Confident and able communicator

· member of Southwest High School senior debating team

· chaired the Mount Gibson neighbourhood watch committee for two years.

Find out more about what skills to include in your CV

Work history

List your most recent job and work back. Start by stating when you held the position, the job title/position, the name of the employer and where the job was located.

Beneath this, list the tasks you performed. You can also list any notable achievements you accomplished.

How much information you include about each job you list will depend on what type of CV you have chosen.

Find out what CV style is best for you

Skills-focused CV work history example

If you have decided to create a skills-focused CV, you may just want a few bullet points briefly illustrating some of the key skills required of the role:

July 2012 – August 2013
Counter assistant, Benny's Bakery, Auckland

Responsibilities:

· customer service

· replenishing stock

· coffee making

· cash handling.

Work-focused CV example

However, if you're creating a work-focused CV you might want to provide more detail. You can include an introductory sentence giving a brief description of the role, followed by more detailed bullet points outlining your responsibilities and achievements:

January 2012 – July 2013
Sale assistant, FoneRus, Wellington

FonesRus is an independent mobile phone retailer specialising in budget smartphones. My job was primarily customer focused, but also involved stock purchasing.

Strengths and achievements:

· excellent customer service skills

· keeping up to date with the latest in mobile phone technology

· overseeing a major contract to supply mobile phones to a large nationwide media company

· negotiating with Fujimatrix for FonesRus to be the official Wellington distributors of their products.

Education

It is important to include your education and qualifications in your CV. It should be listed after your work history or skills, depending on what style of CV you are creating.

If you have no formal qualifications, you can just list the school/schools you went to and the years you attended.

Start with your most recent qualification and work back. Include:

· the name of the course or qualification you completed

· the training institute you attended and the city it is located in

· the start and finish date that you undertook the course or qualification.

You can also include:

· a brief description of the qualification and any projects, thesis or dissertation work related to the job you are applying for.

· the subjects you took and the grades you achieved, if you are a recent school lever.

· professional development courses you have undertaken, including conferences and workshops, if you feel they add to your job application.

Achievements

Include an achievements section in your CV if you feel there are noteworthy successes you have not covered in the skills or work history sections of your CV.

You can include things such as awards, successfully completed projects, commendations, or examples of how you helped a former employer meet their targets.

For each example, note what the achievement was and when and where you achieved it.

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