FIRST NAME LAST NAME

Mobile No. | Email Address | City, Country

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

Use this section to explain who you are, your key achievements and why the company should hire you.
This should be adapted for each role you apply to. Make sure you include your current job title and your
target job title. Remember this section is a sales pitch for why you should be hired, it is not about your
career objectives. This is the most important section of your CV. Please refer to my eBook for full details of
how to write a standout professional profile.

CORE COMPETENCIES or KEY ACHIEVEMENTS (choose one)

 Add achievement or competency with measurable data where possible

 E.g. Business Development - Expanded product reach and distribution into modern trade channels
delivering 5% additional sales profit and 20% enhanced visibility.
 Include 5 – 7 achievements or competencies

EXPERIENCE

Mon YY – Mon YY Company Name, City, Country

Job Title

 Use this section to explain what you did in your role, focusing on measurable achievements. Past simple
tense is best.
 E.g. Developed and trained team to increase sales and deliver excellent customer service, regularly
achieving the region’s best customer service scores.
 Aim to make each bullet either one full line or two full lines long.
 Aim to include at least 5 bullet points and a maximum of 10.
 Your most recent role should include the most bullet points and the number can reduce as you go back
through your career.

Mon YY – Mon YY Company Name, City, Country

Job Title

 Use this section to explain what you did in your role, focusing on measurable achievements. Past simple
tense is best.
 E.g. Developed and trained team to increase sales and deliver excellent customer service, regularly
achieving the region’s best customer service scores.
 Aim to make each bullet either one full line or two full lines long.
 Aim to include at least 5 bullet points and a maximum of 10.
 Your most recent role should include the most bullet points and the number can reduce as you go back
through your career.

Mon YY – Mon YY Company Name, City, Country

Job Title

 Use this section to explain what you did in your role, focusing on measurable achievements. Past simple
tense is best.
 E.g. Developed and trained team to increase sales and deliver excellent customer service, regularly
achieving the region’s best customer service scores.
 Aim to make each bullet either one full line or two full lines long.
 Aim to include at least 5 bullet points and a maximum of 10.
 Your most recent role should include the most bullet points and the number can reduce as you go back
through your career.

EDUCATION

Institution
Qualification - Year Completed

Institution
Qualification - Year Completed

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Institution
Qualification - Year Completed

Institution
Qualification - Year Completed

TECHNICAL SKILLS

 Technical skill  Technical skill

 Technical skill  Technical skill
 Technical skill  Technical skill
 Technical skill  Technical skill

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

 This section should be used if you have limited work experience.

 Include relevant volunteering experience and give details to demonstrate the skills you learnt.
 You may use the same format here as the ‘experience’ section of your CV.

INTERESTS

 Here, you can include personal interests and hobbies. Do not include anything which would make you
look bad to the employer.
 If your CV is very long you may prefer to delete this section. However, for more junior CVs this can be a
good thing to include.
 Be specific. e.g. I enjoy reading classic Russian Literature, such as Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky.