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Writing an effective CV

Published on Nov 20, 2015

Writing an effective CV!

PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Writing an effective CV

Your CV has

Strip it down

Remove any photographs, graphics and tables, flashing lights or other obscure colour or imagery
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Value yourself

Your name is your identification so make sure that it is large and bold
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Be professionally contactable

Make sure that an employer knows where and how to contact you
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Add a Profile

who you are, your core strengths and what you want an employer to know about you
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Demonstrate your achievements

Back up your profile with evidence and demonstrate your intelligence
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Inject Power Words

a ‘doing’ word and deepens the emphasis on your achievements
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Keep it relevant, concentrate on the recent

Be tough with yourself and remove any information that is just not relevant
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Leave something for the interview

Give enough compelling and powerful information for an employer to want to call you in for the interview but always leave them wanting more.

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Check, double check and then check again

50% of cv's received contain spelling or grammatical errors!

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