Here's some useful advice from recruitment agency Euro
London:
- Recruiters want a clear and concise document, no longer than
two pages. Check your spelling!
- Split your CV into four sections: personal details,
education and qualifications, employment history, interests and
achievements.
- Include all the key information - your name,
address, phone number(s) and e-mail address. Don’t worry about
things like date of birth or religion.
- List all educational establishments you
have attended, with dates of attendance, exams taken and grades
achieved. Your professional qualifications should also be listed
here.
- Employment history: the experience gained in
your present post will usually be the most relevant to the job for
which you are applying, so this is what you should always start
with and devote the most space to.
- Try to outline particular achievements or
results such as saving the company money or exceeding targets. Be
concise, maybe use bullet points. Keep it simple and
clear.
- Recruiters like to see precise dates i.e.
March 1996 – February 1998, not 1996 – 1998. If you have a gap in
your employment, account for the time and be honest about it.
- The skills section is where you can detail
all language skills and their level of fluency - but make sure
you make these language skills relevant to the job you're
aplpying for.
- Also list technical skills, specifying all
software packages, programming skills, hardware skills and
knowledge of operating systems here.
- Try to get your personality accross. The fact
that you play a team sport, for instance, can display
motivation, commitment, dedication and team work.
- Provide the names of two referees, either
your last two employers or an academic referee. Their details can
be provided further down the line should they be required.