[Adders]

Hello,

I need to update my CV and wondered whether anyone has any useful advice for me. Are there specific formatting ideas I should follow, or anything specific I need to include? For instance, my old CV is only 2 pages long (front sided only), starts with my name and contact info at the top followed by my education (which may be meaningless in NZ), my certification (which is definitely meaningless in NZ) and relevant job positions held. Each relevant position is followed by bullet points describing skills or activities at old positions relevant to the new position I'm seeking. The final 2 sections discuss computer skills and references.

I want to update my CV so it's available to hand out, but I want to make sure I'm showing potential employers what they want to see in the format they are used to seeing it.

Any advice appreciated!

~Adders

[BaldyBeardyBloke]

Always a tricky one as there is never any 'standard'

What is currently working for me, in terms of getting interviews at least, is like this:


Name & contact details first
A brief summary (quarter page) of my working experience - three short paragraphs in my case [technical team leader for RBS managing ten staff.... etc then senior engineer in compnay with 500 servers etc... you get the idea]
Next section is work history in reverse cronological order (most recent first) with bullet pointed summary of responsibilities. Each of the work summaries then is followed by a 'key achievements' section with one or two specific examples of woprk I have done for that company that I am proud of.
Finally a section on education and professional training attended. Generally this is the least important bit anyway, so shove it at the end.
I have not included referees - they will ask for them if they want them anyway.


Mine is about 4 pages - Longer than I would have in the UK, but employers seem to like the extra level of detail without being too long.

Happy to send you a copy of my CV if it's of any assistance whatsoever. It is definitely current as I'm on the job hunt trail in NZ at present. Just PM me with your email add.

Sam

[Hippywench]

I used this site (http://www.nzs.com/new-zealand-articles/business/cv-writing.html) to help me kiwify my CV.

I recently emailed my CV to a NZ agency and they were pleased with it. I didn't need to make any changes.