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Curriculum Vitae |
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Interview |
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Career assessment |
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Curriculum Vitae Tips |
| Word-processing & printing |
Your CV should be produced using a modern word-processing
package, such as Microsoft Word, WordPerfect or Lotus WordPro and printed
on a high quality laser printer. It is not really good enough these days
to produce your CV on a typewriter and it will make you look very unprofessional,
out of date and out of touch with the modern world.
If you do not have access to this technology, or using a computer is one
of your worst nightmares, then you will have to pay someone to do this for
you. If you get someone else to prepare your CV make sure they print it
out on a laser printer. Dot matrix or inkjet printers are not really good
enough and the ink from an inkjet tends to smudge fairly easily. Always
ask for a proof copy of your CV so that you can check that it meets your
needs.
When you are creating your CV you should ensure that you have all margins
set to one inch. Name, address and telephone number should be included in
the first page header. Section headings should be in BOLD UPPER
CASE. In a Performance CV you should pick out employers and job
titles in bold text, but you may not want to pick them
out in bold in a Functional or Targeted CV. Please ensure that you use enough
'white space' (empty space) on each page - do not squeeze things in and
make your CV looked cramped.
You should check your draft CV thoroughly for spelling and grammatical errors.
When you are happy with it you should get at least one other person to check
it over and give you some feedback. You should then re-draft it and show
it to them again. You may need to do this several times before you are completely
satisfied with the final version.
When it comes to printing your CV out you should use good quality paper,
preferably 100gram weight and you should also use this paper for writing
any letters on. You can use brilliant white paper or if you want to be distinctive
and different you might try cream or vellum paper. When you are sending
your CV to someone you should always send it in an A4 envelope rather than
folding it. |
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