How to Write a CV

A CV is the first impression a prospective employer has of you. That’s why it’s
important to know how to write a quality document that will get company
management to hire you.

Want to know how to write a CV? In this article, we have collected for you the
information you will need to write a resume at the highest level.

Writing a CV usually consists of 8 main parts:
1. Personal information
2. Profile/Summary
3. Experience
4. Education
5. Military service
6. Interests and achievements
7. Languages, skills and references
8. Availability of a car (driver’s license) – we recommend

Personal information – includes:

• Full name
• Place of residence (if in a small settlement it is possible to write in brackets
  near which large city it is located)
• Phone and email address

Profile/Summary

You can add a CV, the purpose of which is to tell the employer who, what
positions you are considering and why you are a good fit for the job. This
section is usually 3-4 lines long and summarizes your experience with job
requirements.

Education

The categories of education are also written in reverse chronological order.

Years must be included, along with the degree, certificate, and name of the
institution. If you graduated with honors, it is advisable to indicate this. If
there are no academic degrees, indicate the matriculation certificate, the
name of the educational institution and the specialty. If there is no
enrollment, 12 years of study (or less) can be indicated. If you have a degree, it
is not necessary to indicate achievements in high school.

If you have additional education, training courses, certificates and programs,
this should also be indicated.

Military service

If you haven’t served in the military, you can skip this part. If you’ve done
National Service, this is the right place to point it out.

If you served in the army, indicate the years, type of service and in which part

If you are applying for your first job after the army, you can move this section
to the top of the document. In addition, it is advisable to indicate what the
military role required and what qualities you brought to fulfill the role from the
best side. If you have served regularly, you may note this.

Important information! If you have not completed military service, the
employer is prohibited from discriminating on this basis.

Interests and achievements

For example, if you are a member of a club or society, this may show that you
enjoy meeting new people. It is better to indicate here something specific and
important for the work and the idea of ​​​​you.

Languages, skills and recommendations

In this section, we have mentioned language proficiency – at the level of
reading/speaking/writing, in addition to the mother tongue.

Most vacancies today require prior knowledge of office programs (Word,
Excel), it will not be superfluous to indicate them too.

If there are recommendations from previous works, then in this section it can
be added that recommendations will be given upon request.
Important to remember!

The summary document is not permanent and changes depending on the
relevance and requirements of the job. You can change the position of the
categories in order of importance so that the reader is the first to pay
attention to the details that are relevant to him. For example, if a license/
vehicle is required for a certain position, this part can be moved to the
beginning of the document.

Key points for writing a CV

• Write your own personalized cover letter that will make you stand out
  among the candidates and show the company that you are interested in
  the job.
• CV should not be long – it should be one page.
• Use words related to the result.
• Use more keywords, program names – so you immediately pay attentionto
  them.
• Highlight your strengths.
• If you are in a creative profession, you can vary your CV to showcase your
  skills (keep readability a priority).
• If your profession allows you to create a portfolio for demonstration, be
  sure to add this item to your CV.
• Be sure to proofread the document – errors and typos can make a negative
  impression

We hope that our article was useful to you. Good luck in finding
your favorite job, the Azikri-HR team will be happy to help you with
this.