Top tips for creating your CV

One chance, make it count

Did you know employers spend an average of 60 seconds looking at each CV?

Your CV provides an opportunity for you to sell your key skills and attributes. When producing a CV, many people:

• Undersell or underestimate what they have to offer a company
• Fail to identify what the client (i.e. the employer) is looking for

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Getting started

Before you start to write your CV, it is important to think about your skills and experience and what you can bring to an organisation.  To assist you, we have provided some key tips on writing a winning CV.

Do...

• Aim your CV at an identified target audience. Check the job description to ensure you understand the role and look at the employer's website to get a feel for the company culture.

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Don't...

• Write long lists of modules and subject areas for technical jobs.  Include only those that are of particular relevance to the role you are applying for.
• Leave long gaps in employment and education, you will be expected to substantiate all career gaps.

For more information click on the download below.  We have also provided a sample CV that you can use as a template that has been proven as successful by our candidates.