A well-presented CV can make the difference between your CV making an
impression to the reader or not. Everybody writes and presents their CV in their
own way; however, these few words of advice about presentation could help secure
your next Construction
Job!
impression to the reader or not. Everybody writes and presents their CV in their
own way; however, these few words of advice about presentation could help secure
your next Construction
Job!
Each section you have decided to include must be clearly headed to make the
CV pleasing to the eye and easy to read. Make sure these headings and
sub-headings follow a consistent size and font, for instance, Time New Roman or
Arial and size 10/12. Highlight important information using bold, italics or
different sized font.
CV pleasing to the eye and easy to read. Make sure these headings and
sub-headings follow a consistent size and font, for instance, Time New Roman or
Arial and size 10/12. Highlight important information using bold, italics or
different sized font.
Justify your CV to the left so that each paragraph is neat and tidy and
ensure the space between each line is consistent throughout.
ensure the space between each line is consistent throughout.
To split up large content, bullet points are useful and effective. To make
the CV look even more professional, split these bullet points into two
columns.
the CV look even more professional, split these bullet points into two
columns.
Do not forget to do a spell check on your CV and read through it several
times to make sure there are no grammatical errors. With this in mind ask a
friend or colleague to look over it for you.
times to make sure there are no grammatical errors. With this in mind ask a
friend or colleague to look over it for you.
You do not want to bore the reader by making your CV too long. Try to keep
it to about two pages by avoiding waffle and irrelevant information that may not
be necessary for the construction job you are going for.
it to about two pages by avoiding waffle and irrelevant information that may not
be necessary for the construction job you are going for.
Avoid the use of I throughout the CV and write it in third person. Make
sure that the content you put in is relevant to the Construction Job you are
applying to with short, punchy sentences.
sure that the content you put in is relevant to the Construction Job you are
applying to with short, punchy sentences.
Lying is a definite NO NO. It is likely you will be caught out and you will
ruin all your chances of being employed. If you are asked in for an Interview,
you will be asked to elaborate on your CV, so avoid lying and over-exaggerating
at all costs.
ruin all your chances of being employed. If you are asked in for an Interview,
you will be asked to elaborate on your CV, so avoid lying and over-exaggerating
at all costs.
Finally, print off your CV to check it over off-line and try out different
formats to see what you like best. Do not spend too long on this though as it is
the actual content the reader is interested in.
formats to see what you like best. Do not spend too long on this though as it is
the actual content the reader is interested in.
These sound words of advice are simple points to follow when writing your
CV and can help to create a very good impression. Congratulations, you are well
on your way to being invited for an Interview for your next construction
job!
CV and can help to create a very good impression. Congratulations, you are well
on your way to being invited for an Interview for your next construction
job!
