CGC Ebook 5.0

soft skills such as communication, organisation, empathy and hard skills such as IT knowledge, programming, proof reading or numerate ability etc. You should bullet five or six relevant skills and include examples like these below. Examples Self-starter – organised school fundraising event. Planned, recruited and raised £10,000 for charity

reader consider your application further. That makes this section extremely important. Our advice is on writing this is as follows.

1. Short paragraph of four to five sentences

2. Summarise your experience, main qualities and skills

3. Write short punchy sentences in first or third person but remove all references e.g. I, He or She

4. Include a job target in the paragraph

Graphic Design – experienced knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Photoshop and Illustrator for print and digital media

5. Ensure the content relates to the role you are going for.

On average employers will take thirty seconds to make their mind up on whether you are suitable for interview. Given that your summary is half of that amount, they are already deciding about you, so it needs to be good. Skills A modern CV has a skills or capabilities section designed to provide a quick overview. If you have read the job description, you will know what skills they are looking for and will need to find a way to present them in this section. You should include

Tip Try and avoid listing the skills that are fundamental to all work. So telling an employer you are a good communicator is too generic. If the role involves selling why not mention any sales ability you have demonstrated such as persuading or negotiating and if you can put a figure on that, even better.

Stuck on what your skills are? Why not look at a job description of a similar role online that you have done. These will often