Interview Assitant: How to Write a Good CV

How to Write a Good CV

When applying for banking jobs or accountant jobs, your CV is the first time a potential employer will come in contact with you, so you should utilise it as a marketing tool and make a good impression. Before you start writing, you should ask yourself where you are and where you want to go, what experience and qualifications you have, and what your strengths and weaknesses are.

Format

* You should keep your CV under 3 pages

* Put personal details at the beginning

* Work experience should go in reverse chronological order

* Use bullet points to break up the CV

* Print on high quality white A4 paper

* Use examples of managerial and leadership success

* Honestly is the best policy as if you get caught it will make you look bad

* Be as positive as possible about previous work

Content

* Draft out your CV and make sure you get some friends or colleagues to proof read it for you

* Outline instances where you have instigated a particular concept or project

* Talk about how you took this project from start to conclusion

* Detail unique skills that you possess that will make you stand out from the crowd

Your finished CV should be printed on high quality A4 paper, but many employers will ask you to submit your CV by e-mail. When submitting your CV by e-mail you need to remember to use standard fonts and a universal file type like Microsoft word.

Most employers will require you to send a cover letter, but we will save that guide for another post.