Tips For Writing A Good CV(2)

In this article we continue with the information you can find in a curriculum vitae in our tips for writing a good CV. Areas of knowledge or experience is a very important part of your curriculum vitae; because it is the section that describe your ability and accumulated experience. You need to describe your areas of expertise without having to write a long statement. Example, an accountant looking for a job in an insurance company, will use phrase such as general accounting, insurance accounting, brokerage accounting, financial accounting, expenses control, auditing, and so on, to describe his abilities. Any prospective employer will immediately recognize the scope of his experience and that is the catch.

For education, it is necessary to show the names if the schools you attended with dates. Degrees can be shown in reverse chronological order with the highest degree listed first. If you are still in the NYSC program, you must indicate you date of completion. However if you have completed same, just indicate your service year. Also list the names of key professional or trade associations in which you hold or recently held membership to indicate your professional status.

Your work experience is best shown in reverse chronological order. That is, with your current position (or latest position, if unemployed) shown first. Give details of employer, position held, earnings, responsibilities, achievements and reason for change. If there is no way to explain adverse e reason in print or briefly, it’s best to just omit the item entirely.

For your salary, it’s best to writ “open to discussion” depending on position and p[potential. It’s also good to be willing to travel any amount required by the position. Say whether you are willing to relocate for the right opportunity or prefer to remain in your present are. If the job you seek demands some military or police forc3, just mention your rank while on active service. If presently unemployed, or you can report in 10 days, write ”immediate”, under availability. For your references, simply state “available upon request”. Write other things as relevant or pertinent to your objective.

As a final note, I’d like to request for samples of curriculum vitae. If your CV is good and you want it published, so it can be used as an example of a good CV, send it to godsfavourite_ug@yahoo.com. I would really appreciate that. Comments are also welcome from readers.