Jane Dehurst Recruitment - Jobs in Rickmansworth

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CV GUIDANCE & TIPS

 

A sample description – but change to suit your own personal requirements, aptitude & personality – you may use bullet points or a short paragraph describing you and your attributes and key skills.

 

o    Confident and responsible graduate; highly motivated with energy and enthusiasm

o    Commitment and determination are my key attributes as are excellent time management and good interpersonal and organisational skills

o    I am a vibrant and cheerful person who fits in well in any environment.  I enjoy interacting with others.  I am quick to adopt new skills and am very trustworthy and reliable

o    Multi-tasking is one of my key skills – I have demonstrated ability both in successfully completing tight-deadline projects and managing the differing needs of many simultaneous initiatives

o    I pride myself on my exceptional customer service capabilities and am skilled in identifying the needs and exceeding the expectations of internal and external customers

o    I have strong commercial experience gained in a variety of fast-paced and client focused organisations

 

 

·       IT SKILLS – State your level of expertise

 

o    Word                     Confident business user – use of complex functionality including mail merge, tables of contents/indices to create professional business documents and reports

o    Excel                      Proficient user – creating spreadsheets including use of advanced functions – pivot tables, macros and higher-level formulas & formatting

o    PowerPoint           Foundation level user - creating and amending basicpresentations using templates

o    Access                   Foundation user - maintaining existing customer / contact information with 100% accuracy

o    Outlook                 Intermediate user - E-mailing and contact management

 

 

·       EDUCATION and QUALIFICATIONS – State colleges, schools exams taken & passed

 

o    Higher Education:    University of …………  

o                                  Degree…………………

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o    Secondary School:             

o    A-Levels 

o    AS Level

o    GCSE                                            

 


 

 

·       PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENT – State last employment first and any relevant work experience. Only state your last 3 jobs with a further brief summary of past experience.

 

o    Sample Layout

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o    Dates employed                              Company & Location

o    2003 -2006                                      Name of Company

o                                                          Address

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o    Brief description of duties and responsibilities

 

 

·       PERSONAL DETAILS

 

 

o    Nationality:             

o    Driving Licence:      Full / Clean

o    Hobbies/Interests

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TWO REFERENCES – May be quoted below or supplied on request

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FURTHER TIPS

 

  • Ideally keep your CV to 2 pages

  • Bullet point relevant attributes

  • Avoid being too personal

  • Avoid using “I” too much

  • Ideally write in the third person

  • Check your spelling

  • Check your layout

  • Stick to the point

  • Adapt your CV  according to the job you are applying for as your CV may not suit every job description as  companies vary in their requirements

  • Use a good quality paper

  • Avoid being too “creative” unless the job requires this

  • Visit the Client’s website for product knowledge, mission statements and any further information

  • Write a brief covering letter highlighting that you possess the skills the Client is looking for

  • Always either follow up with a telephone call or invite the Client to call you