Example of a Chronological CV

YOUR NAME
Home address including postcode
Telephone number: with STD (area) dialling code
(Work number, mobile number, e-mail address (if appropriate))

SUMMARY
A two to three line statement that describes your experience and your major skills and / or achievements. If you wish to continue working in the same field as you have worked in then mention the industry and professional sector.

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Name of present/last Company - Job Title - Date in years
A brief description of the company, what they do any your role within the organisation. Only include your job title if it would mean the same to a new employer as it did to your current/previous one.

• Use short sentences to emphasise your contribution to the business. Detail achievements and skills which you may find useful to compile prior to typing up your CV.
• Concentrate on what you achieved and not what your job description said you should be doing.
• Quote figures sparingly - if you increased the amount of profit made by the company use a percentage figure to illustrate this rather than a specific amount. £300,000 may be peanuts for your new company where as a 10% reduction can be appreciated across the board.
• Include involvement in specific projects or recognition for work you did but leave out things that you were expected to do at your level unless they indicate a particular contribution

Previous Employer's Name - Job Title - Date in Years
If it is not clear form the name of the company what they do, describe their business and the area or department in which you worked. Provide a description of the skills you used and developed whilst you were there and highlight promotions.

• As you go back in time and history be briefer about the work you did - it is the last 10 years of employment that have the greatest significant impact to any future role you are going to do.
• Maintain the emphasis on the things you achieved.
• Draw most attention to the skills which you still currently use or wish to revitalize.

Previous Employer's Name - Job Title - Date in Years
Again, make sure in your description that you job title reflects the type of work you actually did. Use terms that your new employer will understand

• Your main aim is to prove how you got to where you are today.
• At this stage you do not need to be as specific about detailing every development step you took along the way.

QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Give details of professional qualifications and / or membership first.

Training you have received at work is often a very good indication of the investment which previous employers were willing to make in you. Dates and the length of the course are best left for discussion at interview and do not need to be mentioned.

Only secondary or further education is of interest )with dates) and details of academic attainments (e.g. CSE, 'O' / 'GCSE' / 'A' Levels, degree)

PERSONAL

Date of Birth : Friendliest written as day, month in words, year. E.g. 29th January 1968
Marital Status: Some employers like this plus ages of any children.
Interests: Include activities which illustrate in interest in community, clubs or teams. Solitary activities, not in isolation. Any less than three could make you boring, any more could leave you without enough time for work so choose them carefully.