CV Presentation

Writing a CV gives you an opportunity to

personalise your achievements to date

You will be expected to demonstrate you

presentation skills as well as your judgement
when selecting the information you include

Jane Bloggs
Personal Details

Include all your contact details including email

addresses and telephone numbers. Remember
you may be contacted during the holidays

Do not include a photo, your date of birth or

your gender

Flat 1, Career Street

Jobsville
Makebelieve
MB7 6MM
Tel: 07555555555
Email:email@email.com

Education

List your academic achievements with the

most recent first

Include your subjects and grades

Summarise your GCSE or equivalent results
Make sure you dont embellish the truth as
these grades will be checked if you receive an
offer

Education:
2005 2008
2002 2005

University of Manchester
The High School, Highgate

2000 2002

The High School, Highgate

BA (Hons) History 2.1

A-Level: History A, Maths A, Politics A,
Spanish B
AS Level: History A, French B, Maths A,
Work Experience
Politics A, Spanish B
Include all forms of work experience,
10 GCSEs all A grade (including Maths
and English)
internships,
holiday, casual and voluntary
work

Work Experience:
June September 2007
Big Bank, summer intern in IBD
Integral part of deal team, client pitches, due diligence and execution phase
Supporting the team, providing market updates, public research

June September 2006

Super Shopper Supermarket, shelf stacker
Responsible for replenishing stock
Promoted to team leader after 2 weeks

List this in date order with the most

recent first
Include details of when, where and the
role. You may also want to add a line of
explanation

Use bullet points to provide more

information about the role

Highlight your achievements or what you

learnt from the role

You should expand on the skills you

2005 2006
Charities R Us, shop assistant
Volunteered 1 afternoon a week in the local charity shop

developed during your work experience

either briefly in bullet format on your
CV, or in more detail in your cover letter

Extra Curricular Activities:

Extra Curricular Activities
I captained the Manchester first XI Football and second XV Rugby team.
Include
I was elected president in the Finance Club, from June 2006 June 2007. Resigned from theactivities such as:
Community/charity work
position to focus on my internship at Big Bank.
Sports involvement
I am currently learning to play guitar.
Elected positions
Skills and Interests

Music achievements

Should be relevant to
Skills and Interest
Enterprise
the position you are
Military Service
Languages French (intermediate) and Spanish (Basic)
applying for
Computer skills Advanced Microsoft Office user, basic experience with Visual basic.
Enhances the above
Travelling Backpacked through South East Asia, and planning
to Eastern Europe during the spring.
information
Provides a rounded
description of you

References on Request

CV length
The maximum length of a CV should be 2 pages
Only use a 1 page CV if you have enough room to include
your extra curricular activities
If you do decide to use 2 pages make sure you have
enough relevant information without repetition
You can make more room by adjusting the formatting or
reducing the font size
Avoid using large blocks of prose. Try to use bullet
points and short sentences

Attention to detail

Attention to detail is essential - applicants get rejected for

errors in spelling, punctuation and grammar

Dont forget to check and double check your spelling and

grammar. Spell check cannot always be relied upon