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Your Name

Contact Details (including Town and County)


Telephone numbers including mobile contact details
Email address & professional linkedin address
Do not include any further personal details including martial status, gender, nationality as this
does not add any value and may impede your application. You should use Arial or similar
business font and the size should be 1.! or 11.
PROF!"
"his section should include a brief history of your career to date, it should include details of the
sectors you #orked in, and it should also include some of the skills you have used in your career
to date. "his section should never be in bullet point format and should be no more thank $ to 1
sentences long. "his is your opportunity to present your uni%ue skill set and the value you bring
to a ne# organisation. Do not include details relating to your period of unemployment and
ensure that all statements are positive. E&amples of opening your document could include'
Administrator #ith 1 years e&perience demonstrated #ithin the retail sector. E&cellent
communication, organisation and pro(ect skills.
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"his section should include a list of )*$ achievements using the +"A, method and should
be presented in bullet point format. -se this section to highlight any achievements you
may have had in a voluntary capacity during your period of unemployment.
You should include details of a situation you #ere involved in that resulted in a positive
outcome for your employer. You should describe the tasks involved in that situation, talk
about the various actions taken and the results relating to the actions taken.
Employers #ant to kno# that you have solved problems similar to theirs and that you
achieved the results for #hich they are looking.
E&ample' Acted as "reasurer of local hockey club, in addition set up club #ebsite and
maintained #ebsite content.
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,emember you should start #ith your most recent employment first and #ork back#ards. .f you
have had a long period of unemployment then you should include details of training and voluntary
#ork. E&ample' +upporting fundraising activities in the local school, supporting tenant
association etc/
.f you have completed training or further education during your period of long term unemployment
then you should include details of this training in this section in addition to including it in the
Education section.
Title %eld* Name o+ Company Dates o+ employment
.nsert further details of your key duties and responsibilities. ,emember to use active
verbs including sold, solved performed etc..
.nsert further details of your key duties and responsibilities. ,emember to use active
verbs including sold, solved etc.
.nsert further details of your key duties and responsibilities. ,emember to use active
verbs including sold, solved etc..
E&ample' ,ecruited, led and developed team of 1
Title %eld* Name o+ Company Dates o+ employment
.nsert further details of your key duties and responsibilities. ,emember to use active
verbs including sold, solved etc..
.nsert further details of your key duties and responsibilities. ,emember to use active
verbs including sold, solved etc..
.nsert further details of your key duties and responsibilities. ,emember to use active
verbs including sold, solved etc..
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2ist any %ualifications gained
-niversity 3ame, dates 4if applicable5
2ist any %ualifications gained
0ollege 3ame dates 4if applicable5
2ist %ualifications gained 4do not include 60+E results if you have a Degree %ualification5
+chool 3ame' dates 4if applicable5
Employers #ill al#ays revie# the education section. .nclude details of the %ualifications and
training you do have. .f you are concerned about your lack of %ualifications don7t #orry, many
highly regarded business professionals do not have academic %ualifications. Employers
generally value e&perience over education.
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.f your e&perience is #eak you may #ish to include a list of the skills you have to offer
potential employers.
.f your e&perience is #eak you may #ish to include a list of the skills you have to offer
potential employers.
.f your e&perience is #eak you may #ish to include a list of the skills you have to offer
potential employers.
.f your e&perience is #eak you may #ish to include a list of the skills you have to offer
potential employers.
E&ample' ." +kills' 8icrosoft 9ffice' :ord, E&cel, ;o#er;oint, 9utlook and E&plorer
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.nclude brief details of interests if you have the space on your document ho#ever avoid phrases
including 7socialising7, 7partying7 etc..
,eferences available on re%uest
;rivacy and identity theft have become an issue in recent years and it is best to protect the
details of your referees, do not include their contact information on your 0<. Employers don7t
need this information #ithin the early stages of the recruitment process.
/ant more help0 Tal1 to the e2perts +rom Fuller C& and get a +ree C& re3iew.

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