What to include in your CV

Your CV should describe your work experience, your academic achievements and help illustrate the person you are. In your CV we suggest you should include the following elements.

Contact details
Name, address, email and telephone number. Please use a telephone number that will reach you during normal working hours.

Work experience
This should describe briefly the type of work you have carried out, who you worked for, your position title, responsibilities you had, key achievements and anything you think would be relevant for the job you are applying for. Start with your most recent position and work back in chronological order, showing the period of time spent in each position.

Academic achievements
Summarise your qualifications, starting with the most recent and the most significant. Please also include a copy of your university transcript (if applicable).

Memberships and other interests
List any associations or interests where you have held positions of responsibility - for example secretary of a badminton club, captain of a rugby team.
Briefly describe your interests outside work. This helps to give us better idea of what makes you ‘tick'

Presentation of your CV
Keep your CV easy to read - A simple font such as Arial, size 10 is good to use. Avoid graphics as these may not make it through security firewalls. (unless you PDF your document). If hard copy, use white/light paper for easy copying.