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Once you have produced a CV that you are pleased with, you have one big advantage over many other job-seekers: you are ready to apply for a job whenever a suitable one comes up. Instead of flying into a panic at the thought of having to prepare all your details, you will be ready to send off your personal introduction to the employer promptly Another great advantage of having an impressive CV to hand is that similar information can be sent to any number of different employers; the only information you need to change is the covering letter that is sent with it. Your CV will be deliberately designed to be suitable for many different situations How do you start to compile an effective CV? Working on a CV of which you are really proud can take a long time. The finished document can be improved on and altered continually, even when you are ready to use it. Making sure that you are including the right information is a time-consuming business initially. All your details need to be listed and then you must be ruthless in weeding out any unnecessary information. A short CV is the only finished product that will be read. Your CV will last your whole career long. It will change and develop as you do,but once written will provide the template that you can adapt as your experience grows and the requirements of the job market change. When the CV is looked at in this light, you can appreciate that it is going to be a very useful investment of your time, effort and writing ability to construct the best document you can. The importance of presentation Once you are happy with the content, the correct presentation of the document can be as challenging a task to attend to. A good CV will speak volumes about the sort of person you are. If you have taken the time to sort out the document properly, you will appear well organized and thorough (useful in any job), and if the CV is well presented, you will look as though you are a person who is careful about details and confident at the same time. Presentation covers more than just the look of the document it also relates to the way you include and order your material. Otherwise good CVs can be ruined by inconsistent layout and illogical order. Your content needs to be organized to make it easy for the reader to follow. It is irritating to have to keep mentally jumping around when reading a CV that repeats information and does not follow on in a sensible layout. It also often means that the CV is longer than it needs to be. A CV is never used on its own, and will always be accompanied by a covering letter. This letter is your opportunity to be specific about exactly how you fit the particular job that you are applying for, picking out the relevant skills, qualifications or experience that you have detailed in your CV Stressing your good points Writing the CV is excellent practice in being assertive about yourself and your achievements. Most people are hopelessly bad at putting their best points forward. We are all more used to being shy and quiet about our assets. https://www.facebook.com/Selectioncriteria/
