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CV Structure and Content Guide

This document provides a template for an individual to write a CV summarizing their personal details, introduction, career history, qualifications, education, and interests. The template recommends including key responsibilities, successes, awards, and developments for each role. It also advises balancing descriptions of recent and past roles and avoiding presenting full contact details for references upfront.

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CV Structure and Content Guide

This document provides a template for an individual to write a CV summarizing their personal details, introduction, career history, qualifications, education, and interests. The template recommends including key responsibilities, successes, awards, and developments for each role. It also advises balancing descriptions of recent and past roles and avoiding presenting full contact details for references upfront.

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Forename Surname

Personal Details
Address: Home Tel: Email: Main address Preferred telephone number(s) Usually a personal email address

Introduction
This is the I am statement. This could be I am a successful xxxxx with 15 years experience in the Media industry. I ha e won se eral awards and promotions for wor! deli ered " You should try to avoid the I am a hi#hly flexible$ dynamic indi idual with a passion for bein# challen#ed " I wor! e%ually well alone or as part of a team "& sort of statements.

Career History
This section should be given in reverse date order so most recent first. Month / Year to Present Team eader! "ad"edia imited E#$lain your mar%et focus! function and geogra$hical reach. Try to use a single $aragra$h to give a sna$shot of your role $lus any staff and budgetary res$onsibility etc. &ey role res$onsibilities. &ey successes in measurable terms. There may be several of these so highlight each 'ith a se$arate bullet $oint. Any () or budgetary res$onsibility. Any merits! a'ards or achievements. Any $ersonal develo$ment items.

As you a$$ly these sections to your *+! consider their relative balance. If your most recent role lasted , years and it is described over - lines then you should try to avoid describing your $revious role of . years using ./ lines. Em$loyers generally 'ish to identify ho' successful you have been most recently. Month / Year to Month / Year 0$erational Individual! A10"edia $lc. E#$lain your mar%et focus! function and geogra$hical reach. Try to use a single $aragra$h to give a sna$shot of your role $lus any staff res$onsibilities! budgetary res$onsibility etc. &ey role res$onsibilities. &ey successes in measurable terms. There may be several of these so highlight each 'ith a se$arate bullet $oint. Any () or budgetary res$onsibility. Any merits! a'ards or achievements. Any $ersonal develo$ment items.

Qualifications
This section 'ill list any vocational 2ualifications such as (rince . for (ro3ect "anagement or A**A for accounting. 4or e#am$le .556: "7A

(age 8 9 .

Education
:ive a brief descri$tion of your educational results in reverse date order. .55/: .55.: .555: 7;c Hons <.:.= "edia ;tudies! *anterbury >niversity. A evels: Art! English iterature :*;E: English anguage! Art!

Interests
Interests can be a tal%ing $oint so be genuine about these. Try not to note mundane or out of conte#t interests. Playin# 'chi(o)ra(ia II (the *urbo+last edition)& and 'hoppin#& aren?t really the character defining attributes that your em$loyer might be loo%ing for.

References
Note on references: You should avoid $resenting contact details for references in advance of any e#$licate re2uest by either an em$loyer or an agent. Any re2uest 'ill most li%ely be given to'ards time of offer by an em$loyer. If you do $resent full contact details and $lace your *+ on a 3ob board then numerous agents may contact one of your most valuable assets 'ithout $ermission. This can be inconvenient for your referee.

(age . 9 .

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