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Essential Information on Your CV
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| Your personal information: |
| First name | |
| Surname | |
| Contact detail |
Telephone number, mobile number, email address |
| Date of Birth | |
| Gender | |
| Nationality | |
Language & level
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Which languages do you speak, read and/or write and the level of proficiency, such as: Native speaker, Fluent, Intermediate, Basic, Beginner |
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| The following information for EACH position held, starting with most recent: |
| Job Title |
Such as Secretary, Managing Director, Consultant, Accountant, etc. |
| Company Name |
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| City & Country |
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| Short description of the company |
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| Dates of employment |
In the format: September 2008 - April 2009 |
| Duties |
List your duties and responsibilities in this format:
Short sentences in bullet points
This format is easy for a prospective employer to read to quickly ascertain what your key duties were
Prospective employers sometimes need to sift through many CVs to find the perfect candidate - make it easy for them
Include approximately 4 - 7 duties, not too few and not too many. |
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| The following information for EACH qualification, diploma, certificate, course, or membership of professional associations, starting with the most recent: |
| Qualification |
Such as BA degree, MBA degree, LCCI, B.Sc. in Engineering, School Leaving Certificate, etc. |
| Institute where studied |
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| City & Country |
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| Dates of studies |
In the format: September 2008 - April 2009 |
| Subjects / Notes |
List your subjects and/or any achievements or awards |
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| List your IT skills - prospective employers want to know about it, whether it is: |
| For example: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Outlook.
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Proficient in WAN/LAN, TCP/IP, Java, Visual Basic, Active Directory, Pascal, Remote Access Software, Microsoft Office, Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP/Pro/Server 2003, Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe StreamLine, Macromedia Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks
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| OPTIONAL information |
| Any other information that you supply on your CV will always be included in the CV we send to prospective employers, but your CV will not seem incomplete without these.
It is up to you whether you want to include items such as a personal profile description, or your interests or hobbies, or an outline of your career objectives.
But only include these if you believe it contains important and relevant information that a prospective employer needs to know, and do not repeat anything already included in your CV.
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