Writing your C.V.

Your CV won't get you a job but is your passport to winning a job interview.

We will use your words unchanged but ensure the format is correct and personal details removed before sending your CV to a client with a professional cover sheet. On occasion we may advise you to include more or less detail in certain areas.

General Guidelines

Your CV is easiest for us and our clients to handle in Word format with a minimum of graphics, colours, text boxes etc.
No more than two sensible, professional looking typefaces please e.g. Arial 11.
Aim for around 2 sides of A4 when printed.

It should include, in this order:

Personal details

Name
Date of birth
Availability

Profile

About 5 - 10 lines of punchy statements.
What you are, what you can do for a company and what you would like to do in your next job.

Education and Qualifications

Always in reverse chronological order with dates.
If you feel your experience is more important than your qualifications, put them further down.

Additional Training

Do not include your cycling proficiency test.
Include relevant in house training and accredited training e.g. 16th Edition, Six Sigma, CIPS etc.

Employment History

Should start on page 1 and include ALL your jobs since leaving education in reverse chronological order.
Account for gaps or periods not working / travelling etc. - an interviewer will ask or assume the worst.
State the dates you worked, the employer and your job title(s).
A short sentence describing what the employer does and how big they are can help put your job into context - you know about the companies you have worked for but the person reading your CV may not.
State your key responsibilities and achievements.
State whether jobs were permanent or contract and if you were made redundant.

Interests and Hobbies

Keep it short and stick to what you do regularly - you don't want to do a brilliant interview and then be tripped up on this area.

References

Work referees are always preferred. We will remove these from your CV before sending it to a client.
Our clients would normally ask for references having made you a job offer.

Email your CV to AES* and be considered against all existing vacancies with our clients.

* Your CV will only be presented to a client with your permission.