CHAPTER 16 CV makeovers

In the following examples, some of the original CVs are poor due to layout and formatting but contain good information. The examples of ‘before’ CVs are typical of the ones we receive at Bright and Associates from clients wanting professional rewrites. We think that every CV for each person and each job should be crafted carefully, so what we present is not designed to be copied slavishly; rather, we use them to illustrate how our principles of CV writing can be applied. The job advertisement for the CV is included too, so that you can see how to address the points in the advertisement. For each career stage, the key points to bear in mind ...

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