Create your professional Resume with CV maker
Create your very own professional Resume and download it within 15 minutes.
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Quick and easy resume builder
With our online CV maker, it is simple for anyone to quickly create a professional resume. Enter your personal details and begin filling out your resume content. Finally, choose one of our 36 available resume layouts, and download your resume.
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More likely to land a job
With a representative and professional resume, you will stand out amongst all other applicants. You are probably more likely to be invited to an interview with an professional Resume.
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Organize your applications
Often, it is important to be able to tailor your resume based on the job you wish to apply for. With CV maker, you can create and manage several different resumes in an organised way through your own personal account hub.
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CV (Curriculum Vitae)
Information, Frequently Asked Questions, and Tips on Your resume.
What is a CV or resume?
CV or resume is an abbreviation of the Latin words 'curriculum vitae', which mean 'life course'. A professional resume provides a summary and a good overview of someone's life.
Your resume includes your education(s) and qualifications, work experience, skills, and important qualities. By means of your resume, your potential employer will be able to get a good picture of your skills, work experience, and knowledge quickly, to assess whether or not you fit the job, and therefore whether to offer you a job interview.
What should I include in my curriculum vitae?
Your resume should only contain information relevant to your potential employer. So that means, what should be in your resume can differ per application. However, the bare minimum of details on your resume should at least include;Personal details
Of course, your new employers should be able to contact you for a job interview. Therefore, you always start by mentioning your full name and email address and (mobile) phone number. Also mention your place of residence and address, as an employer might prefer an employee living nearby. In case a driver's license is required for the role, also mention it. In case you have a representative LinkedIn profile or personal website, you can include a link to it in the personal details section.
Work experience
In an a-chronological order, list your latest work experience. Start with your latest job and continue with the jobs you worked at before. Per job, give a short clear summary of your tasks, responsibilities and skills. Tip: try and list skills and responsibilities most relevant to the role you’re applying for!
Education
Just like the previous overview of work experience, start of with your last study or highest level of education. Also name the school or institution where you studied, the starting date and date of graduation.
The aforementioned parts should be present on any resume, at any application. However, you if you really want to stand out from other applicants, it is strongly advisable to put in a little more effort. You want potential employers to see that you are the best fit for the job. Therefore, consider adding the following sections to your resume;
Personal statement or resume profile
Most modern resumes include a short introductory paragraph called personal statement or profile. In this paragraph, which is read by most recruiters, you will get the chance to sell yourself in a few sentences; the kind of role you are looking for, your qualities and ambitions. .
Competencies and skills
All jobs are different of course. However, during your career, you gain competencies and skills which are transferable. These strong personal traits are gained through experience and will help you execute any other job more efficiently.
Courses and work-related trainings
Some employers offer courses or trainings to improve certain skills of their employees. If you have followed any and they’ve improved skills or competencies that are relevant for your new job, make sure to include them. Make sure to mention whether you earned a diploma or certificate!
Activities
You can also gain certain skills and competencies in a non-professional setting. For instance by doing voluntary work as a coach, trainer or accountant for a club or organization. If you have done these activities during your study, they are refered to as an extracurricular activity. Make sure to list them including the skills you gained.What is a chronological resume, and what order should it be in?
The most widely used resume is known as the Chronological resume. This means that time-dependent components, such as education and work experience, are represented in a reverse-chronological structure. Your last (most recent) job should be first (top), and your first job should be last (bottom). This also applies to all other experiences that you mention on your resume that took place within a certain period, such as study programs, courses, internships, and ancillary activities.
The order of your resume is then as follows: personal and contact details, followed by a concise personal profile about yourself. Hereafter, state your training, followed by any work experience, languages, skills, characteristics, and interests.
How to make your own resume (or application letter)
You can create a resume with your own word processing program such as Microsoft Word, and then convert it to PDF format. Search the Internet for a free resume example or resume template and see if you can replicate it. Or, use our CV maker where you can simply enter your data and your perfect resume will be available for download in just 15 minutes. Of course, the same can be done to create an accompanying application letter, too!
When you have completed your resume and application letter, you will be able to send both - along with an accompanying email - to the vacancy you wish to apply for.
Tips for creating your perfect resume
Within our CV maker page, you will find tips with each section to help make your resume the best it can be. Along with these, here are some general tips:
- Only mention relevant information that will add value to the application for the vacancy you are applying for, or that will be of interest to future employers.
- Do not mention hobbies or interests that will raise awkward questions.
- State the most important information on the first page. Include a concise personal profile about yourself.
- Use bullet points and numbered lists to your advantage by making your resume transparent to recruiters.
- Always choose the chronological resume structure, unless otherwise requested in the vacancy.
- Keep your resume short and powerful. Mention important information concisely.
- Keep an eye on our blog for more resume and job application tips!
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- Send us your current resume (or experiences) and we will make your resume in one of our professional templates.
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