Graduate CV Checklist

CV Checklist

To help you prepare writing your CV, consider the following:  The position you are applying for.  The qualifications, experience and skills required for the position.

Personal Details

Have you provided your name, address, telephone number and e-mail details?

Have you provided information on your marital status, nationality and date of birth?

Is your e-mail address suitable to use for contact with prospective employers? (i.e. formal rather than what you would use for personal emails)

Education

Have you started with your most recent course?

Have you included the name of your college and school

Have you provided a brief description of your highest qualification? (i.e. subjects studied)

Have you included the start and end dates?

Career and Employer Relations 2011 Work Experience

Have you included employer names and dates of employment?

Have you included job titles and duties performed?

Have you included all paid and voluntary experience?

Have you included your work placement experience? (If completed)

Have you related your experience to match the job you are applying to?

Skills

Have you clearly demonstrated evidence of your skills including language, computer, interpersonal and more?

Do your skills match the requirements of the position you are applying to?

Skills to consider:  IT skills: Internet, email, Adobe Photoshop, Java, Web design, Excel, Access, PowerPoint  Office Skills: Preparing letters, memos and faxes in English, answering the telephone and taking messages, preparing and sending emails.  Languages: Mention IELTS score if applicable. State the level of each language you speak - beginner, intermediate, proficient, fluent, native speaker.  Other: Strong leadership and management skills, well organized, good at multi-tasking, evaluating data, delivering presentations, working in teams, taking an idea and developing it, communicating effectively and research skills.

Career and Employer Relations 2011 Interests

Can you use this section to demonstrate examples of skills?

Career and Employer Relations 2011 References

If you are including details of referees, have you provided their job title, company and contact details ?

Informed your referees that you have used their contact details on your CV? (If applicable)

Career and Employer Relations 2011 General

Is the font size formal, consistent and an appropriate size?

Does it follow a consistent layout?

Have you spell checked the CV?

Career and Employer Relations 2011 At the start of the CV (after the Personal Details section), you may also want to add a section called “Personal Profile”.

The Personal Profile should:  Highlight your experience, skills and personal qualities  Be relevant to the job you are applying to

Example of a Personal Profile: I am reliable, adaptable and enthusiastic, possessing excellent communication skills in English and Arabic. I am able to form working relationships very quickly with a wide range of people (be able to give examples if asked about this in the interview). I have strong IT skills with the ability to meet deadlines.

Words which may be useful to use on your CV: Enthusiastic, reliable, adaptable, conscientious, efficient, flexible, cooperative, self-confident, versatile, decisive, consistent, energetic…….

Career and Employer Relations 2011 EXAMPLE SARA ABDULLA SALEM AL HOSANI CV PO BOX 41012 • ABU DHABI, UAE PHONE: (02) 6831111 HOME • (050) 4131111 MOBILE E-MAIL: [email protected] PERSONAL DETAILS Marital status: Single Nationality: Emirati Date of Birth: 10 March 1986

PERSONAL PROFILE A conscientious and reliable individual with good computer and organizational skills. Proficient at working both in a team and on own initiative. Ability to work under pressure and towards deadlines. Excellent communication and presentation skills. Seeking a position within an international company to utilize skills and experience.

EDUCATION 2007 – Present Abu Dhabi Women’s College, Higher Colleges of Technology Abu Dhabi, UAE Expected Graduation: June 2011 Diploma in Financial Services and Banking Subjects Studied Include: (Instruction in English) Financial Services Computing in Financial Services E-commerce Accounting for Business

2005 – 2007 Al Sawari Secondary School Abu Dhabi, UAE High School Certificate

EXPERIENCE 10/2009– Present Accounting Assistant Abu Dhabi, UAE Private Department for H.H. Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al-Nahyan - Entering account information on the computer

- Calculating statement accounts

SKILLS Information Technology Skills Microsoft Office Internet & Email Language Skills Arabic: Mother tongue English: Proficient

INTERESTS Using the computer, playing volleyball, writing poems

Career and Employer Relations 2011