Example of a Functional CV

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

SUMMARY
Describe yourself in terms of your work strengths and experience in a two to three line statement Make sure with this statement you are emphasising words which will capture attention and allow the reader to envisage you in terms of their own requirements.

MAJOR STRENGTHS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Skills Area
Choose four or file key skill areas in which you achieved a great deal. Under the heading for each skill detail your achievements, emphasise the contribution you made to resolving a problem or creating a new business opportunity.

Quote examples
Figures to illustrate success should be used and written in numbers and percentages (e.g.. 10% 1,2,3,4). Figures in words are more difficult to read when buried in text and take up valuable space.

Two Pages
Ideally, a CV should be no more than two pages. In the functional type of CV it is more usual for the first page to be used for your summary and to detail major achievements with the second page being used for employment history, education and personal details.

Gain Attention
Draw attention to particularly strong achievements pr skills using highlighting, underlining or CAPITAL LETTERS for phrases or individual words within your main text. Make sure however if you are going to emphasise certain words that you use the same format. Mixing and matching bold text and capital letters can look messy.

Examine your Values
Always use percentages when quoting figures relating to performance or improvements. Increased profit by £300,000 may be small to a bigger company whilst by 10% means the same across the board.

Employers
The next section of this CV detail your employment history. If you have been with only one employer for a long time or if you have had a large number of employers, this style of CV gives you the opportunity to draw attention to your skills and achievements before detailing any aspect which could be deemed negative.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Name of employer and location - Date in years
Job title or description of your main duties making sure that you don't use more than five or six lines. If it isn't obvious from the companies name what the nature of their business was then provide more detail here.

Name of employer and location - Date in years
If you have only had one employer,provide a brief description of the business followed by a list of the various roles you had whilst being employed with them. Include the dates for each role.

Name of employer and location - Date in years
Job title or description of your main duties, detail of the company if necessary.

Earlier Careers
When you have had a number of employers, use a general paragraph working backwards through your career showing how one role led onto the next through ability, achievement and success. The last 10 years are the ones in which a prospective new employer will be most interested and should be more detailed as outlined above.

QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Give details of professional qualifications and / or membership first as these count for more than moderate or poor academic record at school.

If you are listing professional qualifications which entitle you to use letters after your name, detail them in full, e.g. MIPD: Member of the institute of personnel & Development

List qualifications and training in order of importance to your work.

Company training courses do not need the dates and length of the courses.

PERSONAL

Date of Birth : Write in full. E.g. 29th January 1968
Driving: Is an additional qualification Write as "Full, clean license" (if true)
Interests: Less than three makes you boring, more than four could mean that you don't have time for work. Be sure that any interest that you put down can be discussed by you fluently and are those which you are currently involved.