Prosper Recruitment

The Recruitment Agency for Experienced Professionals & Graduates

 

 

£      List your details using basic headings like;-  Personal Details, Education and Training, Employment, and Leisure Interests.

£      You might add  Mission Statement, Professional Memberships, Skills List, Accomplishments and Referees.

£      Personal details to include address and contact numbers including email.

£      List educational experience/qualifications with most recent first.

£      List each job starting with your current or most recent job. Remember that gaps in your employment record may be questioned at the interview.

£      For each job give dates, name of company, job title and brief description including main achievements.

£      Provide a few lines about your leisure activities. What you say may form the basis of questions at interview!

£      Check spelling and grammar.

£      If using email use standard computer packages to ensure easy opening by recipient.

£      Try to restrict your CV to two sides of A4, using a standard A4 page layout.

£      Do not make it difficult to read.  Keep it simple and avoid elaborate details, graphics, fonts etc.

£      If possible amend you CV to reflect the position you are applying for.

£      Don't forget to add your name

 

If you send a covering letter £      Match your letter to the position applied for using key words and phrases in the job description. £      Stress reasons why you want the job and the qualities you could bring to it. £      Your salary expectations and your notice period. £      How you can be contacted.