CV Guidelines A CV should contain: Personel Details • Full name • Address • Phone • E-mail • Date of birth (optional) Education Starting with the most recent include: • Name of course, level achieved and when it took place • Name of University/College • Name of Second Level School and exams successfully competed. • Include part-time or ongoing study. Work experience Starting with the most recent/most relevant first include: • Job title, start and finish dates • Company name  • Brief description of various duties in order of importance • List these in point format, only elaborating if necessary- Be specific Skills • Highlight specific skills, knowledge or attributes starting with most impressive/most relevant to the particular job application. • Include others that may not be directly related to illustrate a range of abilities. • Include things like computer skills listing the particular software/hardware packages Achievements • This is where you can include activities over and above job experience and study which show constructive use of your spare time. • Include things like positions held on committees, charity work, public speaking, competitions etc. Hobbies and interests Use this section to show that you have interests outside the job, an ability to function within a team or other interests that may tie in with the job application in question. Referees and references • Referees are considered more important these days than letters of reference, although it is good to have both. • Referees should be people who have been involved in some form of supervisory or management situation with you in a previous workplace or relevant situation. • Do not give a referees name without asking them first. • Tailor referees and references to the job where possible. • It is best to write Referees available on request. When the company rings for the referee name, you can get in touch with the referee and alert them to the kind of job you are seeking.