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A Curriculum Vitae (CV) is a summary of your experience, skills and qualifications so far. There are two ways to order the information on your CV. You can either:
- put everything in date order, or
- you can emphasise your skills and achievements by putting the relevant ones first.
Whichever style you decide to use, make sure that:
- you type your CV
- your CV is logical
- your information is clear
- the information is accurate
- you use power words to emphasise your skills and abilities
- you are honest, and
- you are concise.
If you are disabled Skill has an information leaflet on disclosing a disability to a future employer.
Use our personal qualities checklist to identify which of your qualities will be appealing to an employer.
For more information and help with CVs see our Getting a job leaflets below:
Writing a CV
Writing a CV – large print
Emailing your CV
Emailing your CV – large print
Samples of CVs
Power words to use in your CV
Power words to use in your CV – large print
Making the most of your skills in a CV
Making the most of your skills in a CV – large print
Checklist of terms
Checklist of terms – large print
