STRUCTURE OF A GOOD CV: HOW TO TWEAK YOUR RÉSUMÉ TO SUITE RECRUITERS TASTE.

You need to be creative and smart to write a well detailed and good résumé or CV to catch the interest of a prospective employer or the company HR you are targeting. Don’t be hasty to prepare and tweak a sound CV. Below, I have highlighted in brevity the vital points and notes a good CV should contained.

Essentially, your CV/Resume should include the following sections prepared in no particular order:

Personal Details
Objectives
Attributes and benefits
Achievements
Employment and history
Others (special interests, extra-curricular, special references)
education and training
Personal Details
Full Name
Date of birth
Address (Residential and postal)
Mobile telephone numbers (one is recommended)
E-mail Address
Objectives
Define your long term and your short term objectives and the short and medium-term steps that might deliver you.
A statement of personal objective should follow your personal details defining the next step or the career objectives that you seek to achieve. Describe the type of role, the type of company and why you want the opportunity in a short paragraph.
Employment History
Capture factual information about your employment history.
List all the positions held with all employers in reverse order including dates.
Make sure that all time periods are accounted for.
For positions held in the last 5 years, provide one or two sentences high-level description of your role plus three or four bullet points of key responsibilities.
For positions held from 10 to 15 years, provide one or two sentences high-level description only.
Attributes and benefits
Review your employment history and identify:
The skills and attributes learnt and utilized in the various roles
Benefits you brought to the organisation and how you delivered value(s) to the organisation. Focus on skills, qualities, benefits, and values.
Achievements
Define your achievements.
Achievements clearly demonstrate the potential values you are bringing to an employer.
Education and training
List education and trainings: Degrees, (grades if 1st Class or Second class division) institutions and dates.
Relevant training courses
Language capabilities and level of proficiency (i.e. written, spoken, comprehension)
Others (special interests)

Highlight your special interests and extra-curricular activities if these will facilitate achievement of the organization’s objectives or your personal goals. Let your hobbies be your real hobbies, don’t lie.

Lastly, you should provide names and contacts of three reputable references that will provide quality attestation on your character and/or professional standing if contacted.

That is it! If you can take your time to write your CV to the specification of the afore-mentioned, then, you don’t need any training or paid professional to do justice to that again. Likewise, ensure you tailor your CV to suite the requirement of the recruiters. Be specific and precise.

To your successful job search
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