CAREER PURSUIT

FULL NAME AND CONTACT INFORMATION Email, phone and social media links (if applicable). PERSONAL STATEMENT What can you offer and where do you want to go in your career? KEY SKILLS Include examples of how you have demonstrated each skill. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (INCLUDING ANY GAPS IN EMPLOYMENT) [Most recent first] Job title, name of employer, dates to and from, responsibilities and achievements. ACADEMIC HISTORY [Most recent first] Name of institution, type of qualification (e.g. BSc (hons), A level, GCSE), subjects, grades, dates attended to and from. If you have a degree that is relevant to the post you are applying for, it’s often a good idea to include details on relevant modules you have studied. RELEVANT VOCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS [Most recent first] Name of qualification, awarding organisation, date achieved. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION E.g. full clean driving license, membership of professional bodies, IT proficiencies, etc. FINAL PROOFREADING CHECKS GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION Read though each line out loud to make sure every sentence make sense. Watch out for rogue apostrophes (CVs not CV’s!). Check commas are in the right places and full stops are at the end of each sentence (especially important of you have cut and pasted sections). SPELLING Run a spell check then fine-tooth comb through for any remaining typos and homophones (words that sound the same but are spelled differently, e.g. there and their). LAYOUT Check the same font and typeface is used throughout. Are your bullet points all aligned and uniform? Are your subheadings all aligned and consistent? Are spaces between sentences equal throughout? PRINT When you think your CV is ready, print it out. It's often easier to spot mistakes on paper than on screen. CV CHECKLIST C A R E E R P U R S U I T T h e r e i s n o o n e - s i z e - f i t s - a l l t emp l a t e f o r w r i t i n g a C V . T h e f o r ma t h a s t o w o r k f o r y o u a n d y o u r s k i l l s a n d e x p e r i e n c e . H o w e v e r , h e r e i s a c h e c k l i s t o f k e y o f i n f o r ma t i o n t h a t s h o u l d b e i n c l u d e d a s w e l l a s s ome h a n d y p r o o f r e a d i n g t i p s . B y J e s s i c a B r o w n , J K B P r o o f r e a d i n g S e r v i c e s 52 2 0 2 0