Writing Your CV
Curriculum Vitae literally means 'a life's course'. 'The story of your life' probably best sums the term up in today's usage. Your CV is an important document - with it rests your hopes and dreams for the future. It is both the logo and company profile of your personal brand.
Your CV performs several functions. The first is to help you get an interview for a position. But it can also continue to work in your favour after it has peformed that function. It can be an asset during the interview by carefully focusing the interviewer's mind on your good points and on your achievements. Following the interview, the interviewer will probably reread it before making a decision, either on who should be invited to the second interview stage or who should be offered the job.
And when it comes to salary negotiations a well-written CV can help. If your CV conveys your full worth you are likely to get a higher salary offer than you might have done with a poorer CV.
Your CV must do its work quickly. Employers or HR people may look through hundreds of applications and spend only a few seconds reviewing each CV. To get someone to look at it longer, it must quickly convey your capabilities, and competence and 'essence'.
The more thoroughly you prepare your CV now, the more likely someone is to read it later.
We've included a sample CV with some handy CV writing hints in the "related links and downloads section" of this page. We recommend that you have a look at this as a guide. It is free to download and will help you focus on your career's achievement
