Where has 2014 gone? Over the last 12 months we’ve offered a few tips on how to increase your chances of getting the job you’ve set your heart on. But one thing we haven’t focused on is your résumé/CV – and it’s often forgotten that this can make all the difference between securing an interview and narrowly missing out. Here are five dos and don’ts to make sure yours is as good as it can be.

DO shout about your achievements
Your résumé/CV needs to position you as the best possible candidate for the job. So without waxing lyrical, let your potential employer know what you’ve achieved in your current role. For example:
Company name * Pipeline Engineer * 2011 – present
Successfully coordinated, planned, scheduled and managed a $200M pipeline under budget and within time scope.
It’s also a good idea to outline your achievements at the top of your résumé/CV as a ‘career summary’ or ‘career highlights’. Recruiters or hiring managers may have lots of résumés to wade through, and if they can immediately see your accomplishments, this can only be to your advantage.

DON’T use short statements or bullet points to detail your experience
Recruiters and hiring managers will need sufficient information to make a judgement on whether you have the experience they are looking for.

For example:
Instead of saying Design work on jack-up rigs, say
Designed and installed six concentric injection wells for simultaneous water injection in two distinct reservoirs at different pressures.

Try to include three to eight responsibilities you had in a role. If your résumé/CV becomes too long, remove the responsibilities that are less relevant to the job you are applying for. And do say how you overcame particular challenges.

For example:
I am the supervising manager of four subordinate project managers with responsibility for 300 on-site contract staff. Under my leadership, we improved performance from continuously exceeding project schedules, with 90% budget overruns to completing work ahead of schedule and 40% under budget.
Quick tip: managers will want to know how you overcame challenges both personally and as a team member.

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