18-03-2013, 12:00 PM
Make sure the first bit in your CV (after your personal details) is the bit about yourself and that you really sell yourself.
Something along the lines of Im a hard working and highly motivated person with experience of working in many sectors both in paid and voluntary roles. I am a great team worked having but also have a high level of personal responsibility and take pride in my own work so am more than happy working on a project on my own (insert relevant experience). I am highly resilient and can easily adapt to suit operational/organisational needs even at short notice (insert relevant experience). I have not been late to work or had a day off sick in the last X years.
My english is terrible but a better written version of that would be good. Employers want to see that alot more than "I got a load of mediocre GCSEs 10 years ago and I've done half a dozen jobs with no real relevance in the same period.
Something along the lines of Im a hard working and highly motivated person with experience of working in many sectors both in paid and voluntary roles. I am a great team worked having but also have a high level of personal responsibility and take pride in my own work so am more than happy working on a project on my own (insert relevant experience). I am highly resilient and can easily adapt to suit operational/organisational needs even at short notice (insert relevant experience). I have not been late to work or had a day off sick in the last X years.
My english is terrible but a better written version of that would be good. Employers want to see that alot more than "I got a load of mediocre GCSEs 10 years ago and I've done half a dozen jobs with no real relevance in the same period.