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tips for writing CV/Cover Letter

  • 25-10-2016 3:30am
    #1
    WhoWhatWhere
    Closed Accounts Posts: 452 ✭✭


    I would like some opinions on how to better improve my CV and Cover letter... if you've got any do tell!


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  • #2
    sareer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 168 ✭✭sareer


    Put short bullet points (3-5 max) regarding your responsibilities and 2-3 achievement or highlight bullet points for your performance in the respective roles. Make it specific and of course relevant to the type of profile you are applying for ie it should highlight what they would want to see in your CV.

    In the coverletter make sure to personally address the hiring manager preferably. I was told it's worthwhile to ask them during the interview if they received the cover letter as apparenlty not all HR recruiters pass them on (keep a print out handy!).


  • #3
    Jayop
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,388 ✭✭✭✭Jayop


    I work in recruitment and would review on average about 800 CV's per week. Not very many cover letters though.

    Personally for a cover letter it depends on the type of job. If it's a sales job then go OTT selling yourself, really lay it on thick. If it's for any other type of job then the following format would normally do...

    Paragraph 1 - Tell them what job you are applying for, where you seen it advertised and when you can start.
    Paragraph 2 - Tell them a little about yourself, don't regurgitate your CV, but put the parts relevant to the job you are applying for it.
    Paragraph 3 - Thank them for consideration and always say that you look forward to hearing from them with next steps.

    As for your CV, if possible keep it to 2 pages, 3 at a Max. Don't go mad with fancy formatting or colours, and use one font thoughout (you can use Bold and different sizes for the headers. Try to fill the pages left to right so you don't have large blocks of free space on the right of the page, it looks awful.

    Always write the skills most appropriate for the job you are applying for closer to the left of the page and the start of a paragraph. Very few resumes get more than a quick scan and that's the places the eyes get drawn to.

    Be honest in your resume, you can embellish a little, but don't put down jobs you have never done as you will be caught out by any decent interviewer.

    Don't add a cover sheet with the words Curriculum Vitae in small writing in the middle, it's a horrific waste of paper.

    REREAD IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN FOR SPELLING AND GRAMMAR ERRORS!!!!

    Hope this helps, and if you need more specific advise I'll try to help.


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