Making a Targeted CV
This style of CV, as the title suggests, is best to use when you are aiming for one specific type of job. As such, the CV can only be written with the job in mind. Although much of the content of the CV may be the same as used in the previous styles, this one will be tailored accordingly. Greater emphasis will be given to detail that relates specifically to the job in question.
A targeted CV can be a combination of functional and chronological CVs. However, all detail included will be written with a clear objective in mind, as opposed to a general overview. This style is useful when:
- You have a specific job to go for, or are responding to a particular job advert.
- You want to emphasise skills and achievements, not necessarily acquired in your most recent work, or which were obtained outside paid employment.
- Adopting this style will, by its nature, mean you are likely to have a number of versions of your CV, which you adapt accordingly.
Points to Remenber
When deciding which type of CV is best for you, keep the following in mind:
- It may appropriate to have more than one version of your CV
- Different styles of CV are useful to have, depending on your circumstances and objectives.
- Your CV must look good and be easy to read.
- We can tailor our CV to a particular job in order to draw attention to relevant skills and experience.
- Jargon should only be used when we know the reader will understand it
- There is no perfect way to write a CV, only 'an appropriate way'.
