Writing cv's.

[squirtle]

Are there any employers out there who can advise me on what is the best way to write a cv, set up of the pages etc. I have looked on various web sites and i haven't had much inspiration from any really,(these are the free ones i've been looking at.) I am trying to help someone do theirs and i want to do it right. My sister has sent me an example of hers and her husbands just to show me how different they are but neither is neccessarily better than the other.

[saxy_jag]

Well, there are various ways of setting them out according to what sort of job you're applying for and what your past experiences are. You could do a lot worse than nip down to your library and borrow one of the numerous books on the subject in order to find out what to put in them.

However, there are a couple of basic rules:

- Remember KISS! - Keep It Simple, Stupid! If you've got much more than a couple of pages, you've got too much. You need to pare everything down to basics.

- Similarly, unless you're aiming for something in the design/marketing/performance field (and not always then), don't go using fancy fonts, papers or clipart. Stick to something like Times Roman or Arial, with a couple of underlines if you have to.

I did once read something in my old student rag about a guy who maintained that, to get a CV noticed, you should write it in coloured felt pen on paper towels. I never found out if it got him the job, though.

[squirtle]

Thanks for that saxy jag, i never even thought of going to the library. I reckon what i have written so far is about 2 pages and i agree, too much too read and i suppose employers will get fed up as they'll more than likely have lots to sift through.

[nancywilliams]

Hey you went through all the sites right, do one thing collect few details from some sites and make it into a perfect CV. I prepared my CV in the same manner. You can find all the details about CV in http://www.samplecvs.org/, i collected a lot of information from this site.