Preparing the Perfect CV: How to Make a Great Impression and Get the Job You Want

✍ Scribed by Rebecca Corfield

• Publisher: Kogan Page Ltd
• Year: 2009
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 161
• Series: Career Success
• Edition: 5th Revised edition
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Every job hunter needs an impressive CV that describes their educational and professional history. A well-prepared and individually tailored CV is invaluable and can greatly improve your chances of getting the job you want. "Preparing The Perfect CV" provides sample CVs for job seekers of different abilities applying for various types of work. It is therefore useful for every age and calibre, from school leavers to those wishing to return to work after a career break. Careers expert Rebecca Corfield analyses the content and presentation of a well-prepared CV, helping you to impress the employer and get an interview. Complete with new online CV templates to get readers started and a comprehensive checklist of dos and don'ts, "Preparing the Perfect CV" is an indispensible guide that every job seeker should have.

✦ Table of Contents

Copyright
......Page 5
Table of contents
......Page 6
Introduction......Page 10
What does curriculum vitae mean?......Page 16
What is in a CV?......Page 17
How do you start to write a CV?......Page 18
Dos and don’ts......Page 20
Points to remember......Page 21
2. What is a CV used for?......Page 22
How can a CV enhance your job prospects?......Page 23
How do you start to compile an effective CV?......Page 24
Stressing your good points......Page 26
Reflecting on your career......Page 27
Dos and don’ts......Page 28
Points to remember......Page 29
The most common CV content mistakes......Page 30
What should be included?......Page 31
Making your CV stand out......Page 32
Dos and don’ts......Page 56
Points to remember......Page 57
The most common mistakes in CV presentation......Page 58
Ordering your material......Page 60
Length......Page 62
Layout......Page 65
Adding emphasis......Page 66
Sending your CV by e-mail......Page 67
Dos and don’ts......Page 68
Points to remember......Page 69
Dos and don’ts......Page 70
Examples of CVs......Page 72
1. School leaver (Version 1)......Page 74
2. School leaver (Version 2)......Page 77
3. College leaver......Page 84
4. Graduate (Version 1)......Page 87
5. Graduate (Version 2)......Page 90
6. Voluntary experience......Page 93
7. Many jobs......Page 97
8. Gaps between jobs......Page 100
9. Woman returner......Page 103
10. Career changer......Page 107
11. After redundancy......Page 110
12. Personal profile......Page 113
13. Hybrid (Version 1)......Page 116
14. Hybrid (Version 2)......Page 119
15. Hybrid (Version 3)......Page 122
Step-by-step guide......Page 125
What goes in a covering letter?......Page 131
Examples of covering letters......Page 134
Dos and don’ts......Page 138
Points to remember......Page 139
Blank CV......Page 140
Using the internet to help you prepare your CV......Page 141
Applying for jobs online......Page 142
Dos and don’ts......Page 146
10 great sites for jobseekers......Page 147
Other useful sites......Page 149
Other sources of help......Page 151
Further reading from Kogan Page......Page 153
Index......Page 156