Guidelines for writing a winning CV

1.Be careful to avoid errors, typos and poor grammar. 2 Ensure that the right dates are included in appropriate places. 3 Spend a bit extra to ensure that your CV is in an appropriate envelope, so that it looks as good as it did when you printed it out. 4 Avoid long resumes. The majority of CVs are prepared on three A4 pages, except when you have some comprehensive amount of information. 5 When using on-line application, ensure that you use a format that your recipient specified and can easily retrieve. 6 When using a CV Bank, ensure you paste your CV in the appropriate box on the website. 7 Avoid including personal information that are not relevant to the job. 8 Avoid poor formatting; Boxes, templates, tables, use of headers and footers. 9 Keep things simple and honest. Aggrandizing your job experience makes you sound silly. 10 Make sure the name of the company you worked in is clearly listed as well as the position you held there. One doesn't work without the other. 12 Use a few figures to put your accomplishments in context. If you helped grow sales, by what percentage? If you slashed operating costs, how much did it save the company? 13 Avoid being misleading about your education. If you attended business school but did not earn an MBA, make sure it doesn't look like you're implying that you did. 14 You want your resume to convey your solid character. Omit anything that might smear it, such as dubious awards, memberships in controversial organizations, or an affiliation with a political party(unless, of course, you work in politics).