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How detailed do i need to be on my C.V.? |
At the age of 28 i am writing my first CV, having always got jobs in the past through word of mouth. I have always worked in catering & am applying for further work in catering. The thing is that i cant remember exactly when i started various jobs years ago & cant remember which subjects i got which grades in at school. Does it matter if i guestimate employment dates a little & do a broad generalisation of my results eg '9 GCSE's grade A-C in English, maths.....etc' '4 A levels, grade A-E......' as i am sure that the fact a have an A in GCSE Geography is pretty irrelevent 12 years down the line in an unrelated job?????? Am i being hopefull? I don't think the dates need to be exact but you need to be detailed about your education and experience by giving a description of what you did as part of your job.Don't give too much detail on irreverent things like hobbies and interests as it just makes the c.v long and your interviewer will become uninterested.Good luck! generally don't include your inside leg measurement ..:| I dont think they d dare much about your school grades, mate. I d just put the school and the end year..also the employer would be interested how long you spent in the job and who u worked for more then precise dates... Dont specify too much on the exams you earlier qualifications (i.e GCSE and A levels) as in real terms these are just letters and numbers and dont mean a massive amount to employers. I would just put the year, what level it was and how many exams you passed (i.e: 1997- GCSE's: 9 A-C grades and so on). Be more specific on work related employment and training, list dates of employment/ training plus briefly list the main points/ responsibilites in those tasks. For employemnt i am sure the exct date will not matter but try to be as close as possible, give amonth and a year, it wont matter if it isn't too exact but try to give a genuine idea of how long you were in each position. Do a short personal statement explaining why you like working in that industry and also a bit about your interests outside of work as this can give them an insight as to who you are outside of work. Keep it brief, the whole idea of a CV is to give employers and overview of you, your employment and related experience. Remember it is not a nbecessity to put you age or race onto forms as this is no longer required under discrimination laws. Also dont forget to lis 2 or 3 genuine referees (usually has to be at least one employment related reference and one personal reference). Good luck. Jesus Christ!!!! How can you forget? I dont think it matters to guesstimate employment dates or generalise your school results. In this case experience is more important than academic qualifications. On my CV I put for eg "Mar 2000 - Dec 2001" for job dates. I cant remember if it was the 5th I started or 10th I finished! Just make sure you sell your experience. There are lots of websites out there that will help you write a cv and also companies you can send them to and they will check them for you. Good luck! If your filling in your first cv it can be very difficult to remember all you have done so do the best you can ie 9 O levels at various grades Just put in enough to get you that interview then sell yourself as much as you can ,Remember to smile if you have made a mistake. it goes a long way |
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