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Tips for Writing a Winning CVWellingtone Project Recruitment

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Our Clients

The one thing they all have in common….they all run projects

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• Your CV is your SELLING TOOL

• The FIRST THING prospective

employers/agencies look at

• The thing that SEPARATES YOU from

the crowd

• Will INCREASE YOUR CHANCE of

getting a face-to-face interview

The Importance of a CV

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Recruitment agencies/employers use

keyword searches to electronically

select a ‘long list’ of candidates…if it

doesn’t contain keywords, won’t make

the list

TIP: Don’t overdo it, if it reads like a

long list of keywords, it won’t go any

further

Keywords

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• A clear and concise CV which shows your skills and experience is

going to get noticed a lot faster than an over-worded jumble

• Make it look professional, decent font size and do not vary font types

of sizes

• Write in the 1st person rather than the 3rd person. If nothing else, it

suggests someone else has written your CV for you

CV Layout

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• Without sounding condescending, name, address and contact

details please! (You’ll be surprised at the number of people who

forget!)

• Recruiters want to be able to get hold of you quickly without too

much effort, so make it easy for them. If you are difficult to get hold

of or do not return calls, a recruiter will move on to the next

candidate

Contact Details

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• A paragraph or two at the top of your CV which provides a summary

or your skills and relevance to the role

• It might be the only text a Recruiter might read on your CV

• It needs to entice the reader to want to learn more so it needs to be

snappy and to the point

• Update this section for every role, review the job description. What

are they looking for?

• What can you state in your profile that supports your application

and aligns with the requirements in the job description?

Your Profile

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• A paragraph or two at the top of your CV which provides a

summary or your skills and relevance to the role

• It might be the only text a Recruiter might read on your CV

• It needs to entice the reader to want to learn more so it needs to

be snappy and to the point

• Update this section for every role, review the job description.

What are they looking for?

• What can you state in your profile that supports your application

and aligns with the requirements in the job description?

Education or Career Highlights First?

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Detailed Career History

• In reverse chronological order (i.e. start with most recent)

• Include:

• What is your budget responsibility

• Methodology used

• Types of projects managed

• Company name, job title, date started and date finished

• Employers need to know months too, they like to see career path

and you need to explain any gaps

• It can be particularly helpful for you to give reasons why you left a

position, it stops the client asking ‘what went wrong?’

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Technical Knowledge

• This section is for all you

engineering/IT/Technical Project

Managers

• Make this section short but keyword

rich

• DON’T overdo it as listing every

software possible suggests the person

knows little in-depth

• Only list an item that you are happy

to answer a question about in an

interview otherwise you could find

yourself in a difficult situation in the

interview

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Education

• If you didn’t put it at the

top of your CV then here is

a good place

• List all qualifications in

reverse chronological order

and include dates and

institutions

• Bring certificates and

qualifications with you to

interview, whether asked

or not

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Hobbies/Interest

• Do not feel obliged to include this section

• If you are going to, then make sure you include something that

is of interest and ideally a topic of conversation for interview

• Please don’t include anything if you are just going to say

‘socializing with friends, travel and films’

• If you do have an interesting hobby or past time, then include

it to show there is more to you than other candidates

• REMEMBER: People like interesting people!

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Length of CV

• It is often said that a CV should be no longer than two pages,

but three pages is absolutely fine, although we suggest 3

pages as a maximum

• Don’t reduce font size as small as possible and include wordy

paragraphs of text…Recruiters will not read through it

• Always use bullet points and short brief sentences

• Remember, your CV has to be easy to read and clearly laid out

as initially it might not get more than a ten second scan

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