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Writing Your Curriculum Vitae

When applying for any Tesco job vacancies you will need to ensure your CV is up-to-date.

The heading should contain your name and contact details, followed by a brief (two or three sentences) description of your career objectives, what do you want to achieve in your career? This should be followed by your professional experience, where have you worked, in what position (job title), with a short description of what the job entailed. After this, detail your educational background including what you studied and the grades or qualifications you achieved. You can also add any professional qualifications achieved whilst you have been working. At the end of your CV add your reference details. If you have not yet confirmed who will be giving your references, you can add something like ‘References available on request’.A precise CV or detailed profile of yourself should always be presented while on the job hunt.Your CV or resume is intended to give an employer an insight into your career, past and present. You do not need to detail any personal details which are not related to your career.Details about your assets to job or company should be kept short and professional. You can then include a brief description of yourself, using terms such as hard-working, highly motivated individual, good team worker with strong communication skills.

Your employment details should be listed in chronological order, starting with the job you current hold or last held. Working through each job, one by one, include the company you worked for, the job title and a summary of what the job entailed.

Many jobs require you to have at least school qualifications such as O-levels or GCSE’s. You should now list all of your qualifications including any you have acquired since leaving full or part-time education. These may include job specific qualifications or any training courses. Any training or achievements specific to the job you are applying for will show that you are committed to this area of work.References should be listed if requested, achievements, volunteer positions, publications and interests should also be listed.

Your CV is a very powerful document which is the first representation of you to potential employers. Read through it several times to ensure there are no errors or omissions which might make you stand out for the better or worse against other candidates. Attention to detail is vital. If your CV has mistakes, how is your potential employer to know that you won’t make mistakes in your job.

Your CV should really be no more than two pages in length, getting the right balance between effectively summarising your experience and idly detailing irrelevant information for the sake of filling the page is very important. Keeping the summaries of your skills, employment and qualifications concise and consistent will help your CV look professional which will in turn reflect your abilities. Unprofessional CV’s may make you look less educated and inexperienced. In effect, the presentation of your CV needs to match the amount of experience you have detailed. As well as the length of your CV, look at any fonts or colours used. Is the use of these fonts and colours consistent throughout your CV. Small details like this can make all the difference.

Perhaps you are stuck in your current job or taking your first step onto the career ladder, whichever, your CV could be the one thing that gets you that interview and your dream job. Getting it right is very important. You will be able to find further guidance from books or in the internet. Take your time, include all relevant details and present yourself the way you deserve to be presented.

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