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How To Write a CV for a Job Application

When you apply for a job, your CV is the first thing potential employers use to get to know you and your skillset. When writing one, it is important to remember that this is their first impression of you and you need to sell your skills and attributes to them. The layout and types of information in your CV are important, as it allows an employer to find the information they are looking for that determines whether they think you’ll be the right fit for the company. Ensuring that it is thorough and displays a range of skills and attributes relevant to the vacancies that you’re applying for will help you secure interviews. Here, we detail how to write a CV for a job application.

The layout

The layout and types of information in your CV are important, as it allows an employer to find the information they are looking for that determines whether they think you’ll be the right fit for the company. Ensuring that it is thorough and displays a range of skills and attributes for the vacancies that you’re applying for will help you secure interviews. Here, we detail how to write a CV for a job application.

CV Writing Tips

When writing your CV, it may be tempting to write all of your work experience down in full detail which can lead to many pages in your CV. However, it is more important that the information within it is descriptive and straight to the point, detailing the most important parts of your responsibilities in each job. The more useful information you can provide the better, as it means less questions have to be asked, interest can be built up immediately and it’s less time-consuming for the employer to read through.

Qualifications

After the career summary, you can add qualifications and any training from previous jobs. If you have recently left education or if any training and qualifications are of high importance to a role that you are applying for, you may wish to include the qualifications section before the career history.

Hobbies

If you have any hobbies or interests that are relevant to the field you are applying for, such as sporting achievements for sales roles or areas of relevant knowledge pursuit for technical positions, include these in your CV as well.

How we can help you

A good recruitment company or recruitment agency will provide guidance on your CV and prepare you fully for any interviews. Intro Personnel offer a free and confidential recruitment consultancy service to a wide range of people and we are available to meet candidates at any time at our office on Hassell Street in Newcastle Under Lyme, close to Newcastle Town Centre and Stoke On Trent. Contact us today for more tips on how to write a CV for a job application or browse through our latest job opportunities.