Writing your CV

At Shorterm we want to help you prepare your CV, this benefits both us and you. If we hold an upto date CV of yours we can quickly search and select you for prime job opportunities, paying excellent wages.
Often our Clients want immediate responses to their staffing needs and our database id the first place we look, so if you have updated your CV and submitted it you are guaranteed to be amongst those searched upon.
We regard your CV as your personal profile, this sells you to our client and helps us deliver the correct position for your needs. It is therefore essential that your CV is clear, concise, contains up-to-date relevant information and most importantly, is an honest and accurate reflection of yourself and work attainments to-date.

You may use any template you feel helps you the most, this might be detailed descriptions of previous positions or a bullet pointed account of you key skills. There are no hard and fast rules.
But you should include the following details:

• Personal: Name, address, telephone no’s, e-mail address, date of birth, marital status and nationality/citizenship.
• Profile: A small paragraph describing yourself and background etc.
• Qualification & Experience: Always lead with you highest qualification and if possible put these in a chronological order.
• Career History: Be as concise as possible, it is essential to put start date and end date to the position. Likewise it often helps to explain the reason for leaving the position.
• Hobbies and Interests: This is optional and dependent on how formal you like to make your CV, if you have undertaken noteworthy achievements outside of work activities, here is the place to put them.
• Referees: Names and addresses of two suitable referees, recent employers or academic if you have only recently left education.

1. You can write your CV in the first person (i.e. I have) or the third person (i.e. he/she has).
2. Mention things you are good at, but do not go over the top.
3. Do not mention things that you are bad at or say negative things about yourself in your CV.
4. Try to encapsulate you skills for the position you are applying for.
5. Do not be to brief on points made, abbreviations can be misunderstood.
6. It is sometimes a good idea to support a CV with a covering letter.