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It is the first thing an employer sees – so make sure they read it. That doesn't mean an award winning piece of creative artwork. Make it easy to read and gather information, use a simple clean layout and typeface, make it accurate and – check your spelling
Jonathan (Jon) Sample12 This Street, This Area, This Town, This County, Post CodeHome: 01111 111111, Mobile: 07111 111111 Email: peter@isprovider.co.uk |
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A graduate with 8 years account management experience, mainly agency side, on campaigns and stand alone projects across print, e-media and some events. Projects include marketing collateral, internal communications, channel incentive programs, re-branding, websites, email campaigns and product launches. |
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The Design Agency |
Aug 05 - now |
Leading an account team of three, managing one key client and two smaller clients within the technology sector. I am responsible for driving the day to day relationship and development of business, delivering a variety B2B and B2C campaigns and projects. My most recent campaign was the launch a new generation of PDA's for the home and SME market through a UK wide channel marketing program which incorporated print collateral, multimedia presentations, incentive program, micro-site, e-shots and 12 centre road show. |
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Another Design Agency |
Sep 02 – Jul 05 |
Brief description of your role as per the example above |
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Year, Duration, Who with and a one or two line description |
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Whatever they are but be brief |
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Other Tips
Employment Gaps - don't cover them up. If it is more than a month or two gap explain what you were doing and why – e.g. 'freelancing while seeking a new permanent position'; or, 'following redundancy I painted the house while searching for a new position'.
References & Samples - don't put referees names on your CV, they don't always like them published. You can supply them on request. If you are a designer, email samples of your (best) work so the employer can see what you’re made of.
Word or PDF CV? – Word is compatible with more recruiter databases. It’s easier to search on your CV and help you tune it to a specific job. If you must use a PDF, make it neat, plain and simple. Employers read dozens of CV's. They don't want to trudge through an overly designed one to get to the facts. You can impress with a few well chosen samples from your folio instead. Send them as separate attachments in the same email as your CV.
AND FINALLY - check your spelling. It's one of the biggest criticisms we get from employers.
The above layout is a sample only. You can chose your own but keep to the basics – easy to read, to the point and accurate. Need further advice? Email info@madstaff.co.uk with your question.
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