Pocket CV: Final words of advice.

When writing your CV, you have to keep in mind that this should alter to the specific job role you are applying to. You may have career experience in multiple industries, for example in sales and IT, in which case you have to lay out your CV and section these appropriately. Maintaining the same example, if you’re applying for an IT role, you want to prioritise your IT experience and skills before your sales experience.

Contrarily, many of us experience a length of time when we don’t look at our CV, and suddenly, a fantastic job opportunity arises, and you must re-write your CV overnight. When updating your CV after a long time, you want to retain your focus on the length of the document and leave out information that is no longer relevant (so, no, you don’t include your kindergarten years, nor do you write about what colour belt you obtained in jujitsu). Including redundant information makes your CV hard to navigate, and derails hiring managers from looking at relevant keywords.

When it comes to specifics, the obvious section to alter is your employment history. If you’ve received a promotion, changed jobs or responsibilities, your CV should reflect these changes. If there is a take home message for this guide, it is one that is offered by Tijana: “CVs need to be concise and focused. You want to make the reader interested to learn more about you, and that will be delivered when you get that job interview.”

You want to make the reader interested to learn more about you, and that will be delivered when you get that job interview.