The CV Minefield
CVs, resumes, biographies, whatever you call them they are ridiculous.
There’s no rules on writing a CV and EVERYONE has an opinion on what it should look like and as opinions are inevitably they are all different.
Throughout your career you’ll get feedback on this and it’s down to you accumulate all of this and decide what works best for you.
My two cents and opinion though are below, if your CV isn’t doing it’s one job which is to get you an interview then here are some things to consider:
Don’t lie, so simple yet so often overlooked
Layout - keep it clean
Name & Contact details
Bio / Profile - 3-5 bullet points, who you are, what you want in your career & biggest achievement
Education - most recent first, laid out as below:
Years Attended
Name of School / University / Additional Qualification Body
Course Name and Grade achieved
Jobs you've had, laid out as below:
Dates of role - month & year
Company
Job Title