Upgrade your CV for today s job market

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1 Upgrade your CV for today s job market

2 About Renovo One of the UK s leading Career Transition and Job Search providers and a pioneer of Virtual Career Coaching Provide powerful, tailored and flexible 1:1 support Track record of supporting employees at all levels, from administrators to executive board level, across a wide range of functional areas Supported over 35,000 back into work in the last three years PAGE 2

3 Today we will be looking at. Purpose of your CV General CV rules Structuring your CV Things not to include Questions PAGE 3

4 Introduction Up to 50 applicants for each advertised vacancy 70% of CV s miss off vital information 6 out of 10 people surveyed didn t know how to write a CV How to write a CV was the second most googled search in 2013 PAGE 4

5 Purpose of a CV

6 Purpose of a CV Is a sales document Will secure an interview for you not a job/contract 30 seconds to make a positive impression Include keywords and mirror terminology Chronological focuses on recent experience Functional more relevant for contracting to highlight transferable skills PAGE 6

7 CV tips Ensure your CV is easy to read 2-3 pages long Font size Correct phone numbers Grammatically correct (Organisation) Past tense PAGE 7

8 How to structure a CV

9 Profile Ensure your profile is no longer than 5-6 lines Include the job title of the role you are applying for in the first line of the profile Summarise your experience matching it back to the job spec Describe your skills and the value you offer an employer Tailor your personal profile for each job application Adapt it to reflect the organisation you are applying to PAGE 9

10 Career History Emphasis on the last roles held within 10 years Responsibilities are what you do on a day to day basis Achievements where you have added value or completed within time frames to budget Don t just list competencies evidence them Use power words to add more impact PAGE 10

11 Example achievement statements Successfully managed 200k to 28m refurbishments, fit-outs, new builds and maintenance. Supported and influenced on a property boundary decision avoiding legal proceedings, saving the organisation potentially high legal costs Achieved excellence in all aspects of quality assurance, contractual law and financial strategy whilst maintaining the highest level of standards Successfully secured funding of 320k through a cost plan review for a contractor for the conversion of Leicester Castle Hall Implemented new processes and procedures to reflect compliance with new legislation Successfully completed a new store refit with a value of 650k within 17 weeks, 4 weeks ahead of schedule PAGE 11

12 Writing achievement statements (F) Feature: The way you did this. Start the sentence with a power word (e.g. consistently, successfully, actively, continually, efficiently) (A) Action: What you did. Use a verb (e.g. maximised, minimised, exceeded, re-vitalised, created, launched, coordinated) followed by a few words describing what you did (B) Benefit: State the benefit to the company, customer etc. If you can make the benefit quantifiable this will have much more of an impact and show the employer how you can add value PAGE 12

13 Professional Training and Qualifications Professional Training and Qualifications in reverse chronological order - RICS Diploma in Business Conservation Prince2 Practitioner MscPgDip Construction Project Management, London Southbank University BSc Hons 2:1 Building Surveying, Sheffield Hallam University PAGE 13

14 Other things to include Memberships and affiliations - (MRICS) Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors - (CMIOSH) Chartered member of the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health Technical Skills CAD, Excel Voluntary Interests if relevant References on request PAGE 14

15 What not to include in your CV

16 Things not to include Personal info marital status, religion, health Photos Reasons for leaving Salary Controversial interests Untruthful information PAGE 16

17 Inappropriate statements found on a CV Reason for leaving last job: maturity leave Marital status: Single. Unmarried. Unengaged. Uninvolved. No commitments. Achievements: Won TyptingAward at secretarial colleg Reason for leaving job too difficult and boss was an idiot Hobbies drinking beer with the lads Thank you for your consideration. Hope to hear from you shorty!" "You are privileged to receive my CV." PAGE 17

18 Summary Your CV is a sales document to get you to an interview 30 seconds to get the readers attention Should be tailored for each application/contract Should be achievement focused and demonstrate value added PAGE 18

19 Thank you for attending today For more information contact Bena Kansara or The Welfare Team at Lionheart Tel: PAGE 19

20 Any questions?

21 Thank you