A lot of individuals find the prospect of having to write a CV or Resume extremely daunting. And yet, most of us out there will at some point in our lives have to write a CV; for a job application, to support a job promotion, or to help secure a place on a further education course or postgraduate study.
The big mistake made is to then take that beautifully written, painfully crafted CV and file it away in 'Personal' or 'Other' in your electronic or physical filing system. And then leave it there, for years at a time.
Of course this is a mistake that we all make. We write our CV, send it off in hope of securing that dream job, win the dream job, and wash our hands of the CV. This is all very well and good but what happens down the line when you want to apply for a new role, or you want to put yourself forward for a promotion? You have to drag out that ages old CV and try to remember what you've been up to over the past 2, 5, 10 years. Let's be honest, no-ones memory is sharp enough to do justice to the recording of achievements gained 5 years ago. So as painful; as it may seem, in the long term it will pay you dividends to undertake a CV clean up every 6 months to a year.
Listed below are some top tips to help you with your bi-annual CV clean up:
- Start with your personal details. Have you been married or divorced in the last 6 months? Has your name changed? What about your address, telephone number or email address? Make sure these details accurately reflect your current circumstances.
- Now look at your education history as this is unlikely to change massively over the past 6 months. Add in any crucial courses or qualifications that you have received. Remember to remove old qualifications when they are no longer meaningful; such as GCSE results once a degree has been obtained.
- Update the working history of your CV. The first time you do a CV clean up you'll probably need to add in information about your current role. Add in your job title, place of employment, start date, current role responsibilities and achievements.
- Have a look at the rest of the working history section of your CV. You only need to include information about the last 10 years of employment. Can any older job details be removed?
- Update your personal profile last. Sense check it to ensure that it accurately reflects your current role, skills and abilities. Ensure it is tailored towards jobs in the industry for which you currently work.
- Finally have a look at the overall presentation of your updated CV. Does it still only sit on one-three A4 pages? Is the spacing ok? It the text justified?
- Once you've finished your CV clean up, save the document and re-file it with the current month and year so that you know it's the latest version of your CV.
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