Your  CV (curriculum Vitae) is an important document that you will use throughout your career. Even when you are hunted you will still need to have a sound and professional  CV.

There area number of companies offering (paid) support in constructing your CV. We will get back to those in a later Blog.

The basics of CV writing:

·        Be honest

·        Be concise and to the point

·        Use all relevant keywords: to be found in database searches

·        Make no spelling, grammar or punctuation mistakes

·        Use logical and consisted formatting

·        Give a professional overview of responsibilities, achievements and learned lessons

·        Adjust your CV as your career advances:  some details become irrelevant

·        Don’t exceed 2 pages.

·        Pay attention to detail: all aspects of your CV are to be perfect

In essence: Headhunters will generally take the view that a smart CV means a smart candidate