Write a great CV

Break out of the pile with these simple tips:

Get the basics right:
Nobody cares how you did in Primary School, or the fact that you like to garden in your spare time. These things may become interesting points of discussion during your interview, but they have no place on your CV. Too much clutter and too much irrelevant information just makes your CV harder to read, and it therefore is less likely to get read at all.
Relevant educational information matters, as does relevant work experience and other forms of training and achievements. Keep it simple.

Read the ad and match your skills to the requirements
This is a great trick to fast track your application. If a company is looking for someone skilled in ABC and who has been trained in XYZ – and you match those requirements – make those the focal point of your application. You may be proud of the other aspects of your life and achievements, but that doesn’t mean the recruiter is. Make it as easy as possible for them to decide to interview you.

Forget the ‘reason for leaving’ nonsense
There is a recent trend which sees candidates explaining why they left their most recent places of employment, but in fact this is just a minefield. You inevitably are going to have to say “couldn’t see eye to eye” (read: you are a troublemaker) or “company made my position redundant” (read: you weren’t worth keeping). Don’t put it in and you don’t have to worry about it. If they want to know why you are no longer at ABC company, they will ask.

Keep it simple, and keep it short
This is a CV, not an essay writing competition. Keep it to two pages by keeping it simple. Only the most recent, relevant information. It is harder when you are are just starting out and the work achievements have not yet started rolling in.So you need to focus on what is relevant about that: your ability to focus, to commit, to excel, to go all out, etc.
Just remember to include your career history, your skills and strengths (and be specific about these), your awards and achievements and your contact details.

Include references and their contact details
The only way to really assess how great you are is to phone a reference or two. Since you are intent on being fully open and honest with your potential new employer, include these. Don’t bother with the ‘references are available on demand’ malarkey because it is not your recruiter’s job to chase you. Assume they want them and make it easy by including references from the start.

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Ukulungiselela interview…

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Ithuba lokubizwa kwi interview libaluleke ngendlela exakile. Kangangokuba kubalulekile ukuba neCV eseqophelweni eliphezulu ukufunyelela kulesigaba, ukubizelwa ku interview kusho ukuthi usuzobhekana nethimba labaqasha ukuze uzethule njengomuntu okufanele ukuthi anikwe ithuba lokuba yingxenye yenkampani. Abanye abantu bayalidelela ithuba elinjengaleli kanti alitholakali kalula ngesizathu sokuthi udlula enselelweni enkulu ngaphambi kokuthi unikwe leli thuba. Manje lisebenzise ngendlela okuyiyona.

Iziphi izinto ezidingeka ukuthi umuntu aziqaphele ukuze lingaphunyuki ithuba elinjangaleli?

Ukulungiselela I interview

·         Bheka ukuthi uyazi lapho ezobe ibambelwe khona I interview

·         Bhekisisa isikhathi se interview

·         Yazi ukuthi ubani ozobe eku interviewer, igama labo negabelo; qaphelisisa ukuthi abizwa kanjani amagama abo.

·         Usuyicwaningisisile inkampani?

·         Wawabheka amakhono onawo, I CV yakho bese uyazilungiselela ukuthi amaphuzo abalulekile okuzidayisa uwamise kanjani

First impression count

·         Ungabi ngemuva ngesikhathi.

·         Ungabhemi noma udle ushingamu.

·         Ungaqambi amanga noma ugagamele ngongakwenza.

·         Ungazehlisi ngoba ufuna ukuba ngathi uphansi.

·         Bingelela ithimba ngamagama awo.

·         Lindela ukunikwa isihlalo ngaphambi kokuthi uhlale phansi.

·         Gcina ukulibheka emehkweni ithimba.

·         Qgoka ngendlela eseqohelweni eliphezulu phecelezi professional.

·         Phendula imibuzo ngendlela okuyiyo futhi uveze amakhono onawo kanye nobumqoka bakho.

·         Ungakhohlwa ukusebenzisa imizuzwana yokugcina ikusebenzele. Good first impression and good last impression.

Indlela ebizwa ngokuthi I STAR yokuphendula imibuzo

·         S: Situation – describe the situation/ chaza isimo.

·         T: Task or problem – what dilemma or problem did you face? Inkinga owabhekana nayo?

·         A: Action – what action did you take? Isenzo owasenza ukuxazulula inkinga?

·         R: Result – what was the result of your action? Umphumela wesenzo sakho

Lezi zinto ezingenhla zibalulekile ukuthi uziqaphele ukuze uma usuya kwi interview ube ukulungile futhi wazi ukuthi yini elindelwe kuwe. Liusebenzise lelithuba kube ngathi elokuqala elokugcina ukuze wenze konke okusemandleni ukuzizuzela ithuba lomsebenzi.