<p> CV Checklist</p><p>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.</p><p>Personal Details</p><p>Have you provided your name, address, telephone number and e-mail details? </p><p>Have you provided information on your marital status, nationality and date of birth? </p><p>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) </p><p>Education</p><p>Have you started with your most recent course? </p><p>Have you included the name of your college and school </p><p>Have you provided a brief description of your highest qualification? (i.e. subjects studied) </p><p>Have you included the start and end dates? </p><p>Career and Employer Relations 2011 Work Experience </p><p>Have you included employer names and dates of employment? </p><p>Have you included job titles and duties performed? </p><p>Have you included all paid and voluntary experience? </p><p>Have you included your work placement experience? (If completed) </p><p>Have you related your experience to match the job you are applying to? </p><p>Skills </p><p>Have you clearly demonstrated evidence of your skills including language, computer, interpersonal and more? </p><p>Do your skills match the requirements of the position you are applying to? </p><p>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. </p><p>Career and Employer Relations 2011 Interests</p><p>Can you use this section to demonstrate examples of skills? </p><p>Career and Employer Relations 2011 References</p><p>If you are including details of referees, have you provided their job title, company and contact details ? </p><p>Informed your referees that you have used their contact details on your CV? (If applicable) </p><p>Career and Employer Relations 2011 General</p><p>Is the font size formal, consistent and an appropriate size? </p><p>Does it follow a consistent layout? </p><p>Have you spell checked the CV? </p><p>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”. </p><p>The Personal Profile should:  Highlight your experience, skills and personal qualities  Be relevant to the job you are applying to </p><p>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. </p><p>Words which may be useful to use on your CV: Enthusiastic, reliable, adaptable, conscientious, efficient, flexible, cooperative, self-confident, versatile, decisive, consistent, energetic…….</p><p>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</p><p>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. </p><p>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</p><p>2005 – 2007 Al Sawari Secondary School Abu Dhabi, UAE High School Certificate</p><p>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</p><p>- Calculating statement accounts</p><p>SKILLS Information Technology Skills Microsoft Office Internet & Email Language Skills Arabic: Mother tongue English: Proficient</p><p>INTERESTS Using the computer, playing volleyball, writing poems</p><p>Career and Employer Relations 2011</p>