In Our Blog ... 1 IT Job we can give you some information about how your CV should look like .. Here are some secrets about making a good CV to apply to a Job and you will be accepted :
The key behind writing an effective CV is to keep it simple, clear and brief while highlighting your strengths. After posting a job ad, a company may receive hundreds of CVs. If they are in urgent need for recruiting a professional, they will probably only scan through the pile of CVs very fast looking only for what they are searching for. Your CV may take only a few seconds in their hands for them to determine whether or not they will be considering you as a possible candidate to make an interview with. Sending a complicated, difficult-to-understand CV will never give you an air of professionalism and sophistication, rather, it will give employers a hard time 'digesting' your CV and will most probably result in it being rejected and ignored at the first glance. Go through the CV writing tips below to avoid common CV writing mistakes and enhance the effectiveness of your CV.
Sections of a CV
Education
Project(s)
Skills
Work Experience
Training
Interests
Personal Information
CV Writing Tips
Remove
Remove the word "CV," "Resume" or "Curriculum Vitae" from the top of your CV.
Remove all underlines and italics formatting.
Remove all colors. Use only black for all your text.
Remove colons after headings.
Remove any fancy page frames.
Remove your photo.
Remove any logos or images.
Remove the "References" section.
Do not include a list of all the courses you have studied at university.
Focus only on listing technologies you know best. Do not include a long list of all technologies.
Do not write in ALL UPPERCASE letters.
Avoid language mistakes.
Remove any extra empty pages at the end of the CV.
Include
Put your full name at the top center of the page and use a large font size for it.
Write your contact information (address, phone, email) at the top center of the first page right under your full name. Use a small font for your contact information.
Put your full name and page number in the header of each page.
Style
Start your CV with your strongest points first.
Use bullets to write your skills, education and work experience. Make each bulleted point brief and focused.
Use proper typography for high readability.
File
Save your CV in Microsoft Word file format.
Make sure the View zoom is set to 100% not less nor more.
Rename the CV file with your full name.
Keep the file size below 100 KB.
Do not compress the file.
Email
Write the job title in the subject line of your email.
Do not paste the content of your CV in the body of your email. Write a brief message instead.
Send your CV as an attachment to the email.
Imagine that you were given 30 seconds only to read your CV in order to decide whether or not to select it for an interview. Will your CV make it to the selected candidates in those 30 seconds? If not, then revise your CV once more making it briefer, more focused on your strengths and clearer to scan in a very short time period.
