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10 Things to Improve Your CV

Posted by admin On May - 13 - 2009

Making CV (curriculum vitae) is your first contact with your future employer. You should keep in mind, that rarely more than a minute is destined to your CV. For that reason we suggest you to stay focused on 10 basic rules to improve your CV.women

  1. Take care for appropriate introduction of yourself
    Allege your knowledge and abbilities clearly and logically so your specific skills are evident easily.
  2. Focus on essential
    CV should be short. In most cases already two pages suffice to show who you are and what knowledge you have. In some countries is three-pages-long CV considered as boasted although your experiences are outstanding.
  3. Do not feel ashame for not having any experiences yet
    If your working experiences are still limited (perhaps you have just finished your schooling) describe educational experiences, knowledege of foreign languages or PC skills.
  4. Do not exaggerate
    It is very likely you will get caught on first interview. Do not use words like to master or to overcome unless you are really an expert in it. Some things are easily examined while interview.
  5. Let someone else read your CV first
    Some things are relevant for you only. Before sending your CV to the desired company make sure someone else reads it first. He can help you out with some undefined and ambiguous sentences.
  6. Working experiences should be written starting with the most recent
    It may seem a bit strange, but this sure is a technical advice: any working experiences should be written starting with the most recent. So employer can decide which experiences are still fresh and which are almost forgotten. Read the rest of this entry »

Basics of a CV

Posted by admin On April - 19 - 2009

A CV or Curriculum Vitae is:

  • Your Life History
  • Your Job History
  • Your Achievements
  • Your Skills  

CV or curriculum vitae is a marketing tool. With your CV you will be able to promote yourself. Imagine the CV as being a brochure that will list the benefits of a particular service.

The service being your time and skills! When writing a CV look at it from your employers point of view. Would you stand out against the competition (the other candidates) and would the manager want to talk you for a possible job? You have to ask yourself these questions when writing your CV or curriculum vitae.Networking and interviewing are essential for your job hunt and your CV is just the first step in the job search. However a CV will be your first contact with potential employers and will open the door. If you are invited for aninterview you would then be in a position to explain and expand on what is in your CV. Read the rest of this entry »