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CURRICULUM VITAE NAME

Personal Details:
Address: Contact number: Email:

Education:
Date- Date Name of Qualification Name of institution

(List each qualification, usually puttin the hi hest le!el of tertiary qualification first" Al#ays list the institution you ained the qualification from$ %ou can also format this as a table& for e'ample: Date of (tudy or )raduation Name of Qualification *nstitution

Membershi s:
%ear of Admittance +rofessional membership (if you are a member or student affiliate member of any professional body$

Trans!erable "#ills:
,ullet points of your -ey transferable s-ills . those you can ta-e across a ran e of roles /his can include practical s-ills, communication s-ills, and your le!el of proficiency #ith specific computer pro rams or applications

E'amples of 0eadin s include: Lan ua es . are you bilin ual1 2hat lan ua es can you spea- and #hat is your proficiency le!el1 0o# proficient are you in your En lish s-ills1 0ere you can tal- about mastery of #ritten s-ills, for e'ample, !ocabulary and rammatical -no#led e" Communication . #ritten 3 !erbal En lish communication s-ills . your proficiency le!el" /eachin . ha!e you e!er had to de!elop teachin s-ills1 2hat type and in #hat circumstances (e tutorin or sports coachin $, did you de!elop the pro ram yourself or follo# an appro!ed teachin pro ram1 +eople or *nterpersonal s-ills . any s-ills you ha!e ained that help you interact #ith people in a professional manner, for e'ample - a#areness of other cultures, stron customer ser!ice s-ills, ethical and honest approach, able to handle conflict or difficult situation in the #or- place" Computer s-ills . any computer s-ills you ha!e, soft#are you ha!e learnt to use, proficiency le!els or test results (in 2ord, E'cel, +o#er+oint or typin 4 data entry from recruitment a encies, if you ha!e e!er been throu h this process$, any certificates you ha!e ained" Leadership s-ills . ha!e you e!er held a leadership position and #hat did you learn from it1

5emember, for each of these headin s, you can #rite a short point on ho# you ained the s-ills" 6or e'ample, 7E'cellent con!ersational 8apanese, ained durin a one year home stay in 9sa-a:"

$or# E% erience:
Note: E!en if you thin- that the roles you ha!e held so far are not rele!ant to the ;ob you are applyin for, it is important to list them as this i!es the recruiter an idea of ho# you ha!e spent your time o!er the last fe# years, #hat s-ills you ha!e learnt and ho# you ha!e ained them" Date to Date (most recent role) Com an& Name Position Title %ou add <-= sentences e'plainin your role here" 5emember, not e!eryone #ill fully understand or be a sub;ect matter e'pert, so try to e'plain your role in layman>s terms" %ou can use any or all of the follo#in headin s to uide you, if you ha!e a ;ob description from the role that #ill help you identify responsibilities and -ey s-ills required for the role" *f you don>t ha!e much information to put in this section, you can do a list of bullet points instead of ha!in separate headin s" 5esponsibilities: A concise bullet point list of the -ey responsibilities in your role 2hat tas-s did you do e!ery day1 ?ey (-ills and personal attributes: A concise bullet point list of the -ey s-ills you required for the role @any of these are transferable s-ills, so ensure you thin- them throu h carefully Any specific interpersonal s-ills you had to ha!e to be able to perform this ;ob #ell1 Achie!ements in the role: ,ullet points of the -ey achie!ements you had in the role . especially if you #ere formally reco nised or re#arded by your employer Date to Date (next most recent role) Com an& Name Position Title %ou add <-= sentences e'plainin your role here" 5emember, not e!eryone #ill fully understand or be a sub;ect matter e'pert, so try to e'plain your role in layman>s terms" 5esponsibilities: A concise bullet point list of the -ey responsibilities in your role 2hat tas-s did you do e!ery day1 Core competencies and personal attributes: A concise bullet point list of the -ey s-ills you required for the role @any of these are transferable s-ills, so ensure you thin- them throu h carefully Achie!ements in the role: ,ullet points of the -ey achie!ements you had in the role . especially if you #ere formally reco nised or re#arded by your employer

Repeat this same format for each role you have held.

"cholarshi s and A'ards:


,ullet point any main scholarships or a#ards you ha!e recei!ed at tertiary le!el Do not include school le!el a#ards unless you feel they are particularly presti ious or rele!ant to the role

Personal Interests:
Concise information that i!es the reader some information about #ho you are 0obbies, interests, sports etc

Volunteer $or#:
Concise information about any !olunteer #or-, community ser!ice or unpaid #or- e'perience hours that you underta-e on a re ular basis

0i hli htin scholarships, a#ards, personal interests and !olunteer #or- allo#s an employer to see #hat type of personality you ha!e and they et to -no# you a little better" *t also i!es you an opportunity to impress them and sho# that you lead a balanced lifestyle . this can be more important to recruitment teams than you thin-A

Re!erees:
Note: /here are t#o options for this section: 9ption <: %ou can list your referees #ith their name& title& contact details and the role in #hich they super!ised you %ou should hi hli ht #hether they are a personal or professional referee . a professional referee should al#ays occupy a hi her position in the or anisation than yourself . your mana er or an 05 representati!e are ood e'amples 9ption =: %ou can state that your referees are 7A!ailable on 5equest:" /his allo#s you to protect the pri!acy of your referees& remember i!in a !erbal reference is a time consumin process and one #hich most people do not li-e to ha!e to do often"

Ti s and Tric#s:
/ry to -eep your CB to C pa es or less" Ne!er falsify any information on your CB Don>t pro!ide a copy of certificates or academic transcripts #ith your CB" 5ather add a note in your co!er letter or after your 75eferees: section sayin that these can be supplied on request /ry to ma-e your CB your o#n . re-name the headin s #e ha!e used here if you li-e but the most important thin is to ha!e your education and -ey s-ills listed on the first pa e"

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