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Your address could also be in table format underneath your name and surname.

Your email address should be professional. Avoidnicknames.

Basic Curriculum Vitae Example

CurriculumVitaeDonaldSunter P.O.Box2526Polokwane20690735559897dsunter@onetwo.co.za Personaldetails Font should be easy to read, size should be IDnumber:8912115586225 between 10 and 12. Dateofbirth:11December1989 Avoid colour. Nationality:SACitizen Languages:English,Tswana,Afrikaans Driverslicense:YesCode10 Objective AnobjectivegivesfocustoyourCVthereaderwillknowimmediatelywhatyouarelookingforand ifyouareagoodcandidatefortheadvertisedposition. EducationalBackground Tertiaryeducation: InstitutionDegreeDateofcompletion Make sure you include the institution, degree, Subjects: date of completion and main subjects. Start with InstitutionDegreeDateofcompletion the most recent Subjects: qualification. It might not be necessary to include Secondaryeducation: the school subjects. The older you are, the less SchoolGradeDateofcompletion important your school information will become. Subjects: Relevantexperience Workexperience JobTitleMonth/YearMonth/Year RecentEmployerName,City,Province Listyourmostrelevantaccomplishmentforthisjob. Anotheraccomplishmentwhichisrelatedtothetargetjobqualifications. Highlight briefly how your skills Nameaskillperfectedandrequiredforthetargetjob. and abilities fit the vacancy. JobTitleMonth/YearMonth/Year Organise your EmployerName,City,Province experiences in Stateaglobalsummaryofthescopeofthejobandaddyourproudest categories. accomplishmentasitrelatestothetargetjob. Stateanotheraccomplishmentwhichisrelevanttothequalificationsneeded forthetargetjob. Nameaskillperfectedandrequiredforthetargetjob.

Demonstrate that you understand the nature of the job being advertised Leadershipexperience and explain why you want to work in that Listactivitieswhereleadershiphasbeendeveloped. area. Computerskills MicrosoftOffice,AdobePageMaker,AdobeIllustrator,AdobePhotoshop, Dreamweaver,Unix,Linux,Oracle. Communityinvolvement Listallrelevantcommunityprojects. ConferencePapers(Ifapplicable) Itisabsolutelyvitalthatyouseparateconferencepapersandpresentationsfrompublishedworks.If you have only given a few of each type of paper, it may be better to group them together. Use your judgment. Publications(Ifapplicable) ThissectiontypicallyappearsneartheendoftheCV,followedonlybythelistofreferences. Interests Enjoyreadingtravelingmagazines. Avid wildlife photographer with the goal of writing and photographing travel destinations. Participateinoutdooractivities,includinghiking,canoeing,backpackingand skiing. References Alistof3peoplewhoareprovidingthereferencelettersthataccompanyyourapplication.Always askanindividualtobeareferenceforyoupriortomentioninghis/hernametoprospective employers.Preparealistofthreereferencestoprovideattheinterview.Thislistshouldinclude name,title,employer,address,telephonenumberandemailaddress.

Beconcise.Continue revisingandfinetuning yourresume.Proofread!

EnsurethatyourCVis wellspacedandvisually attractive.

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