Creating a CV

Phemar · Tue 13/09/2011 08:56:55

Hello AGS!

Well I'm applying for my first job (nothing special, just a little summer job), but having never held a job before I have no idea how to create a CV. The job is for a "Customer Service Assistant" at the local Woolworths store.

Does anyone have any tips on how I should structure my CV/what all to include in it?

Thanks in advance!

bicilotti · Tue 13/09/2011 09:16:36

http://www.examplesof.com/cv/retail_sales_assistant.html seems a nice and boring place to start.

I've been throught the "skim-some-cv" duty: try to keep it short and to the point!

Snake · Tue 13/09/2011 12:52:16

Quote(nothing special, just a little summer job)

It's still summer??!

*snake grabs his swimming trunks

Babar · Tue 13/09/2011 12:56:10

For dirty Southern Hemispherians it is!

hedgefield · Tue 13/09/2011 13:00:20

You could also open a LinkedIn account, fill out some stuff about yourself and your skills, and then let the LinkinInLabs Resume Builder do the work for you.

Chicky · Tue 13/09/2011 13:53:37

You still have Woolworths :O

Chicky wants.

You should write a cover letter explaining why you would make the best customer service assistant ever. Then put all your experience, qualifications, references etc in the CV.

WHAM · Tue 13/09/2011 14:13:45

After your CV is done, whatever it is like, READ IT YOURSELF, find errors and fix them thoroughly.
After that, ask your girlfriend/boyfriend/pet monkey to read it and give feedback and point out typo's, fix them thoroughly.
AFTER THAT: ask you mother/father/distant cousin/alien abductor to read the damn thing and make damn well sure there are no typo's in it!

One typo in your CV, if noticed, can sometimes be the difference of getting a job / interview / anal probe.

Hope this helps.

monkey0506 · Wed 14/09/2011 00:55:45

typo's?

Baron · Wed 14/09/2011 23:53:27

Don't forget to get lots of top notch references from AGSers!

And don't mention Stickmen in the Land of Terrorists.

Babar · Thu 15/09/2011 06:30:34

I actually have Alien Time Zone mentioned on my CV

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Then again, I also have "Dog Breeding" listed under Work Experience...

Nikolas · Thu 15/09/2011 21:12:46

Quote from: monkey_05_06 on Wed 14/09/2011 00:55:45
typo's?

I think he means tpyos...

But that's an awsmoe word, isn't it?

Phemar · Sat 17/09/2011 15:11:38

Hey thanks for all the info guys! I'm busy writing it up at the moment, I'll let you know how everything goes!

Creating a CV

bicilotti