Please explain what makes a good CV good to you?
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A good CV to me has all the following points: \n\n(1) Customized so that bullet points are relevant to the nature of the job i.e. if its a sales jobs, highlights the sales work that the author has done.\n\n(2) Show that results that the person has achieved. A typical 'formula' is that every bullet point of the CV follows the STAR i.e. Tells the reader about the (S)ituation, what (T)ask the person was responsible for, the (A)ction the person took and the (R)esult due to that person's actions.\n\n(3) Does not contain any inexplicable 'gaps' e.g. years that are unaccounted for.\n\n(4) Has no spelling/grammar mistakes - its a small thing but if there are spelling mistakes on a CV, then it raises questions about a person's attention to detail.\n\n(5) Fits on one page.
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An online CV is a CV which is written to be uploaded in the Cyber Space. There are a lot of differences between the regular CV and the electronic CV as it is commonly known and this is because it has another medium of transmission, i.e. the computers. Hence, when you are writing for computer you need the ground rules for that domain:\n1. Length - CVs need to be crisp and short; most of the times the electronic CV is a door-card; if the companies/ placement agencies like what they see they will get back to you for details\n2. Compatibility - your CV should be uploadable on any computer - old or new - so do not use the latest technology in typing it lest you will frustrate those using older versions of the software 3. Format - as per the point made above, the formatting also needs to be in the simplest form so as not to create problems of compatibility; hence the CV should be uploaded in plaint text format or ASCII\n4. Visibility - In order to be 'seen' on the internet you need to use specific (to the job you want to attract) keywords; keywords are the way you 'highlight' important things in your CV\n\n5. Keywords - Using keywords appropriately will increase your visibility with the employer manifold. You should first understand that keywords are the means by which a prospective employer searches for an appropriate CV. Hence, you should know how to use these correctly to bring optimum effects\na. Use keywords and phrase keywords that are specific to (i) skill set, (ii) industry, (iii) experience and (iv) job\nb. Add a great number of different types of keywords as any of the relevant keyword may attract your CV for perusal\nc. Use extremely descriptive and sharp keywords (for best selection, think what would you type in the search bar if you were looking for the job you are applying for; make a lit of all the words that come to your mind, and then try to incorporate as many as you can in the CV without spoiling its informative backbone)\n6. Content - your online CV should contain in the one-and-half pages your name and coordinates (include a website if you have a good one), a job title by which mostly your CV will be searched (such as excellent secretary, experienced civil engineer, fast and accurate decoder, etc), profile of your skills, experience, education, additional skills - all of these should be written in reverse chronological order. Be as brief as you can. If the summary is good, the employer will contact you.\n\nfrom http://www.cvtips.com/writing_online_CV.html
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- What strengths do you bring?\n- What have you done at your previous employer that I should know about?
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Why couldn't you put that on a cv?  That's work experience just as much as anything else.  How will they know your merit if you don't write it down in a cv?\n\nI don't understand why you would think your self-employment wouldn't be considered just like a normal job.
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Your name, a detailed paragraph describing what you want to do and why you would be good for it (keep it 5 lines or less),  prior work experience, and education, in that order. Dont list your hobbies or activities you enjoy doing, no one but you cares. If there is a lapse in your employment, i.e. years where you were unemployed, explain that. List any computer programs you know proficiently at the bottom. DO NOT list References available upon request. DO NOT have a resume more than one page long. Look at it from the point of view of the person hiring, they probably have at least 50 resumes, more than one page doesnt make them think that you have more experience, it makes them think they have more to read. If they want references they will ask, whether you put available upon request or not.
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Integrity first, service before self, excellence in all I do.\n\nSometimes seeking out the jobs noone else wants to do is the best way to get noticed.
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Highlight your best skills at the top in a summary fashion.  Example: Proficient in MS Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint.  Outstanding customer service skills, excellent typing ability (etc).\n\nNext, put any education you've had under that (college, high school, military experience, anything that will stand out to a potential employer as selling points). \n\nThen, put your professional experience below here.  Add dates of employment and be brief.  Don't be too wordy or they won't read your resume.  At the same time, give just enough detail that makes them want to call you and ask questions about your resume. Try to use bullet points and highlight the key points of each job.
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To get yourself noticed it is important to use a CV format which will best represent you in the jobs market. There are any number of ways of laying out a CV, but these can in fact be reduced to 5 basic examples:\nChronological CV (traditional approach - superseded by the Performance CV), Functional CV, Performance CV (an updated form of the \nChronological\nCV), Targeted CV and Alternative CV. Each of these formats has its\nadvantages and disadvantages (see below).\n\nIn general the Performance CV works best for most people, assuming that\nyou are staying in the same field. If this format is unsuitable for you\nthen you could try either the Functional or Targeted CV formats and see\nwhich reads/looks better for you. Even if you create a Performance CV\nfor yourself, there are times when a Functional/Targeted CV may help \nyou\nsecure an interview when a Performance CV would fail.\n\n\nPerformance CV\n\n\nIn a Performance CV\n your employment history is shown in reverse\nchronological order, with your most recent job first. Job titles and\ncompany names are strongly emphasised and duties and achievements are\ndescribed under each job title. You should use a Performance CV when \nyou\nare seeking a job which is directly in line with your past experiences\nor your last employer was a household name. The only difference between\na Chronological CV and a Performance CV is that the Performance CV\nhighlights a list of your major achievements near the start of your CV.\n\n\nAdvantages:\n\n\n1. If you are planning to stay in the same field/work area. \n2. If you want to show-off your promotions. \n3. If the name of your last employer is highly prestigious. \n4. Most people prefer this format to the other formats listed here\nbecause it is easy to see who you have worked for and what you did in\neach particular job. \n\n\nDisadvantages:\n\n\n1. If you are planning\n to change career direction. \n2. If you have frequently changed employer. \n3. If your work history has been patchy in recent years, either\nthrough unemployment, redundancy, self-employment, ill health, etc. \n4. If you do not have many achievements (you could just leave out\nthe achievements section as in a traditional Chronological CV) or your\nachievements are not in line with what you want to do now - either \nleave\nout the achievements section or consider using a Functional or Targeted\nCV. \n\n\nFunctional CV\n\n\nThis type of CV highlights the main functions/achievements of your \nwhole\ncareer and it can therefore be very useful if you have had a varied\ncareer or you are seeking a change of career direction. In this format,\njob titles and company names are given less dominance or even omitted \nin\nsome cases.\n\n\nAdvantages:\n\n\n1. If you want to emphasise abilities and achievements that have\nnot been used in\n your most recent job(s). \n2. If you are changing career direction. \n3. If you have had a large number of jobs and you would prefer to\ndescribe the experience you have gained in total. \n4. If you want to include voluntary/unpaid experience. \n5. If your work history has been patchy in recent years, either\nthrough unemployment, redundancy, self-employment, ill health, etc. \n\n\nDisadvantages:\n\n\n1. If you want to highlight promotions/career growth - you could\ninclude this sort of information on the second page of your CV, but it\nwould not be as prominent as on a Performance CV. \n2. If your most recent employer is highly prestigious, because\ntheir name will not be prominently displayed on the first page. You can\nget round this by putting their name in both the profile and cover\nletter. \n3. If your job has only a limited number of functions. \n4. Unusual CV format - may not be liked by everyone. \n\n\nTargeted\n CV\n\n\nThis type of CV emphasises your abilities and achievements which are\ndirectly relevant to a specific job target. It is best used when you \nare\nplanning a change of career direction.\n\n\nAdvantages:\n\n\n1. If you want to
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A résumé is usually 1-2 pages long and briefly chronicles your past experience - usually chronologically with the most recent experience first.  A résumé can be general or if it is being sent in for  specific job - the keywords in the job description should be mirrored in the résumé.  \n\nIn general a curriculum vitae is usually reserved for teaching or research positions.  It should include all positions held, all university information, all published articles/books, presentations, academic achievements, non-profit work etc.  The last person I worked for in the academic field had one that was 37 pages long and still growing.  \n\nIn both the résumé and CV you are allowed to "brag" about your accomplishments - but keep in mind to be truthful or it may come back to "bite" you later.  Use good action or numerically related terms.  For example: “Increased ROI on 3 product lines by 125%” or “Designed web cite for the County of Wellington”.  Keep lots of white space – don’t want to irritate those readers eyes.  \n\nGPA's higher than 3.2 should be put on your résumé and CV.  \n\nNo photos or references - photos are a "no-no" in this country and references should only be given when asked for - but always have them ready!  I put this information in re: the photos since I know that in many other countries is it normal to send a photo with your résumé.  \n\nOh you should also have a text only résumé and CV for sending on the Internet.  About 50% of the companies hiring on the net ask you to submit a text only résumé or CV so keep one of those handy too!\n\nBTW – some people like functional résumés – yet most hiring managers I know HATE them.  So I don’t recommend them.  They believe you are hiding something when you write functional vs. chronological.  \n\nSome good links:\n\nTEXT ONLY resume/CV\nhttp://www.ischool.utexas.edu/technology/tutorials/webdev/digital_resume/step3.html\n\nCHRONOLOGICAL resume/CV\nhttp://www.quintcareers.com/sample_resumes.html#MBA\n\nHow to make a CV\nfor a good example of what to include on a CV\nhttp://www-cs-faculty.stanford.edu/~knuth/vita.html \n\nIf you are good at HTML you may also want to make an HTML site that has your “online” résumé and links to text and pdf versions.  \n\nOh yes make sure you do your homework on cover letters and thank you notes...thank you's are VERY important and often over looked!\n\ngood luck!
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It depends upon the job you are going for.\nFirst tell why you like that job and then tell about why you like the company/organisation and then say few good words about U.A.E. like it is a very prosperous country , good opportunities for growth, good money, excellent facilities and you always fantacised about going there....make your own answer.
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1.Aware About The Company And The Job Description.\n2.Be Confident To Explain The Things From Your Cv\n3.Dress In A Formal Manner.\n4.Attend The Interview In A Sharp Interview Time.\n5.Sit In A Casual Manner With Interviewer.\n6.Introduce Your Self In A Nice And Gentle Way.\n7.Be Brave To Face The Questions.\n8.Answer Them Exact Or Relevant Things Only,Don't Say\n  Unrelated Things For Interviewer's Questions.\n9.Be Proud To Say "No Idea" If You Don't Have Any Idea  Really,Instead Of Saying Lies.That Will Give You More Points.\n10.Talk When You Need, Otherwise Smile At Him In A Nice Way\n  Speak When They Need Clarification.Watch Whether He Satisfied By Your Answer Or Not. And Explain More.
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i think a CV is the first way to know the person you gonna recruit, because it shows what the person thnks and what is his advantage and disadvantage. so my advice to you is just BE YOURSELf and choose any format you like. \n\ngood luck...
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Professional References are typically required to find out if you were easy to work with, did you show up to work, did you actually work there... things like that. Personal References are used to determine if you are responsible, if you will stick around for a while and if you can develop relationships with people. Good people to use for these are clergy, scout masters, teachers, family friends.\n\nHobbies and clubs are important to some companies because they pride themselves on hiring people with a social conscience. It also shows you are well rounded with interests outside of work.  Don't make these things up or they will come back to bite you - it may turn out that your future boss' nephew also is a member of the Society to Free Incarcerated Squirrels. \n\nOld office namecards usually aren't requested. I imagine that some offices, if they are lax in their hiring process might consider a card as a confirmation of employment, but most make that telephone call to personnel and ask did so and so work there, when, and would you rihire them.  Telling people you throw the cards away could be good, because it means you aren't a clutter bug. Often people keep them for sentimental reasons so it just depends on the interviewer as to if it is good or bad. (Unless you mean a desk placard, which just means the company doesn't want to buy another.) \n\nPopularity could be important if your job is in sales, or if you are a cruise ship director or if you have to work in a lot of teams.  But it isn't something you write on an application, it is something you are during the interview.\n\nLying... bad!  always bad! those who lie to get the job, usually find themselves jobless (for lying) and unable to get a reference (because they lied).\n\nGood luck with your job search!  Remember a firm handshake, a welcome smile, intelligent answers and good eye contact win the job as often as having the best piece of paper.
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The one with the a) experience or internship  b) best work record and recommendations  c) best interview skills
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Your objective should include: your skills , achievements , the position you are seeking, the specific skills you want to learn and develop, the kind of company you would like to work for. These should be aligned to the job advert.\n\nYour objective should be more what you can do for the employer rather than vice versa.\n\nIf the potential employer sees that your objectives are his targets than you have become a potential candidate, this is a good technique to quickly grab the attention of the reader.\n\nMore details on http://www.cvtips.com/resume_career_objective.html
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The letter of application lists your reasons for wanting to apply for the job.\n\nThe resume gives details about yourself so that they can see how skilled and generally great you are. It is the same as a CV - curriculum vitae.
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Do a search on goodle about resume, so you know the layout of it. Next thing is, what do you think receptionists are good at?\n\nBelow are some words, sentences which receptionists need to know how to do. Now, you got something to work from;\n\nresponsibility of overseeing the smooth running of the office, ordering supplies, handling all general administration for a team of 6 permanent members of staff, preparing presentations and general office management. \n\nIt is essential for all applicants to have good all round skills using MS Outlook and an ability to locate company information from a variety of sources on the company&#92;'s electronic systems as well a good understanding of the financial services industry and a pro-active and capable approach to work.\n\n____________________________________________________\n\nJUst use google to search what receptonists need to do and what they should be good at. And create a resume.\n\nA good resume or cv is when it is catering for the job you're applying for.