Some of this has been said already

- 2 sides A4 MAX don't go below 11pt either.

- lots of whitespace

- name as title in middle, bigger font, bold. Don't put "CV"

- in general don't label obvious stuff. It's OK to have a single line in 8pt italic below your name saying:

3 Imbruglia's Passage, Albasarse, Costessy NR2 3XX; 01603 123456; a.s.mdc84@w**kmal.com

This is a good tactic if going through agencies who *will* remove your contact details (so the client can't contact you direct) - a single strip like this they can just cut and the rest looks as you've left it

- first section: Executive Summary. Single para, no more than four lines. Avoid clichés like the plague.

- second section: Key Achievements. No more than four or at a push five bullet-pointed key achievements, each of no more than two lines (one line is better). Be precise: not "successfully delivered a significant project ahead of schedule" but "drove a £4m project with 16 staff to completion 2 months ahead of 1-year schedule".

- then, either Career Summary or Education, your choice. In each case, reverse chronological and decreasingly detailed i.e.

LastJob: A good para

Job beforethat: A smaller para

etc. Don't waffle and don't use corporate bulls**t language (i.e. don't say "significantly leveraged my client's skill-base to drive cross-cutting revenue enhancements" - say "Saved money by restructuring/redeploying staff")

- Education: degree if any with grade and subject. A/AS with grades and subjects. GCSEs just list number and grades e.g.8 GCSEs, 5 at grade A

- No-one gives a s**t what your hobbies are. Trust me on that.

- You can cover general points with a "miscellaneous" at the bottom. A single bullet could say:

- Full clean driving licence; UK national; speaks conversational French; buggers Turkeys every other Thursday

The "Exec Summary" is the most important bit and the "Key Achievements" the next most important.

The purpose of the CV is to get you an interview - no more no less.

HTH

Posted By: Partial Angler, May 2, 17:09:46