CV Writing Advice

At Accountancy Recruit, we want to help you sell yourself in the best possible way.

Here, we’ve outlined a standard CV writing template to get you going…

• Basic personal details
• Introduce yourself with a personal profile or overview
• Your work history (list roles and describe what your company does in a couple of concise sentences and consider including turnover and employee numbers).

Split each position into two sub-headings:

• Responsibilities: Talk about your normal responsibilities. Don’t assume the reader will know exactly what an finance professional does.
• Achievements: What have you done to go above and beyond your job?
• List your education, qualifications and/or professional development
• List your hobbies at the end if you have any relevant or unique ones. Keep them to a minimum.

Remember:

• List your details in reverse chronological order (latest first), explain any gaps, and give the greatest focus to current role activities.
• List achievements in bullet points to make it easy to read. Don’t use paragraphs as you will lose the reader halfway through — this is statistically proven.
• Keep it concise and readable by avoiding jargon and acronyms.
• Use bold to emphasise headings.
• Referees can be provided on request if you need the space. Consider using LinkedIn testimonials.
• Don’t write the CV as if it were for a third party.
• Keep it consistent throughout when using tense to describe the duties you have undertaken.
• Only half of all people read a cover letter so ensure important points are also in your CV.
• Tailor your CV to each job, using areas of your experience and skill set and linking them to the job description (roles and responsibilities).

Download free CV sample templates