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​CV Writing - Tips and Advice

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CV Writing Tips - What to Include and Exclude on your CV

What to include in your CV...

  • Name, city and phone number
  • A professional address - ideally not your employer's email account
  • Details of work experience including dates, job titles, employers and a brief outline of each role
  • Special skills and evidence-based achievements
  • Education and qualifications
  • Interests, if they provide transferrable skills such as leadership
  • At a higher level, you should also include a personal profile and career objective
  • Use a quality printer - never use a photocopy where the quality has diminished

What NOT to include in your CV...

  • Think security! 
  • Don't provide your full address if you are posting your CV on an online job site. Just provide town or county
  • Don't use saucy or quirky email addresses - keep it professional
  • Don't include your date of birth
  • There's no need to mention marital status or details of children
  • Never share your NI number or bank details - employers don't need these until they're onboarding you or taking you through security checks as part of their compliance
  • Don't share salary details
  • Don't provide referees, unless requested 
  • Photographs should not be included unless requested and relevant to the role
  • Likewise, weight, height, etc, are not required unless requested and only if they are specific to the job, eg modelling, acting
  • Stick to the highlights and achievements or past roles - not detailed job descriptions
  • Save the reasons for leaving previous jobs until you're invited to interview
  • Never include anything negative - just focus on the positive
  • Don't use fancy fonts, boxes, shading or graphics. Keep it simple
  • Try not to use technical jargon and abbreviations unless they're widely recognised throughout your industry
  • Don't include junior school. If you've had considerable work experience you may not need your senior school either
  • Never use a photocopy of a photocopy where the quality has diminished
  • Never insert anything by hand - it's better to rewrite the CV
  • Don't use too many words. The recruiter has to read many applications so keep it concise whilst not omitting important factors

At all times think "relevance".  Don't include non-relevant details - at least not in any depth.
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Always keep the CV content relevant to the role(s) you're applying for.

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