Your CV Checklist

How it should look:

  •  Use a good quality A4 plain paper
  •  Use a plain font avoiding excessive use of bold and italics
  •  Do not use pictures or symbols
  •  Think about the length try to stick to 2 pages, 3 at the most
  •  The Format:

Take off the ‘Curriculum Vitae’ heading if you have one

  •  Put your name and contact details at the top
  •  Replace wordy paragraphs with bullet points
  •  State the company, job title and date for each employer
  •  Put your education in chronological order, latest first
  •  Do not leave gaps
  •  If you were travelling, on a career break or unemployed include this with dates
  •  Put your latest/most current job as the first
  •  Be clear with employment dates; include the month as well as the year
  •  Leave your interests to last and be honest; your interviewer may quiz you on them

Double Check it

  •  Ask other people for their opinion on your CV
  •  Double check it for spelling mistakes and grammatical errors
  •  Simply staple the pages together, bindings and plastic wallets don’t fit in files