Resume/CV Tips

My Resume Writing tips are:

1. For each role ensure you indicate size of the organisation, business unit or programme/project that you were/are part of. Indicate magnitude of budget that you have responsibility for (or oversight). State number of people that you managed.

2. Identify tools and methodologies that you have used and your level of expertese in these. Are you a Prince2 practitioner? Do you have Sharepoint or MS Project expertese? This is an indicator to whether you will need training up or you can add value from day one and train others.

3. For each role do not simply say what you did, indicate what impact you made. What improvements you made and what effect each of these had.

4. Do not send one standard CV/Resume out for all roles. Make sure that you edit it each time to emphasise what the employer is looking for in the role. Look at the advertised role or job spec and if for example they want knowledge and expertese in Business Analysis, make sure you clearly show where, when and for how long you gained such experience. The first half of page 1 of your CV/Resume should sell you to the employer.

5. DO NOT LIE. DO NOT MAKE THINGS UP. At the end of the day you will be caught out one way or another, sooner or later. Be honest.