14 Feb 2010 02:24 am
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Its unbelievable what a well-written and properly shown curriculum vitae is able to do on your career hunt.
Many times this list of hints helpful in working through your cv to be sure it highlights the conspicuous things about your candidacy to make you appear to be the strongest candidate.
- Capitalization - Start using a guide book such as Gregg Reference Manual if you do not know capitalization guidelines.
- Education part - When you have a degree, list only the year that you obtained your degree. When you list your dates, (i.e.: 9/1998 to 1/2002) many resume-scanning systems will not recognize that you obtained a degree, only that you attended college for a period of time.
- Hyperlinks - All e-mail and web addresses that you list need to be deactivated in your resume. To do this in MS Word, highlight the link, go to the “Insert” drop down menu, scroll down to and click “Hyperlink”, and on the lower left-had side of this screen there should be a little button that says “Remove link”, when you find it, give it a little click and voila! Alternatively, you can highlight the link, right click on it, and scroll down to “remove link” to deactivate the link.
Your curriculum vitae is a selling tool, that outlines your skills and experiences so an employer can see, at a glance, how you can help with the employer’s workplace. Your cv has to sell you in short order. While you may have all the requirements for a particular position, your job application is a failure if the employer does not instantly come to the conclusion that you “have what it takes. ” the first hurdle your curriculum vitae has to pass–whether it ends up in the “consider file” or the “reject file”–may take less than thirty seconds.
You will need information to write a good resume. Not just information about jobs you’ve held in the past but also information to select the most relevant accomplishments, skills and experience for this position. The more you know about the employer and the position, the more you can tailor your cv to fit the job.
