CV Preparation
Send your CV to Cotter
Personnel and we will
contact you shortly.
Cotter Personnel Ltd
Armitage House
10 Hatch Street Lower,
Dublin 2
- Name
- Address
- Contact details
- School/College/University
- Course Studied
- Results Achieved
You should also outline all the computer systems that you are familiar with and include a list of hobbies, if you so wish.
Employment History should be the next section, starting with your most recent or current Employer.
- Employer Name
- Dates of Employment
- Position Held
You should then give a good profile of the positions covering responsibilities, duties and achievements. Make sure the information provided is relevant.
This should then be repeated for all positions you have held in the past.
NB. Once you have prepared and presented this document to any company, you must then be ready to support any claims you have made.
CV's are viewed in 2 ways. The most common way today is on a PC. The second is printed. In both cases they lack the human touch that you will provide on a 1-2-1 interview.
Therefore, the layout of your CV is very important. As most are now read from a PC, you should avoid the over use of colour and the desire to create a work of art. Bright colours prove difficult to read and in some cases, send out an impression that may prove negative to others. Do not try and create the CV that has not been seen before. People could find them difficult to read and unnecessarily complicated. Do not attach your photograph. We would recommend a dark font colour on a white background.
Companies tend to find 2 pages sufficient for most CV's. We would only suggest 3 pages if you have held senior roles. To little can be read as limited in experience and over that amount becomes boring.
The most important rule in the construction of any document and that includes a CV, is the grammar and spelling are correct. You should also remember that the CV should be written with the reader in mind.
