Your Curriculum Vitae is the first impression that a potential employer gets of you; it is therefore vital that you ensure you spent an appropriate amount of time and energy getting it 100% right.

What to include in your C.V.
	Personal details: Full name, address, telephone numbers and e-mail address.
	Date of Birth.
	Nationality and if required, visa status.
	Any languages that you speak.
	Education and Professional Qualifications
	List the name of the institutions, with appropriate dates and details of grades achieved in each subject;  For GCSE and O levels it is usually enough to state the number achieved along with your English and Maths grades
	Career history: Provide dates, company names (a brief description of the type of business is helpful if it is unclear) and job title for each position held. Include details of your day-to-day responsibilities, plus any project work and in particular any special achievements.  You should also include any extra curricular activities as potential employers these days are looking for any additional ways that you can add value to their organisation
	Computer skills.
	Interests/hobbies: You dont need to go into too much detail here but a good indication of your all round interests, is essential.

You should ensure there are no unexplained gaps in the dates on your CV, explaining any gap between jobs is far better than leaving them blank as the interviewer will ask. 

 You should ALWAYS ensure you spell check your CV as even one spelling error is guaranteed to put potential employers off.

It is important to make sure the relevant information is easy to find.  A prospective employer should not have to flick through pages of a CV to find out what they want to know.

References

As part of the comprehensive service that we give to all of our candidates and clients, Funds Career require you to provide names and contact details of referees covering your employment over the last five years. Copies of any written references should also be provided with your application.