FULL DETAILS ON HOW TO WRITE A CV

HOW TO WRITE A CV(RESUME) THAT WILL ATTRACT YOU TO EMPLOYERS NO MATTER YOUR CLASS OF QUALIFICATION
THE CV IS DIVIDED INTO THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY INFORMATION. PRIMARY INFORMATION CONCERNS ALL WRITERS OF A CV AS THAY CONTAIN ESSENTIAL INFORMATION LIKE-SURNAME, OTHER NAMES, SEX, PLACE OF BIRTH AND THE LIKES.
THE SECONDARY INFORMATION REFERS TO THOSE NOT COMMON TO ALL, THEY INCLUDE SPECIAL SKILLS, HONORS, RELIGION AND THE LIKES




1) UNDERSTAND THAT YOUR CV IS YOUR MARKETING TOOL AND THAT IT MUST PROJECT YOU AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. LET IT SAY WHY YOU SHOULD BE YOUR EMPLOYER’S CHOICE
2) MAKE YOUR CV FOCUSED AND CONCENTRATEDADDRESSING THE RQUIREMENTS STATED IN THE ADVERTISEMENT(IF GIVEN)
3) YOU USE A CV TO OBTAIN AN INTERVIEW AND NOT A JOB. YOU DO NOT NEED TO GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT EVERY ACCOMPLISHMENT. STRIVE TO BE CLEAR AND CONCISE. THE PUROSE OF YOUR CV IS TO GENERATE ENOUGH INTEREST IN YOU TO HAVE AN EMPLOYER CONTACT YOU FOR AN INTERVIEW
4) USE BULLETED SENTENCES (USE SHORT SENTENCES RATHER THAN LENGTHY PARAGRAPHS. CVs ARE READ QUICKLY. THIS BULLETED SENTENCE FORMAT MAKES IT EASIER FOR SOMEONE TO QUICKLY SCAN YOUR CV AND STILL ABSORB IT
5) USE ACTION WORDS LIKE PREPARE, DEVELOP, MONITOR, PREVENT, ETC, TO ADD LIFE TO YOUR CV
6) USE #’s, $’s, AND %’s (NUMBERS, DOLLARS AND PERCENTAGES STAND OUT IN THE BODY OF A CV. TAKE FOR EXAMPLE, INCREASED SALES BY 20% IN THE STATE TERRITORY
7) PUT YOUR STRONG POINTS FIRST WHERE THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE READ. CV IS TYPICALLY REVIEWED IN 30 SECONDS. THIS WILL STRONGLY SUPPORT YOUR JOB SEARCH OBJECTIVE
8) USE KEY WORDS LISTED IN THE ADVERSTISEMENT TO MATCH THEM TO BULLETS IN YOUR CV
9) USE BUZZ WORDS THAT SHOW YOUR COMPETENCE IN A PARTICULAR FIELD
10) ACCENT THE POSITIVE. IGNORE NEGATIVES AND IRRELEVANT POINTS. IF YOU FEEL YOUR DATE OF GRADUATION WILL SUBJECT YOU TO AGE DISCRIMINATION, LEAVE IT. FOCUS ON THE DUTIES THAT DO SUPPORT YOUR OBJECTIVE
11) SHOW THAT YOU KNOW BY HIGHLIGHTING YOUR BREADTH OF KNOWLEDGE. AN INTERVIEW TO PROVIDE MORE DETAIL
12) SHOW WHOM YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE BEEN REPORTING TO SOMEONE AS IMPORTANT AS YOUR MD, SAY SO IN YOUR CV. HAVING REPORTED TO SOMEONE IMPORTANT CAUSES THE READER TO INFER THAT YOU HAVE HIGH NETWORK
13) CONSTRUCT YOUR CV TO READ EASILY BY USING A FONT SIZE NOT SMALLER THAN 10 POINT. LIMIT THE LENGTH OF YOUR CV TO 1-2 PAGES SO THAT THE READER CAN SCAN IT EFFECTIVELY
14) HAVE SOMEONE ELSE REVIEW YOUR CV IN RELATION TO THE ADVERTISEMENT. THIS WILL HELP YOU. ENCOURAGE THEM TO ASK QUESTIONS, THEIR QUESTIONS CAN HELP YOU TO REDISCOVER ITEMS YOU INADVERTENTLY LEFT OFF YOUR CV, REVISE YOUR CV TO INCLUDE THESE ITEMS. THEIR QUESTIONS CAN ALSO POINT TO ITEMS ON YOUR CV THAT ARE CONFUSING TO THE READER
15) SUBMIT YOUR CV TO POTENTIAL EMPLOYERS. APPLY FOR SOME JOBS BOTH THOSE BENEATH YOU OR AT YOUR LEVEL. YOU WILL GET INTERVIEWS

WATCH OUT ON MY NEXT POSTMANY WAYS OF IMPRESSING YOUR PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYER OR YOUR EMPLOYEE BEFORE, DURING AND AFTER YOUR INTERVIEW.
KIND REGARDS!