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Overseas Qualified Engineers

Tips on how to create a great looking CV

! Anita "a#$%icholls

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& 'ecruiters will spend less than () seconds

looking at !our CV* so it has to eclear* concise and consistent+

& You don,t want to end up

or* in The -hredder++

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& "a!out is ver! i#portant it needs to e clear andeas! on the e!e

& Avoid unnecessar! te.t and punctuation less is

#ore+

& /ates need to e clearl! listed so the! can e

scanned 0uickl! and easil! $ on left hand side

& -i1e 2)322 Arial is a good* standard font #ake

sure all sa#e colour lack

& Avoid heav! underlining

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& Qualifications on first page

& Correct na#e of 0ualifications e4g4 5aster of Engineering 6not 5asters7

& %a#e of 0ualification first institute second

8))2 8))( 9achelor of Engineering :niversit! of Queensland

9risane* Australia

& -eparate !our for#al 0ualifications fro#

additional training or certificates

& 5ake sure !our headings #atch the content

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& ;hone nu#er spacing

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& :se correct gra##ar action vers

$ past tense for previous e.perience$ present tense for current roles

& /on,t include@ photo* age* date of irth*

nationalit!* #arital status or religion

Pickme!

No!

Pick me!

Or me?!

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-killslisted should e transferrale* not

specific onl! to that role eg4 -howering*toileting and feeding aged patients,Bor

helping custo#ers to decide what topping

to have on their pi11a,

&Think@ leadership 0ualities* an ailit! to

work in a tea#* an ailit! to work

autono#ousl! and responsiilities thatde#onstrate !ou have a position of trust

&-kills should e #easurale not ust listed

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& Appl! specificall! for each role have one generic CV and then

change each version to suit the

role !ou are appl!ing for 6keep a

record of each version+7

& :se language fro# the o

advertise#ent

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& Interests 3 e.tra$curricular activities think

tea# activities+& 'eferees supplied* or availale upon re0uest

& I#portance of Australian referees

8$( referees* if possile 6think aoutvolunteering+7

& Dave the contact details for !our referees read!

and availale it,s aout #aking it eas! for therecruiter+

& /ifference etween referee, and reference,

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Brisbane NorthInstitute of TAFE& Standard headings:

& ;ersonal /etails* including visa status

& Career Oective 6an aspiration state#ent what do !ou want to achieve in !our career7

& Career Overview 6if !ou have had professional e.perience7

& Education3Qualifications3Educational Distor!

& -u##ar! of e! -kills

& E#plo!#ent Distor!

& Additional E#plo!#ent Distor!

& Additional Training

& IT -oftware -kills

& ;rofessional Affiliations& e! Achieve#ents

& Interests 3 e.tra$curricular activities

& 'eferees

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Final Tips

& 9e consistent+ Attention to detail is i#portant+

& -pell check

& Get so#eone else to proof read it

& Hord Options ;roofing spell3gra##ar check

& 9efore !ou send it $ Close !our docu#ent down*and reopen it to #ake sure there,s no s0uiggl!

lines

Good luck!