EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS
CV Writing
For Sending Out A Fit For Purpose Resume
Here’s what you may want to consider.
Does your application and Resume tell your story or tells the employer what they want to know.
Have you looked at the role and the company to ensure you are the right fit.
Have you proof read to make sure there are no grammatical errors.
Is your Resume relevant.
Have you included the required information.
Make sure it is concise and to the point.
You may want to choose from :
Ideally your Resume should not be more than 2 pages and should include
- Contact Details
- A brief and relevant profile
- Skills and Education
- Relevant Experience
- Achievements
- Use action words.
- Try writing in the third person.
- Check spelling and grammar
- Write formal and yet simple business English
- Know your audience to write in either the UK or the US English.
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CHRONOLOGICAL RESUME
When to use it:
It is best to use a chronological Resume if you have a strong work history, it highlights achievements and show cases career history. A chronological RESUME also known as “reverse chronological” lists professional experience from most to least recent.
Sample Chronological CV /RESUME
NAME |
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE KEY SKILLS PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE COMPANY NAME FROM – TO Paragraph of Responsibilities
COMPANY NAME Date Paragraph of Responsibilities
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONT’D COMPANY NAME FROM – TO Paragraph of Responsibilities
EDUCATION AND TRAINING Qualification, Establishment, Location, Date FURTHER COURSES Course, Establishment, Location, Date ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INTERESTS REFERENCES ( OPTIONAL ) |
- No gaps in your career history
- Several years of experience in an industry
- You could have worked with several clients/employers within an industry.
FUNCTIONAL RESUME
When To Use It
This type of Resume highlights skills and abilities, as opposed to the chronological order of experience. It is a good option for people who have gaps in their professional experience.
Sample Functional CV /RESUME
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE CAREER SUMMARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING FURTHER COURSES PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INTERESTS REFERENCES ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST |
Handy Tips With Your Functional Resume.
- Start with a summary. A summary or profile although optional makes a nice addition to a functional Resume giving a potential employer a little insight into you. In this brief summary/profile, include your primary experience, relevant skills and overarching career goals.
- Include your contact information. Before the summary, add a contact section that includes your full name, email and phone number and city and state of residence (Note: You don’t have to include your postcode if you’d like to keep that information private).
- Group your skills. Next, you’ll begin to list your primary skills and abilities. It is always useful to check the job description and draw keywords to help write your skills groupings.
- Include 4–5 examples within these groupings of your most relevant experiences or achievements within these groupings. Applying metrics to these examples, gives employers more confidence in the value you will bring to the role.
- List the professional experience you do have. Though there may be gaps in your work experience, including the work you have done can be helpful for employers—especially when relevant to the position.
- List your education. At the bottom, list your educational background. Include the name of the institution, area of study, any relevant achievements and diploma received, if applicable. Please Note: Some people leave education off of their functional Resume if it’s not relevant to the job or if it would bring up additional questions for employers, so consider whether including your education would help position you as a strong candidate.
Remember to always proof read and edit your resume before sending it off. Ensure it includes the relevant skills and experience. You may want to include a cover letter as a supplement to the Functional Resume.
Related: Chronological, combination, and targeted.
COMBINATION RESUME
Also known as the Hybrid resume it is a combination of the Chronological and of the Functional Resume. A Combination resume gives you the opportunity to the skills you have that are relevant to the job you are applying for, as well as provide your chronological work history.
When To Use It
This format of a resume is often used by those who are starting out and are looking for their first job, changing careers or re-entering the job market.
You can use this format when you want to highlight your transferable skills or skills required for the role you are seeking but takes the attention away from your previous work experience.
Benefits
Highlights yours skills.
Helps the hiring manager see your best skills and selling points.
Sample Combination Resume
NAME RELEVANT KEY SKILLS RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE ADDITIONAL SKILLS EDUCATION REFERENCES ARE AVAILABLE ON REQUEST |
TARGETED RESUME
Also known as the Hybrid resume it is a combination of the Chronological and of the Functional Resume. A Combination resume gives you the opportunity to the skills you have that are relevant to the job you are applying for, as well as provide your chronological work history.
When To Use It
This format of a resume should be used when you are responding to a specific role which has specific job requirements and person specification.
Benefits
Allows the hiring manager to see your most relevant skills and experience.
Use a targeted resume when applying for a specific job opening. This type of a resume t highlights the skills and experience relevant to that position. Every time you apply for a role you must tailor your resume so that it is relevant – the skills you mention in your resume are relevant to the role.
Doing this increases your chance of being shortlisted for the next round and even being called for an interview.
When writing out a targeted resume its advisable that you read the job specifications and the person specification carefully.
Following which :
1. Edit your profile: This means you showcase to the potential employer exactly the very same skills they are looking for.
2. List the relevant information: It may be you have diverse work experience some of which may not be relevant to the role you are applying for. Sift the bits that are relevant and leave out the rest.
3. Match the requirements of the role with relevant words:
4 Use relevant keywords picking the ones that have been used within the job description.
Related: Chronological, Combination, and Functional