CURRICULUM VITAE - CV

   

   Principles:

   

   1.           Give a brief description of your most important personal qualities relevant to
   the post you are applying for.

   2.           Key skills relevant to the job are often listed before employment history. Useful
   phrases include:

   Experienced in….with a good knowledge of…fluent/near native command of….. adequate
   spoken/written English ….fully computer – literate….self starter /someone who can take
   responsibility, and work without supervision/

   3.           Experience /employment history- start the list with your most recent job and
   finish with the earliest one. If you have had many jobs, include only your relevant work
   experience. You should also include relevant training courses, voluntary work etc.

   4.           Qualifications /educational qualifications/. Start with your most recent
   qualifications and finish with your secondary education. It is not necessary to include
   details of your primary education.

   5.           references /the people that the employer can contact to get information about
   you/ can be listed either at the end of the CV or included in a separate letter.

   EXAMPLE:

   Personal details

   Name Robert Brown

   Address 4 Ash Grove Road, Anytown, OT2 7IR

   Tel: 0666 364 582

   Email: robertb@mktg.ssu.co.uk

   Nationa1ity British

   Date of birth 12/10/76

   Marital status Single

   1 Personal profile I am reliable, well organized, and used to working on my own initiative. I
   am able to prioritize my workload. I am comfortable working on my own or as part of a team.

   2 Key skills

   Familiar with Microsoft Word and Excel

   Good problem-solver

   Confident communicator

   Self-motivated

   Able to cope under pressure

   Fluent in German

   Clean driving licence

   3 Work experience

   2000 - Present    Marketing Assistant, Success Solutions Unlimited, Manchester

   Duties include planning and implementing all advertising and promotion, responding to
   enquiries, monitoring student performance

   1998 - 2000                   Teacher of English, Churchill School of English, Munich, Germany

   August 1996                   One month placement in the sales department of Newton
   Publishing, London

   4  Education

   Dec 1997                       Certificate in Teaching English as a Foreign Language
   (Distinction)

   1994-1997                     London University: BA in English Literature and Language (2.2)

   1987-1994                     Minster College Secondary School, Wells

   3 A levels: English (A), German (B), Art (C)

   Interests

   Football, sailing, reading, landscape painting

   

   5.References

   Available on request