"SAY CLEARLY WHO YOU ARE, WHAT YOU ARE, AND WHAT YOU ARE OFFERING AN EMPLOYER."
Writing a Curriculum Vitae
A CV Should:
- Provide your contact details: name, address, phone, mobile, email.
- Say clearly who you are, what you are, and what you are offering an employer.
- Do justice to your achievements and skills.
- Say more about your recent experience than your early life .
- Be honest and positive, containing nothing negative about you.
- Look attractive, be well laid out and easy to read.
- Focus on your achievements and not just the tasks you have performed.
- Be tailored to target specific jobs or specific organisations.
- Be thoroughly reviewed for its appropriateness. Show your CV to a, friend or relative before you send it off.
