Impress with your CV

Basic information  name and surname address telephone number email address language knowledge

Your education history
List your most recent qualifications first, including: Dates, Institution - Name of Degree, Course etc.

Your employment history
All your employment is important whether it is part-time, temporary, voluntary, vacation work or Saturday only. It should be presented in reverse chronological order, most recent first. Give dates (month & year), name of employer, job titles, responsibilities.

Information about the training and courses that you finished especially those relevant to the position you are applying for.

Computer knowledge

Other Information category of driving license skills and abilitieshobbies and interests

• Keep it concise eliminate unnecessary details so the potential employer can easily find all the relevant details.

• CV's should be around two pages in length, although it may be longer if you have to describe a lot of relevant work experience. Even a two page CV is of no advantage if it's full of information that isn't reasonably applicable to the position you're qualified or applying for.

• Be Positive. Use "power words" such as "developed," "managed," and "designed" to emphasise your accomplishments. Don't be afraid to tell people what you've done.

• Produce a well-organised professional document. You'll generate a better response from your curriculum vitae if it is well organised and is packed with relevant information to match and support your professional, academic or career objective.

• Be honest, there is a huge difference between making the most of your experience and exaggerating or falsifying it. A falsified CV can be easily spotted by a recruiter or employer (if not immediately then certainly through the interview process), and if it doesn't prevent you from getting the job, it will cost you the job later on.