CV Tips

Your CV is an essential – it is what is going to ‘sell’ you to potential employers to make it to that all-important interview stage.

There are vital elements that you need to include on your CV. They are:

Contact Details – Phone Numbers, Address, Email Address
Personal Information – Visa Status, Availability, Interests (optional)
Summary – A short paragraph or bullet points summarising your experience, qualifications, and industry experience. This can also include your career objective.
Education – Dates, Qualification, and Institution for any university, industry, or school certifications.
Skills/Technical Skills – in bullet point or table format.
Work History
- Dates of employment, including month and year
- Company name
- Position title
- Company information- include a short summary for each company worked at. Include industry, what they do, size (if relevant). This can usually be found on the company website.
- Responsibilities
- Projects (if relevant)
- Achievements
Training – Dates, Course, and Institution
Referees

Tips:

Use a formal email address. For example firstname.lastname@whatever.com. Avoid using inappropriate or funny email addresses, and ensure you can check your email no matter what country you are in. We recommend Gmail or Hotmail.
Your CV should be between 2-5 pages long. Avoid writing a CV over 10 pages.
Reduce non-relevant work history to include dates, company, position title and possibly one sentence for responsibilities.
Use a font that is easy to read – we recommend Arial 10pt or 11pt.
Write your CV in third person. Avoid the use of ‘I’ or ‘me’.
Include a phone number of your destination if possible.