Your first contact with an Employer is your CV or an Application form you fill out to apply for a specific job.
Make sure that your application/CV is accurate, presentable, and interesting so to get to the stage of interview with the Employer.
Your focus should be on your profile (personality, enthusiasm, qualifications and skills) and achievements in your previous jobs.
First impressions are very important!
Take your time to think through on how to construct your CV and include the most important information.
How to construct your CV:
Curriculum Vitae Format
CV'S and APPLICATIONS
Your Contact Information
Name
Address
Telephone
Cell Phone
Email
Personal Profile
Here you can include few sentences about your personality, strengths, skills and qualifications.
Employment History
List in chronological order, include Company name, Job title and dates, position details, starting from the most recent one. Don’t forget to include short description about the company, your duties, tasks, and achievements!
Education
Include dates, majors, and details of degrees, training and important certifications
Professional Qualifications
Certifications and Accreditations
Computer Skills
Hobbies and Interests
References
You can usually state “ References available upon request “
Depends on your working experience, the CV should not be more then 2 pages.
Cover letters
When you apply for a specific job, don’t forget to write a Cover letter to send together with your application. This letter should include your views on what you can bring to the company, which are your most important skills that the company will benefit from and why you think you would be suitable for the specific job.
Interview and presentation
When you finally get invited for an interview with an employer or recruiter, make sure you go through the job description in details and think about your presentation. Make your homework by researching, learning as much as possible about the company, who they are, what they do and if the job requires, make sure you learn more about their position in the market, their competitors etc. The Employers are always impressed by candidates who have good knowledge about their company.
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