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UK CVs

Curriculum vitae is Latin for Life History-why is this confusing?
A CV only needs to contain relevant information that is likely to gain interviews
A CV must contain all of my experience
An employer needs to know school and sports achievements
What is the job of your CV?
To get a job
To get interviews
To show my entire career history
Does it help to include your past salaries on your CV
Yes
No
What does a good recruiter do with a good CV?
Saves it to their database
Uses it as a template
Markets it to all their clients
You have varied skills and experience, should you?
Write a portfolios of CVs to target different jobs
Write a generic CV to include all skills
Use one CV and write a different cover letter for each application
You have held a number of short term jobs, should you?
Write a chronological CV
Write a skills based CV
Add an explanation after each job
How long should a CV be in the UK?
As long as it needs to be
A powerful one page resume
2/3 pages
What information do you put on the first page?
Always start with profile followed by most recent career history
Always start with profile followed by key skills and experience
Always start with profile followed most relevant achievements
Where should reference go on a CV?
Bottom of last page
They are not required
After career experience
Often, the best CV gets the interview and not always the best candidate, why?
Life is unfair!
Luck!
Many candidates undersell themselves on a CV
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