DO
- Ensure contact information is correct
- Use simple business fonts e.g. Calibri, Arial (10-12 pts)
- List employment history in reverse order (most recent first)
- Include facts and figures in your achievements
- Include keywords wherever possible (skills, achievements, sector, location, customers, level of interaction (senior management etc.)
DONT
- Exceed three pages (ideally two)
- Overuse the word ‘I’
- Lie or embellish the truth
- Give reasons for leaving
- Use gimmicks, images or tables