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#1 (permalink) Sat Jan 12, 2008 17:41 pm A good CV example? |
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I'm looking through the Internet to find a good CV written in english and I've found one (I hope so), but tell me what do you think about this one.
here it is (the information is random):
Curriculum Vitae
PERSONAL DETAILS
name: Tom Jones nationality: German date of birth: 11 June 1973 address: Dursdorf contact: email: aaabbbccc@aabb.com phone +48 1111 2222 3333 fax: +48 666 567 432, mobile: +48 606 911 012
EDUCATION 1999 - 2001 English school in London - language course 1995 1 year course in Economics at the Berlin Fachhochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin
1994 - 1999 MA in Economics, with a specialisation in International Trade at University of Warsaw (graduated with a first degree)
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY since October 2005 Marketing Consultant AAA Co.Ltd. Berlin Responsibility for promotion campaign, liaison with agencies in designing advertising materials and media campaigns March - December 2002 Sales Specialist for Access.com Ltd of Amrest Ltd -Pizza Hut and KFC Responsibility for market research,analysis and trade nagotiations. June - December 1998 Product Manager (Garnier and Vichy) for KOSMEOR Ltd. (branch of L'Oreal Paris); market research, analysis of sales results, preparing sales projections, responsibility for drafting budgets;
PERSONAL QUALITIES Computer literate, adaptable, organised, quick learner, ability to work well under stress, good sense of humour.
LANGUAGES German - native, English - fluent, Swedish - basic _________________ Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes. Oscar Wilde
Michal. I'm an english student :-) |
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Michauek I'm here quite often ;-)

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#2 (permalink) Sat Jan 12, 2008 21:24 pm A good CV example? |
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This résumé isn't particularly bad, but be aware that if you're dealing with a US employer, it is not appropriate to list your age or date of birth (or your marital status, or anything about your family members). It's also not really appropriate in the US to list your nationality, as long as you are legally able to work in the US.
American résumés also list volunteer work, if you have any. Sometimes we list hobbies and foreign travel.
I would leave out the part that says "personal qualities", because it's very easy for anyone to list complimentary adjectives about himself, and the employer will ignore this part anyway.
It's not enough to say you are "computer literate", because nowadays everyone is. You should have a section of the résumé devoted to "computer knowledge" and in there list the specific programs and tasks you are adept at.
It's also a good idea to insert a short sentence or phrase under each employment position the explains what you learned or achieved at that job.
The résumé has to show something about who you are as an individual. You need very, very few words to communicate something unique about your positions and education, even though if you just made a simple list, these same things might sound very generic.
Here is a web page with many really excellent examples of different sorts of résumés. http://www.jobweb.com/resumes.aspx?folderid=116 |
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Jamie (K) I'm a Communicator ;-)
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#3 (permalink) Sat Jan 12, 2008 23:36 pm A good CV example? |
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thanks for help. I think I should modify it or look for another one on this website. _________________ Experience is the name everyone gives to their mistakes. Oscar Wilde
Michal. I'm an english student :-) |
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Michauek I'm here quite often ;-)

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#4 (permalink) Thu Dec 03, 2009 12:01 pm CV Examples |
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You should create a perfect CV before sending your resume to anyone. Go through Few CV Examples from few CV sites and prepare a perfect CV. Remember a CV always creates a first impression to the recruiters, make sure you create a best impression. samplecvs.org |
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Nancywilliams New Member
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#5 (permalink) Thu Dec 03, 2009 14:11 pm A good CV example? |
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The best impression. _________________ Native English teacher at Mister Micawber's |
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Mister Micawber Language Coach
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#6 (permalink) Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:50 am CV Example |
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| Thanks Mister Micawber. |
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Nancywilliams New Member
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#7 (permalink) Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:56 am CV Example |
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| What short of CV do u want, because if you are a fresher u will need different type of CV whereas if you are experienced please mention so that we can find an appropriate CV |
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Nancywilliams New Member
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#8 (permalink) Thu Feb 09, 2012 15:52 pm A good CV example? |
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Your resume is pretty good. I would also suggest to add a couple of words about your voluntary work and/or projects you've worked on. Any other social activity will be also well seen by an employer.
You have to also remember about visual quality of your resume. Well design gives an impression of well organized and hard-working employee. You can try to find a example on the internet or to use on of free resume templates - e.g. resumesimo.com.
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