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The 8 Steps

to help you create a standout CV 5.

1. 4. Education

Employment / Work

Contact Details Experience History This section of your CV is the opportunity to list
your grades (GCSE / A-level / Degree).
Knowing what to put in your Employment /
Make sure that you include your full name, email Work Experience history can be challenging Again, keep it relevant and do not feel like it is
address, contact number (can be mobile, home if you are still in education or have little necessary to include every single grade.
or both), along with home address. employment history. Similarly, to your employment / work experience
It is useful to remember that any employer you section, list your education grades in reverse
Employers needs this information in order to have worked for, including any work experience chronological order.
know where you are located and if needed, you have carried out or any volunteering should
confirm your identity. also be included. Are you unsure what to write because you still
haven’t received the grades you have listed?
2. 3. Commonly, most people include their No need to worry, you can also put your
employment history in reverse chronological
predicted results!
order, starting with the most recent first.
Key Skills
Keep it simple for the recruiter and layout your
Personal Profile Make sure you are familiar with the position experience in this manner:
you are applying for, look through the job
Your personal profile will go at the very advertisement and write down all the > Name of company (including duration e.g. 6.
beginning of your CV and it is very important to skills they require. 2017-2019) Achievements
tailor this to the job at hand. For example, if you > Name of role
are applying for a shop assistant role, express Cross reference the skills asked for by the > List of achievements and duties covered You may feel like as a student you don’t have
your passion to help customers or to develop employer to the skills that you have and make (keep it relevant!) that many achievements you can list on a CV
your experience in a retail environment. sure they are included on your CV… BUT… don’t Are you still struggling to know what to include and therefore it isn’t important. You couldn’t be
lie! You need to be able to follow through with any in this section? Don’t worry!
This section should be no longer than statements you make. more wrong!
5-6 sentences. If you want to avoid clichés or https://www.studentjob.co.uk/application-tips/ The achievements section within your CV is
need some fresh ideas, there are CV examples It is also important to remember to provide cv#cv-with-no-experience can provide you with what will help to make you stand out against
at https://www.studentjob.co.uk/application- evidence for any skills you have listed, give a quick additional information and support. other candidates. Think back to anything you
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