Key skills (see what skills employers look for)
Education: Where you’ve studied, for how long, and what grades you got. If you haven’t got any results yet, you can put what grades you’ve been predicted.
Work experience (This can include volunteering, saturday jobs, work placements and paid experience)
Keywords that match the job description you’re applying for (if they want someone who is organised, say you are organised and show why)
Age
Date of birth
Gender (your business, no-one else’s)
Religion (your business, no-one else’s)
Spelling mistakes
Too many words (keep it two pages or under)
Fancy fonts, layout and images – it gets confusing
‘Little white lies’ – stick to the truth
Do you know what skills employers are looking for? Do you know what your personal strengths are? You can have practical skills that might help you get an interview – skills like handling money in retail environments, or Excel spreadsheet skills for business and admin jobs. You can also have life and work skills that are great for any job, even if you are still building work experience. Skills like communication, teamwork, being organised , and problem solving. Even if you don’t feel confident in yourself, aim to include skills like these in your CV, with examples of how you have showed those skills in studies, volunteering, or work experience.
Finally ask a friend to read it over – they may spot skills, strengths and achievements you missed! If you don’t already, keep track of your achievements and successes. This helps you build confidence, and makes it easier to update your strengths whenever you want.
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