Follow our guide to piece together the perfect CV
- The length of your CV will depend on your experience but you should try to keep it as short as possible. The amount of information a reader absorbs decreases with each page, any more than 2 or 3 pages becomes pointless. A CV should never exceed 4 pages.
- Go for white or cream on good quality A4 paper. Choose a clear typeface and black ink.
- Name and personal contact details should be at the top of the front page.
- You can use a personal profile to give an overview of your skills, personal attributes etc. This should only be a few lines.
- Work History and Education comes next. Start work history with your last or current position and ensure you give dates employed, job title and briefly specify your main duties and responsibilities.
- Also provide any further education, qualifications and training courses attended that would be of interest to the role.
- Hobbies and interests is always a difficult one. Be positive and do list some – this is where employers get a feel for the real you.
- References. If you do include these it may be an idea to write to be asked permission before they are contacted. If you do not wish to disclose these on your CV, include that References are available on request.
