Tips to a winning Curriculum Vitae

First we define what CV is? a CV is a sales document that highlights your skills, achievements and experience in such a way that the reader will be interested to meet you.
its main purpose it to inform others about you and also helps provide you with a personal insight.
There is a difference between a CV and a Resume. In simple terms, a CV is a long (two or more pages), more detailed synopsis of your background skills.
A CV should include your name, contact information, education skills and experience. Also include a summary of your educational and academic backgrounds as well as research and teaching experience, publications, professional associations and awards and any other relevant information.
More and more employers today look for skills that will help the company save time, save money or earn more money all of which translate to profits for the company. These skills if properly highlighted in a CV offer the best selling point and can help open doors to interviews.
When writing your CV you should ALWAYS bear in mind that it should be
- Selling your achievements
- Selling your personality traits and business profile
- Relevant
- Easy to read and follow
-Truthful
- Highlights skills you have developed both in and outside work
- Detailed and accurate
Not forgetting the Don'ts. It should not be
- Full of irrelevant information
- A list of job titles and duties
- Dishonest
- Jumbled
- Vague and lacking in detail
-Full of information overload

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT TO SELL? next post will be telling you exactly what is needed.!!!