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By Roberto PesantesEFL-Teacherwww.efl-teacher.com

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AppearanceClarity

Emphasis

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No more than two pages or five headings!

No more than 30 seconds are usually spent

on reading a CV.

Your CV should catch the employersattention at once and make a good

impression.

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Personal Details be brief ChronologicalDetails your work history in reverse

chronological order.

Checkspelling and grammar are they correct? Targeted target your CV for a specific job or

vacancy.

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You wont persuade the employer saying youre well-

organizedand enthusiastic. Add some facts:Organized a department of 20 people and up to 15 meetings a

week.

Dont miss details. Write:reading mainly modern novels

instead of reading Write:

aiming to do a marathon in springinstead of running

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Basic InformationFull Name

Address

Phone Mobile (55 is for Brazil)Email

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Customize your CV!

Change your objective according to the positionyou are applying for.

Note: in English the right sequence is

Departament Position Gerente de Marketing = Marketing Manager

Analista de Projetos = Project Analyst

Representante de Vendas = Sales Representative

Coordenador de Infraestrutura =

Infrastructure Coordinator

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Sales manager running team of15

is better thanI was a sales manager with responsibility

for a team of 15 people

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Highlight your achievements!

was a member of the top-billing sales

company pioneered use of different kinds oftechnology for my department

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Chronological order in reverse!

Simplify the name of your company Explain what the company does if it is not

famous. Use sector, revenue and number ofemployees. Ex:

Company in the software segment, with aprox.revenue of R$2,8 Mi per year and 190

employees.

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Be result oriented!

Use verbs in the past without I

Try to use numbers (percentage or amounts)

improved innovated modifiedpromoted presented supervised

administrated collaborated

saved increased recovered

developed redefined negotiated

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indicate your level of expertise (a fewnotions, basic, intermediate, advanced,fluent.) Beware! Fluent means bilingual

Computing skills (packages used and levelof competence)

Ex.English advancedSpanish intermediateProficient user of MS Office

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Certifications and licenses Hobbies only if relevant for the position

International Trips only if you had lived inanother country or a course of more than 1month

Volunteer Work only if you dont haveexperience

Expected Salary only if asked by headhunter

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Photo only if asked Awards only if relevant

Publications only if related to the position

Congress and speeches only if relevant

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