Complete Guide on CV Preparation
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This material has been reproduced with the kind permission of TMP/Hudson Human Resource Consulting.
CV's are called a variety of things (eg, curriculum vitae, resume). There is no universally accepted format. The most important attribute of a successful CV is that it clearly explains to the reader what it is that you can do for them. Your CV should be:
- A well-presented, selling document
- A source of interesting, relevant information
- A script for talking about yourself
The purpose of your CV is not to get you the job. Its purpose is to get you an interview, and after your meeting to remind the person you met with about you. Remember: you are not writing a CV for yourself, you are writing it for the reader. So, as you write your CV, put yourself in the shoes of the intended reader.
This section takes you through the content and detail of effective CVs:
- A standard two-page printed CV
- A one-page summary CV
- An online CV
