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please could anyone give me any tips/advice on writing a C.V?
i'm applying for my first full time job and need one but i have no idea where to start. have looked ont tinterweb but all the different oneshave confuddled me.

help! please!
 
Be honest, make sure all of your personal details are on it, exam results etc. Don't waffle on about irelavent previous experience - if you are going for a job as a software engineer they don't want to know about all of your duties as a cleaner!
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Make it look neat and smart, make sure the spelling and grammar are good. If it's going in the post, put it in one of those presentation binders or similar.

Basically you want it to look as though you have spent some time on it and taken care over it. Good luck
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get someone else to check it over, too... sometimes you can look at something so many times that you miss the obvious.
my ex, a journalist, had a spelling mistake in the first line of his c.v....
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try to keep it short and relevant, definitely.
 
I was always told don't waffle, keep it to one page if possible starting with name address age qualifications and then a little detail about any jobs you have held and dates you have been in those jobs. Finish with a couple of sentences about yourself. Above all spell check it before submitting it!!
Look at
Jobs.Guardian.co.uk

Sample Cv How To
www.monster.co.uk

or google how to write a CV
Good luck!!
 
thankyou peeps.

going to try and do one now, would anyone mind checking it for me? i want to post it today but OH wont be back til gone 6 and mum has gone out.
 
Make sure it's no longer than 2 sides. Make sure you are concise and that the CV is tailored to the job you're applying for. Also double check spelling and grammar - there's nothing worse than seeing a CV riddled with mistakes. It hardly makes you want to keep reading, let alone call the person in for an interview!!!
 
Important, sit down first and make some honest notes about what your achievements are and why you are employable. Why do you think that past employers have valued you? You may find that you write down some qualities that you would not have thought of previously.

Then start with your name and date of birth. Then a statement about you (should be relevant to the job you are applying for), make it factual, punchy and makes the reader want to know more about you.

Then dates and where you have worked in the past, then qualifications and achievements.

Finish with breif personal data, interests and hobbies. These some people find irrelevant but they are not, they show what sort of person you are outside work, and that has a bearing on how you work.
 
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