As a CV Writer, I’m often asked the question ‘what makes a good CV?’
While this isn’t particularly difficult to answer in itself, it does require some additional thought as to the content, layout and intended audience for your CV.
As a general rule, any CV should for example, lead with a profile that accurately captures your strengths, skills and experience.
Your career achievements to date should be listed in a chronological fashion. More often than not, each role described should show some detail of your day-to-day activities but there are some instances where it is acceptable for this to be summarised.
If you have a background in sales, then your CV should show a general thrust of achieving and exceeding targets in those roles. Conversely, if you have a background in customer service, then although targets may be crucial in your day-to-day work, responding to and solving customer queries should be prominent in the roles covered in your CV.
Imperative to any CV though, is one word – truth.
Being 100% honest is crucial for any CV. Be true to yourself.
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