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A CV or résumé (both spelling variants correct) is a document you create to outline your work history, educational background, skills, and accomplishments. Resumes are mostly used to apply for jobs in the US and Canada. The purpose of a CV is to highlight and summarise qualifications relevant to a particular job opening. A typical CV is one- to two-page long.
Notice the sentence in bold? It’s no accident.
This is the single most important thing about a CV—it should be targeted at a specific position.
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CV Sample
Carla Casaus
Graphic Designer
Phone: 646-873-6870
Email: carlacasaus@gmail.com
Portfolio: www.carlacasaus.com
linkedin.com/in/carlacasaus
https://twitter.com/carlakcasaus
Summary
Efficient graphic designer with 4+ years of experience. Seeking to use proven layout, web, and Photoshop skills to provide design excellence for James R. at Netflix. As senior designer at Elenar 5 delivered 280+ client projects, slashing costs 18% and bringing in £100K/yr in new business.
Experience
Senior Graphic Designer
Elenar 5, Manchester
2017–2019
In charge of daily production for a high-end agency.
Led team of five graphic designers to create client products with Photoshop.
Produced 280+ graphic design projects (websites & brochures).
Cut costs 18% in 20 months through vendor management & lean flow.
Brought in £100,000 a year in new sales through social media outreach.
Graphic Designer
Fredegar Rising, Manchester
2016–2017
Directed daily design work in fast-paced agency.
Mentored 2 assistant designers.
Increased firm revenue by 15% through better client relationships.
Led team that received 2017 American Inhouse Design Award.
Freelance Graphic Designer
Various
2015–2016
Designed 150+ website pages and 15 wireframes for client websites.
Used Photoshop and InDesign in daily production.
Developed 5 brochures, 11 infographics, and 12 client logos.
Commended 3x by clients for web design skills.
Education
BA (Hons) Graphic Design, Leeds Arts University, Leeds
September 2011–June 2014
GPA 3.7 (Cum Laude)
Skills
Hard Skills: Typography, Layout, Photoshop, HTML/CSS, Illustrator, InDesign
Soft Skills: Interpersonal Skills, Communication, Collaboration, Time Management
Additional Activities
Award: D&AD New Blood 2014
Certifications in Autodesk and Adobe CS5
Spoke on panel about colour theory at Hang Time conference, 2018
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Start by choosing one of the three CV styles: reverse-chronological, functional, or combination. For 9 out of 10 candidates, a reverse-chronological CV is the best pick.
Create an elegant CV header with your contact information.
Write a CV profile—a short paragraph outlining your skills and accomplishments. If you have more than 2 years of experience, your CV profile should be a professional summary. Less experienced candidates should write a career objective.
In a separate section, showcase your additional activities and accomplishments: certifications, publications, additional training, conference participation, volunteer work, etc.
Make your CV header legible and visually distinct.
Divide your CV into clear sections with large headings—you want the recruiter to see what information is where.
Use plenty of white space. Give your readers some breathing room.
One crucial thing: don’t go for fancy graphics and make sure your CV has a scannable text layer so that it passes an Applicant Tracking Software (ATS) scan. A recent report has shown up to 98% of the largest companies use ATS to philtre CVs.
The nineties got us all believing a CV should always be one-page.
Well… but they also made us think JNCOs and soul patches were cool.
The truth?
Don’t overdo it, though. Two pages is as long as a CV can get. Think you need more? You probably need to cut irrelevant bits. Remember, make every word earn its place on your CV.
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Michael Tomaszewski is a resume expert and a career advice writer for ResumeLab. Michael works with candidates across all career stages—from entry-level job seekers to executive coaches. His insights have been featured in CIO and Best Life Online. His mission is to help you tell the story behind your career and reinforce your professional brand by coaching you to create outstanding job application documents. More than one million readers read his career advice every month. For ResumeLab, Michael uses his connections to help you thrive in your career. From fellow career experts and insiders from all industries—LinkedIn strategists, communications consultants, scientists, entrepreneurs, digital nomads, or even FBI agents—to share their unique insights and help you make the most of your career. Michael has a degree in Liberal Arts and specializes in personal and professional storytelling.
A CV job description is a CV section where you list your professional experience, usually in reverse-chronological order. It means you start with your most recent position and proceed backwards. Each entry should contain 3-6 bullet points. It is recommended to include 10-15 years of work history on your CV.