Detailing Your Responsibilities On Your CV
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A blank page is very intimidating for anyone, especially if you have never written a CV. While you can describe your job responsibilities to your friends, listing them out in a CV and showcasing how your experience to date meets your career objectives is a very difficult task.To get started, you must first consider what type of a job you are seeking.Your qualifications, achievements, past experience and career objectives all have a role to play when convincing a potential employer that you are the best person for the job they have to offer. Therefore you need to include as much detail as possible whilst bearing in mind the skills and requirements involved in the job you are applying for.
Whilst stating your past and present working responsibilities, try to emphasise those experiences which relate to the requirements of the job you are applying for.Competition for jobs can be tough, therefore it is important that you use key words in your CV that have also perhaps been used in the job advertisement or specification.Try not to repeat the same words throughout this area of your CV. It is difficult not to start every sentence with ‘Responsible for…’. Look at other words such as developed or managed. Recruiters use your CV as a way of getting to know as much about you in as shorter space of time as possible. Using key words gives them the details they need without your CV coming across as too repetitive or too vague.
It is wise to choose your words carefully, you do not want to sound as if you were responsible for an entire project if you were only communicating the project to co-workers.
Normally the first job that you list on your CV, is your current job, so be sure to use the present tense when listing the responsibilities of that position, since you still maintain that position.
Having a wide range of experience can be a great thing but it can also be very difficult to summarise in a CV without hiding away the most relevant responsibilities with all of the other responsibilities you have undertaken. Therefore it is advisable to think about detailing the most specific and relevant responsibilities in relation to the job you are applying for.As an example, if you are applying for management positions, select your most relevant management and team responsibilities so you can specifically highlight your experience and skills in this area.
In terms of formatting, make sure that your responsibilities are listed in bullet points as this formatting is preferred to paragraphs on a resume because it is easier to review quickly. Recruiters want a CV or application to be specific and to the point. A document which is very lengthy may come across as too overwhelming or vague. Finally, ensure that there are no spelling mistakes or formatting errors which could show that you lack attention to detail or have done a rushed job.
