Where should you start?
If this is your first CV, start with the basic CV writing guide. With little experience, see the graduate example; if you are preparing for an advert, read the ATS and file check. Adapt the texts to your own real experience instead of copying them as ready-made templates.
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A good CV starts in the right order.
A practical roadmap for writing a CV (resume), from contact details to the final check before you send it.
Read the guide ↗Graduate CV example: education, internships and projects
How a recent graduate can build a CV around education, internships and projects, with a fictional example you can adapt.
Read the guide ↗Don’t list duties. Show what you contributed.
How to write the work experience section of a CV with clear actions, context and results, plus a simple editing method.
Read the guide ↗One last look before you send it.
A short checklist for your CV PDF: print settings, file name, page breaks and links, so it looks right when it arrives.
Read the guide ↗Make your CV easy for a machine to read, too.
What an applicant tracking system (ATS) does with your CV file, and how to keep layout, headings and fonts readable.
Read the guide ↗A cover letter says why this job and why you.
A simple structure for a cover letter, with a fictional example you can adapt, and what to avoid.
Read the guide ↗Software developer CV: show what you built.
How to present projects, technologies and teamwork on a software developer CV, with a fictional example.
Read the guide ↗Sales CV: show process and results, honestly.
How to describe sales experience, customer contact and results on a CV without exaggeration, with a fictional example.
Read the guide ↗Accounts assistant CV: accuracy you can show.
How to present bookkeeping, invoicing and reconciliation experience on an accounts assistant CV, with a fictional example.
Read the guide ↗Internship CV: show potential and willingness to learn.
How to write an internship CV when you have little or no work experience, with a fictional example you can adapt.
Read the guide ↗Customer service CV: show how you help people.
How to present communication, problem-solving and tool experience on a customer service CV, with a fictional example.
Read the guide ↗Changing careers: connect what you did to what you want.
How to write a CV when you are changing careers: transferable skills, a clear profile and honest framing.
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