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Summary: The Qualities of a Good CV / Resume
Summary: The Qualities of a Good CV / Resume
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➣ Your CV/ resume is one of the most important documents you will ever write.
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➣ Before writing your CV, research your chosen organization and find out what they expect to see in a CV.
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➣ It should be designed exclusively to get you a job.
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➣ Leave aside your own personal opinions of how a CV should be written and laid out, stick to what will be familiar for the reader.
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➣ Tailor your CV specifically to your chosen organization.
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➣ If it doesn’t attract attention within 2–3 seconds, it will not be read in full.
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➣ Write from the hirer’s/ employer’s point of view.
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➣ Be honest, concise, accurate and factual.
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➣ CV: two pages max. Resume: one page max.
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Wallwork, A. (2014). THE QUALITIES OF A GOOD CV AND RESUME. In: CVs, Resumes, and LinkedIn. Guides to Professional English. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0647-5_1
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