sinope

Just wondering if a CV for the New Zealand job market is different from a British CV and what the differences are? Any pointers would be very welcome.

Baron Silas Greenback

Mr BSG here (not to be confused with the other half)

http://www.postgrad.auckland.ac.nz/u...v_examples.cfm

http://202.175.143.70/pathfinder/Art...rticle9913.htm

all NZ examples

I had to shortern my CV when I came to the UK, as it was to full of waffle apparently.

sinope

Very many thanks for the links which should be a great help.

Your acronym reminds me of the BFG from the (I think) original Doom game. Excellent full name btw.

teambwr47

Two pages are the norm it would seem now..........

sinope

The British version of Mr Sinope's CV is 2 pages and we would struggle to make it smaller.

BTW is there any difference in page size etc as in the US/Canada, or is it standard A4?

Ted Logan

standard A4 will suffice !!

Ted Logan

Jeaus mate,whats with all these poms dragging our country down, perhaps they should look at their own before commenting on ours

julesnye

Saw somewhere that a small photo of yourself at the top on front page is also a good thing....but dont quote me...I have one on mine....and got a job offer but not after applying for 10-20 jobs

sinope

That's good advice, thanks.

Baron Silas Greenback

Depends what you look like!

sinope

julesnye

Film star looks and a a body to die for.
or
Bald and suave
or
what ever you want to add

Bellasmum

Sinope I often have the unenviable job of shortlisting job applications and my advice would be keep it simple and rather than cram a lot into one or two pages set your CV out so it is easy to scan. If a CV is too hard to decipher then it is likely going to be put to one side if there are a number of good potential employees applying. More pages well set out are best.

What I/we look for ....

An introduction with photo

Name
Contact Details
Nationality
Age
Marital Status
General Health
Hobbies/Interests
Education
Training
Relevant Work History
Career Objectives
Referees

Shortlisters don't want to know every little thing you have ever done in your life, they want to be able to see if you are suitable for the specific job.

Impress them with

CV prepared for ......... on your front page.

Include a brief covering letter telling them why you are best person for the job.

At the interview use lots of "I" statements and ensure that you come across as being enthusiastic about the role and give a "running towards and not a running away" impression.

Humour is good !!! Good luck

sinope

Fantastic advice, Bella. Very many thanks.

turkeys

I've been told not to include age and marital status, but it is probably down to preference

Depending on your line of work it might impress if you can host it on an 'e-portfolio', blog or some website - in addition to mailing a hard copy of course

here's mine - something like this is pretty flexible in that it allows a web overview of your areas of expertise, experience etc, you can link to a word doc of your full CV and an also include any other relevant documents such as references, work bulletins etc. It also has a blog function - if you're into that sort of thing

I applied for two jobs and was lucky enough to get offered the post for the first one, so it must have helped in my circumstances.... roll on January

Andy