CV writing – Hunted Head //www.huntedhead.com All About Headhunting Tue, 04 Feb 2014 15:20:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.13 Basics of good CV writing //www.huntedhead.com/2009/06/10/basics-of-good-cv-writing/ //www.huntedhead.com/2009/06/10/basics-of-good-cv-writing/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:20:20 +0000 //www.huntedhead.com/?p=30

 

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

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