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There is a wealth of resources on CVs and cover letters available via the University Careers Service. This information includes an Undergraduate and Masters CV book and PhD and Postdocs CV Book, all of
  

Before writing your CV, ask yourself these questions:

• Is there a clear narrative in my CV and have I really accentuated my skills, passion and interests?
• Have I tailored my CV to the type of role I am applying to? If I haven’t, could I adapt my CV to give more relevant examples of the skills an employer from my industry of interest would be looking for?
• Have I focused too heavily on duties? Could I document the value I have added in any roles I have held, not just what I was responsible for doing? Can I add more  action words such as ‘achieved’, ‘developed’, ‘managed’?
• Is the text I have used  too lengthy, are there any long paragraphs which could be broken into shorter punchier sentences or bullet points?
• Look at the spelling, grammar and punctuation, is it all correct? Have I used a professional font of a reasonable size (11 or 12)
• Is the most relevant information on the first page?
• Is the CV correctly and consistently formatted?

Once you have written your CV you can visit , CareerSet is an online CV optimisation platform, provided by the University Careers Service, which allows students and alumni to:

• Submit their CV 24/7 and receive an instant overall score 
• Learn how to improve it via suggestions related to Language, Style and Presentation.
• Adjust and see how their score improves
•  Find out where their CV ranks amongst their peers
•  Target their CV to specific job descriptions, based on keywords and skills.
• This resource can be accessed by current students, staff and alumni.

For quick access:

Students and staff; use your @ email address

Alumni; use @ or @ if you hold one of those address types

Postdocs; use your work email address

Step 1; enter your email address here:

Step 2; You'll receive an email validation link, follow this and you will be logged in for one session, you can have as many sessions as you need

By using – you will gain some valuable initial feedback, If your need more help, you can book a follow up appointment to discuss your CV with one of the University Careers Advisers. Further information about CareerSet.