Writing A Cv

[sherrardk]

I am contemplating applying for a job (per-school manager) but it is a long time since I applied for a job. Anyone have any cv tips? Thanks.

[Zacs-Master]

Max 2 pages of A4. Any more is waffle and may well be filed under 'B'. There are hundreds of templates on line.

[EdmundD]

Agree with Zacs. Keep it brief. Most recent employment first.

[Canary42]

Keep it brief, most recent employment first, diminishing amounts in previous employment details, concentrate on material relevant to new job.
One option is to give very brief details in employment, with appendices for expansion so the recipient has the chance to explore further without initially having to stumble through a cluttered CV.

[Garibaldi2]

In your covering letter accompanying your CV, point out your attributes that are particularly relevant to the position sought.

If you are planning to submit your CV to multiple prospects and/or agencies, then consider having your CV professionally written. Many CVs are machine read, and without the key words/phrases contained therein, it will automatically be rejected – without ever being read by a real person.

[grasscarp]

I have always managed to keep mine to one A4 sheet. Name, date of birth, Education - GCEs. Work Record. Hobbies. If they like the look of it and invite you for an interview you can elaborate.

[joko]

Length depends on the type of work you do.

If I wrote out my whole work history and education - nothing else - it would fill about 17 pages and that's just with each job taking up one or two lines - listing only year, company, prod name, prod type, job title

i now have about 5 CVs with all that divided up in to smaller categories, with lots of stuff edited out, so they're 2-3 pages now.

if you have only a few long term jobs then yes 2 sides is enough - but if its freelance and temporary jobs then you can have more - your industry will know this and understand.

its ok to go to 3, even 4 pages, - as long as what is on them is relevant to the job you're seeking, and not filler and waffle and spread out formatting

there are no set rules though so i would suggest you search online for current guides, with trusted companies - because everyone seems to have their own ideas of what is best and worst, and they often conflict with each other, which ends up causing confusion and worry.
trusted sites will most likely have done research and have a much more evidence at their disposal and are able to produce much more relevant advice gathered from lots of sources - rather than people on here who will generally only go able to by their preferences.