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Creating An Interview Winning CV!

H o w To M a x i m i s e Yo u r Po t e n t i a l I n T h e Jo b M a r k e t

Elizabeth BacchusFounder The Successful CV Company

www.thesuccessfulcv.com

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Name address, contact details, email

e wr en pro e

Key skills

Education

Additional Trainin & Skills

Other (driving licence, non smoker, excellent health)

References (Available upon request)

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No more than 3 pages in length

A dynamic profile that introduces the recruiter to you, the candidate

Clear, concise information that reflects the person and job

Easy to read points of your key skills/core competencies

Details of key achievements reached in your current and previous

positions showing your strategic value Information outlining your transferrable skills to the position you are

applying for

Short overview of duties carried out in previous roles

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Creating A Dynamic Profile

Write in the first person context

In the first line create an introduction to you and your

Information on where you want to take your career

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Example Key Skills

ACCA Qualified Broad Systems Knowledge

Target Driven Strong Commercial Acumen

Solutions Orientated Customer Focussed

Strong Team Player Excellent Communicator

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Employment History - Highlighting KeyAchievements With Duties Undertaken

Within your duties create a bullet list of achievements for each role

you have had for example:

Successfully communicating with team members, providing guidance toassist them in meeting deadlines and delivering high quality results

Consistently reached and exceeded key objectives set

department Effectively developed bespoke accounting systems for company

y us ng pos ve openngs or your s o u es you are g g ngyour core value in how you approached your work in previous roles

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Most recent first

a es o an rom an name o ns u on

Information on modules studied and qualifications

Eg: 2000 2004 University of Cork, Ireland

BSc Accounting (Hons)

ommerce rs

1994 2000 St Andrews College, Cork Ireland

7 GCSEs (4 x A*, 3 x A)

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Including Additional Training & Skills enables

suitability for their company, for example:

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Coda V10 Financials Super-User

Cognos 7 Power Play Expert

MS Office Suite Highly Proficient

Internal Management Training

resen ng nanc a epor s

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Confirmation that you have a valid, clean driving licence

xce en ea non smo er. you o smo e u youare in good health leave out the non smoker

these in your CV unless you feel they would be ofparticular interest to a prospective employer, like

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Successful Application

A well written cover letter should be engaging enough to persuadethe recruiter to read your CV

Include an references stated in the advertisement and where therole was advertised

If possible address your letter to a named individual

you can bring to their company

Include 2-3 key achievements reached in your previous roles

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