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Re: What An Excellent CV Looks Like And Know The Reasons Why! by davids202(m): 4:02pm On Jan 28, 2015

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Re: What An Excellent CV Looks Like And Know The Reasons Why! by Aroh48(m): 4:02pm On Jan 28, 2015

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Re: What An Excellent CV Looks Like And Know The Reasons Why! by ogedanny(op): 4:16pm On Jan 28, 2015

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Re: What An Excellent CV Looks Like And Know The Reasons Why! by Nobody: 5:35pm On Jan 28, 2015

This came while am still working on my cv.
Its a sign of good things getting better.

Re: What An Excellent CV Looks Like And Know The Reasons Why! by MOORCHMOORE(m): 8:13pm On Jan 28, 2015

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Re: What An Excellent CV Looks Like And Know The Reasons Why! by bodeoni: 9:57pm On Jan 28, 2015

favoured234:
Great CV tips...
But please note that CVs are somehow geographical location specific...
I think that is an ideal UK/Western world CV sample.... The author is probably from that region (no body wants to know about your sex or date of birth)

I know in nja they want to know your sex and date of birth so for our CV I will suggest you just chip in your date of birth and sex somewhere around 1/2....

On the contrary, I don't think things like Sex or DOB are pertinent even in Nigeria except in situations where the Job requirements stipulates it. Please note that the average recruiter won't spend more than 10-30 seconds skimming through your CV looking for something captivating. Hence, it is important to put those things that sell you first and leave things like age and sex till the end of the CV.
Just my Opinion

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Re: What An Excellent CV Looks Like And Know The Reasons Why! by bodeoni: 10:10pm On Jan 28, 2015

Mobi47:
ogedanny
so no need for referees, personal details like age; even if the employer states the required age they want? And again wat if one is a fresh graduate without professional experience, but has litle experience maybe as a sales attendant or otherwise, in his or her own shop or elswhere. Shld this also serve as an experience and therefore come before the educational details? Pls answer tnks

If the job requirement states that you be a particular age, it is important to put your DOB on the CV as that might be the first thing the recruiter checks to shortlist the CV.

For fresh graduates without experience, I would advice that you have a heading for your achievements, where you state areas you have used certain skills that are relevant to the job in real life scenerios. These achievements should follow the PAR method. PAR stands for Problem Action Result i.e you are to state the problem, the action you took to solve it and the results obtained. As much as you can, try to put figure on every of your achievements. E.g Led a team of 5 to advocate for blood donation resulting in a 50% decrease in the loss of life due to lack of transfusable blood. Something like that. Cheers

Re: What An Excellent CV Looks Like And Know The Reasons Why! by samdlit: 10:36pm On Jan 28, 2015

nice one baba... more muscle to your elbow.

Re: What An Excellent CV Looks Like And Know The Reasons Why! by Nobody: 5:30am On Jan 29, 2015

bodeoni:
On the contrary, I don't think things like Sex or DOB are pertinent even in Nigeria except in situations where the Job requirements stipulates it. Please note that the average recruiter won't spend more than 10-30 seconds skimming through your CV looking for something captivating. Hence, it is important to put those things that sell you first and leave things like age and sex till the end of the CV.
Just my Opinion

I will disagree with you on this.. Even when age is not indicated on the advert, a huge majority of Nigerian employers have age range that they desire to employ. Adding DOB and sex to a Nigerian CV does not hurt and its not space consuming so its not likely going to make the CV look clumsy, to be on a safe side I will advice everyone adds that to it..

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Re: What An Excellent CV Looks Like And Know The Reasons Why! by Chigorkizz(m): 5:31am On Jan 29, 2015

bodeoni:
If the job requirement states that you be a particular age, it is important to put your DOB on the CV as that might be the first thing the recruiter checks to shortlist the CV.

For fresh graduates without experience, I would advice that you have a heading for your achievements, where you state areas you have used certain skills that are relevant to the job in real life scenerios. These achievements should follow the PAR method. PAR stands for Problem Action Result i.e you are to state the problem, the action you took to solve it and the results obtained. As much as you can, try to put figure on every of your achievements. E.g Led a team of 5 to advocate for blood donation resulting in a 50% decrease in the loss of life due to lack of transfusable blood. Something like that. Cheers

said it all.

Re: What An Excellent CV Looks Like And Know The Reasons Why! by ogedanny(op): 10:01am On Jan 29, 2015

hmmm

Re: What An Excellent CV Looks Like And Know The Reasons Why! by bodeoni: 10:38am On Jan 29, 2015

favoured234:
I will disagree with you on this.. Even when age is not indicated on the advert, a huge majority of Nigerian employers have age range that they desire to employ. Adding DOB and sex to a Nigerian CV does not hurt and its not space consuming so its not likely going to make the CV look clumsy, to be on a safe side I will advice everyone adds that to it..

I stand corrected

Re: What An Excellent CV Looks Like And Know The Reasons Why! by Mobi47(m): 11:04am On Jan 29, 2015

tnks bodeoni

Re: What An Excellent CV Looks Like And Know The Reasons Why! by Nobody: 12:11pm On Jan 29, 2015

bodeoni:
I stand corrected

Re: What An Excellent CV Looks Like And Know The Reasons Why! by Kevinoh: 7:29pm On Jan 29, 2015

@ ogedanny/ OP

Please are you saying it is wrong to include a header and footer in a CV or are you just implying it is space consuming and unnecessary?

Please I need you to clarify between the two

Thanks

Re: What An Excellent CV Looks Like And Know The Reasons Why! by ogedanny(op): 1:47pm On Jan 30, 2015

thanks

Re: What An Excellent CV Looks Like And Know The Reasons Why! by bright8(m): 8:37am On Feb 02, 2015

favoured234:
Great CV tips...
But please note that CVs are somehow geographical location specific...
I think that is an ideal UK/Western world CV sample.... The author is probably from that region (no body wants to know about your sex or date of birth)

I know in nja they want to know your sex and date of birth so for our CV I will suggest you just chip in your date of birth and sex somewhere around 1/2....

You sound like a serial applicant. PM me and your days of job hunting are over.

Re: What An Excellent CV Looks Like And Know The Reasons Why! by Nobody: 8:51am On Feb 02, 2015

bright8:
You sound like a serial applicant. PM me and your days of job hunting are over.

Bright you deserve a punch on the face... grin

My days of job hunting doesn't seem to be over in a short while cos I always want something more embarassed

Hopefully will send you a PM in 4 years time, really thinking of retiring then..

Re: What An Excellent CV Looks Like And Know The Reasons Why! by bright8(m): 8:56am On Feb 02, 2015

favoured234:
Bright you deserve a punch on the face...
My days of job hunting doesn't seem to be over in a short while cos I always want something more
Hopefully will send you a PM in 4 years time, really thinking of retiring then..

Let's retire to my room first. wink

Re: What An Excellent CV Looks Like And Know The Reasons Why! by Nobody: 9:08am On Feb 02, 2015

bright8:
Let's retire to my room first.

Craze person

Re: What An Excellent CV Looks Like And Know The Reasons Why! by Jack188: 10:03pm On Feb 22, 2015

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Re: What An Excellent CV Looks Like And Know The Reasons Why! by Nobody: 1:19pm On Mar 15, 2015

cool

Re: What An Excellent CV Looks Like And Know The Reasons Why! by toygod2: 8:24pm On Aug 29, 2015

seen

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