Items That Should Be Included In A Resume

A Resume/CV should preferably not be longer than two sheets of A4.

Items that should be included in a Resume.

Personal data
Name, address, telephone number (work/ private/ mobile). Other personal data can be added depending on country practice.

Educational qualifications
Years in which the education was followed, name of the course, educational institution and place and formal qualifications

Additional courses
Course subject, educational institution. As appropriate: duration of the course, certificates obtained. Only mention courses relevant to the job.
If possible, group together courses of a similar nature.

Work experience
Period, job title, name and location of the organisation, nature of the work, duties and responsibilities. Where appropriate, successes that are relevant to the job that is being applied for.
Start with your most recent work experience, unless you are applying for a job related to a function that you performed in the past.

Other aspects may be included in the CV/Resume, depending on the personal capabilities, the job and the organisation/company to which you are applying.

Additional information that you can include in your Resume

Personal profile
Brief description of who you are, what your personal characteristics are, and possibly your general expertise and skills.

Ambition (search profile)
Brief outline of your ambition, in terms of duties and responsibilities, job content, constraints and work environment.

Social responsibilities
Additional jobs/ voluntary work during your studies and outside your work.

Leisure activities
Mention these if relevant to the job or if they are activities that characterise you particularly.

Publications and patents
Mention if relevant (with title), in chronological order. If there is a large number, list them on a separate sheet.

Miscellaneous

The following may also be mentioned:
Driving licence (categories), ownership of own means of transport
Language skills (spoken/written)
Computer skills
The basic CV/Resume

As you always adapt your CV/Resume to the job for which you are applying, it is useful to make a basic document/ working document which you can always use to draw up your CV/Resume. This basic CV/Resume contains all the elements that you might want to use in your CV/Resume and an extensive text.

Some tips on making a Resume

Make an estimate of the way in which your letter and CV/Resume will be dealt with, and also of the business sector, the company culture and the vacancy, and adapt the format and content of the letter and the CV/Resume accordingly.
Make sure the presentation is in line with the content: e.g. no artistic lettering for a business function and environment.

Mention foreign languages only if you have specific knowledge or if you are required to mention business applications of a foreign language. School knowledge alone is not sufficient or noteworthy.

Hold back any references you have. Do not mention them in a CV/Resume, and give them only if asked, in which case you should give a maximum of three references. If you use someone as a referee, inform him/her of this beforehand.
Once you have drawn up your CV/Resume, let someone else read it to check the following points:
Is it true, is it a good fit?
Is it clear and recognisable?
Does it contain anything that is superfluous or not useful?
Is it suited to the specific purpose for this addressee?
Does it make the recipient want to arrange an interview or stay in contact?
Stylistic and spelling errors.
Use a standard typeface and a simple format. Remember that the recipient may have a different word processing program or a different version.
For a CV/Resume that is sent electronically, remember that the recipient may want to use ‘keyword search’. Make sure that the terms you want to be found are in your CV/Resume.