Using the CV Wizard

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A winning CV will shorten the time your spend looking for work.

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Your First NameDo not include titles or qualifications *
Your Surname *
Address
Country of residence

Telephone (Home)Include your international dialing code and put any numerals in brackets that should be omitted when calling from outside your home country, e.g. +44 (0)208 123 4567

Office/Mobile Phone
email *

Job title of desired roleEnter all the job titles that might be used to describe one type of role. Remember that many recruiters search CVs for keywords. If you are applying for different types of role, produce a CV for each.

*
Employment Type
Locations Considered

Nationality/VisasThis section is not required but it is recommended if you are seeking work abroad, or if you have foreign work experience.

Profession
Availability

Date of BirthField not required but recommended. Many senior level positions require a minimum amount of work experience. If you want to hide your age, leave this section blank, do not date your educational history and only include your recent work history in your resume.


(Month Date, Year)

SummaryYour fist sentence(s) should describe you. You should then clearly describe one target role. If you are applying for different types of role, produce a different CV for each. List the benefits you could bring to that role. Remember, CVs targeting different roles may require different benefits. Include additional information that you think may be critical to the role - is it likely to require foreign languages, visas or higher education? It doesn't hurt to mention your reasons for seeking employment.

Current/Last Employer(1)List employers in reverse order, starting with your present/last position.

Current/Last Position
Employment Dates

Details of employmentStart with a description of your employers business and state how your role fitted into the organisation. This will put your responsibilities into context. List achievements that illustrate the benefits stated in the Summary. CVs targeting different roles may require different benefits and achievements. Remember to include keywords that a recruiter might search for. Don't include information that is irrelevant to the role you are applying for.

Previous Employer (2)
Previous Position
Employment Dates
Details of employment
Employer 3
Position 3
Employment Dates
Details of employment
Employer 4
Position 4
Employment Dates
Details of employment

Employer 5 OR Summary (of previous work history.)Only list a maximum of 5 employers or 5 years of work experience. Summarise earlier RELEVANT experience into a single career section.

Position 5 OR Summary
Dates
Details

Education/SkillsList graduate and post graduate courses and qualifications. If you are currently studying, post-date the qualification and include a note 'anticipated' or 'current study'. List business and product skills, grade according to duration, when skills were last utilised and indicate level of competency.

RefereesGive 2 previous employers as career references.

Hobbies/InterestsIf you choose to to complete this section it will help 'humanise' your CV.

Instructions: Once you have completed this form press 'Submit' and you will be directed to a secure server where your payment will be processed. You will then have instant access to your automated results. For 30 days you can run all the automated tools as many times as you need. This will allow you to either fine-tune your CV or to produce as many different versions of your CV as you need.

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