How To Write A Curriculum Vitae
How to write a curriculum vitae – One that crushes your fellow interview hunters, and fills your diary with interviews!
Firstly definition the curriculum vitae or CV is also referred to as a resume, and literal definition has them as quite different documents. My stance on this as a headhunter, is that it does not matter what you call the document, its only function is to WIN YOU The INTERVIEW!
The Curriculum Vitae is a flat out marketing tool, along side cover letters, brag books, 30 60 90 day plans. They are all created to make sure you first get the interview, and then support you in turning the job interview into a job offer.
So like all other good marketing you need to know your target market, and you need to know your product (you), in order to give them the emotional and logical reasons the human brain needs to take any form of risk (investing time to interview is a risk, making an offer of employment is a big risk).
This page will give you everything to write your perfect curriculum vitae, from curriculum vitae templates, curriculum vitae examples, and most importantly the words and strategy required to turn what can be a dull document into a punchy, honest, job interview grabbing machine.
Links will be provided for more detailed explanations, and the free curriculum vitae templates we provide, so you can pick and choose what you need.
If you don’t want to write your curriculum vitae yourself, and don’t want to shell out for a pro CV writer (£100 plus), I have reviewed the three leading CV / Resume builders here. Though I do recommend everyone writes their own curriculum vitae, these cookie cutter programs get the words and marketing spot on, so the whole process can be whittled down to around 15 minutes. Downside is that I think they can miss that personal touch.
Let’s crack on!
Organisation and preparation are everything, your curriculum vitae is going to get a pounding throughout a career, so keep it updated and collect and retain relevant information (academics, training, awards, thought leadership, written or email testimonials).
NOTE: Verifiable testimonials are invaluable. Backing up a powerful achievement statement in any of your marketing documents with a verifiable testimonial, adds the element of PROOF to what you say.
Providing proof of what you can do in career terms is simply…
LIFE CHANGING!
Do whatever you can to achieve, and collect verifiable testimonials to your good performance. You won’t be sorry!
Curriculum vitae / resume writing organisation – simple ideas for keeping organised.
How to prepare a resume / curriculum vitae – Research your target, know yourself etc…
If you are not sure what job your want check out best job for me. A combo of deeper internal discovery with links to a free motivational course by the UKs leading self development coaches, I think a great help if choices are confusing.
Were about to start writing so you may want to chose a free curriculum vitae template / free resume template here. Alternately you can use the free templates offered with most word processing applications, like Microsoft word for example.
Don’t need to get precious about which template you choose, a curriculum vitae is all about the words, not the formatting, so keep it plain and simple (only exceptions maybe for those in artistic fields), black text white background, plenty of whitespace, as fewer words as possible, use bullet points to summarise.
If you are looking to change careers or have major career gaps, or are going for a position that is unadvertised, or exceptionally competitive take a look at guerrilla resume. This is my favourite CV resume writing book with unique free templates. This is the ultimate in curriculum vitae weapons, the best $30 anyone will ever spend on their career!
How to write a resume / curriculum vitae – More detailed look at the required writing style, summarised punchier statements, bullet points, achievements rather than responsibilities…
Power words or power verbs are the order of the day for spicing up your writing.
Examples of CV / resume phrases, or power statements that can be copied, or used for ideas.
How To Write A Curriculum Vitae Magic Bullet
This is the BIG ONE. Your most powerful marketing message MUST go at the very TOP of your curriculum vitae, just under your name. It really should go above your name, but that would be poor CV etiquette.
Your curriculum vitae must make an immediate impression with your targeted reader, hold their attention, and provide enough of what THEY want for them to invest their time in meeting or speaking with you.
This CV magic bullet will be wrapped in either a curriculum vitae objective statement, summary statement, skills summary, profile summary, achievements statement or even a combo of two of these curriculum vitae format options.
WITHOUT a doubt the CV curriculum vitae OBJECTIVE statement is the most powerful. But can be the hardest to write, and is catastrophic if you get it wrong!
A CV objective statement gets it power when executed correctly from marrying what your READER wants most with what YOU want most. This is heaven for the reader and immediate invite to interview for you.
To find out how to write a curriculum vitae resume objective statement go here.
A little less challenging the CV resume summary statement is also a good option.
Finally you will need a selling curriculum vitae cover letter in your career boosting armoury grab yours here.
The links above give you everything you are going to need to fill your diary with interviews, provided you take ACTION!
Next our thoughts turn to using the STAR method to answer those tough interview questions you know are coming…
If you want to turn your interviews into offers go here...
Thanks for dropping by, and I wish you all the career hunting good fortune in the world!
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