Your CV is a very important part of applying for jobs. It may be that you are looking to move careers and want to be able to showcase your potential employers the qualifications or skills you have. Your CV is the perfect place to do this, but it needs to be set out correctly to make it easy to read and to ensure you include all the information you need to.
If you are struggling to find the right format for your CV then you may want to look at examples. There are lots of examples on the internet but not all of them are good so make sure you do plenty of research and find a format that is suitable.
Ideally there should be approximately 4 sections to a CV to make sure that you get the important information in but to not make it too long. The first one is to explain who you are – you would be surprised how many CV’s are sent out with incorrect or no contact details on. Next list your Qualifications / Education – You don’t necessarily have to go in to this in too much detail unless it is related to the job you are applying for. Then you should list your current and previous employment. Detail the company you worked for, your job title main responsibilities and time worked there. And finally, your closing paragraph. This should explain a little about who you are and your hobbies etc.