Examples of CVs/résumés

If you’re sitting in front of a blank computer screen saying ‘where do I begin?’, then I hope the following pages of sample CVs will help you to write your own.

None of the examples should be taken as definitive. Each is unique to the person who wrote it. They are CVs from real people and each of them has ‘worked’ because it helped the writer to Get That Job! I hope that you will be able to take learning points from each to enable you to develop your own unique, personal and effective CV. Use the table below to help summarise the most useful points. Make a note of things you like and things you’d like to avoid in your CV. Remember, it’s your cv. It’s not a confessional – it’s a marketing tool.

(Please note that names and ...

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