How to write a curriculum vitae (cv)
The résumé is a document of professional self-advertisement that is now expected from the majority of employers. It outlines your professional experience and your education and training. Your goal is to give enough details to make the employer want to meet you in person.
When writing your résumé, you must list your education (knowledge), your professional experience and training (know-how) and your personal traits (know-how-to-be). The résumé will allow the employer to get a sense of your qualifications. When applying for an advertised position, it is often the only way to get an interview.
Note that an employer will not devote much time to each of the submitted résumés and that it is therefore critical to build a concise résumé to make an impression on the reader. If it is a good one, he or she will read the entire document.
The value of a good résumé resides in the quality of the information, not the colour of the paper on which it is printed. Pay close attention to the layout in order to make your résumé easy to read. Your résumé should be prepared with word processing software and without spelling errors. Make sure to use active verbs to make your résumé as dynamic and effective as you are.
The work “flawless” comes to mind. A résumé is never finished, it is always evolving. Submitting an improved version of your résumé can be a good way of making a second contact with a prospective employer. Who knows what will happen next? Make use of this opportunity.
Good luck to you!
The Club de recherche d’emploi du sud-ouest de Montréal (CRESOM) team