></font></b> </p> <p class="body" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><b><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="1"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica">Career profile: </span></font></b></p><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="1"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"> <p class="body" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">This is an increasingly common section to add into your <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090304154429/http://rope.cbig.fimc.net/group/jobs/images/CV_template.doc">CV</a>. Use a few lines to detail what work you’ve done so far in your career, and where you hope to go. If you’re not sure where you want to go with any certainty you can talk about the area in which you hope to <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20090304154429/http://www.key103jobs.co.uk/find-a-job/banking-and-finance">work - in finance</a>, being a team leader or simply gaining more skills. </span></p></span></font><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"></span></font> <p class="body" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><b><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="1"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"></span></font></b> </p> <p class="body" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><b><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="1"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica">Employment history: </span></font></b></p><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="1"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"> <p class="body" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Start from your current job (if you’re in employment, most recent if not) and work backwards. List your job title, dates you were there and then add two to four bullet points of your duties. Also include any successes – </span></p> <p class="body" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">“Undertook a project to get a website designed and built for the company at a very competitive rate. Currently manage the website’s content and deliver training to colleagues in how to add content.”</span></p> <p class="body" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"></span></font></p> <p class="body" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><b><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="1"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"></span></font></b> </p> <p class="body" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><b><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="1"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica">Education and skills: </span></font></b></p><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="1"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"> <p class="body" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">List these in reverse chronological order and also put in any training you’ve had - for example Health and Safety or even things like time management training. You don’t have to go as far back as your SATs or Richmond Test results, just think about what is relevant to the type of job you are going for. You could say “7 GSCEs grade A-C” for example, which is much shorter than listing them all.</span></p></span></font><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"></span></font> <p class="body" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><b><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="1"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"></span></font></b> </p> <p class="body" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><b><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="1"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica">Referees: </span></font></b><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="1"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"></p> <p class="body" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Choose two people who know you well and who will talk about you positively. Ideally this should be a current boss (or a recent one will do) and someone else who knows you in a professional capacity - perhaps a former colleague or a tutor from school/college/university.</span></p></span></font><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"></span></font> <p class="body" style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0cm; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 0cm; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0cm; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0cm; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="3"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"></span></font> </p><font face="Helvetica" color="black" size="1"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica"> <p class="body" style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-US" style="FONT-SIZE: 9pt; COLOR: black; FONT-FAMILY: Helvetica; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Make sure you check through the CV a few times to weed out any spelling mistakes. 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