REC APPROVED CV LAYOUT FOR IT DIVISION
PERMANENT APPLICANTS

When sending your CV to Reflex as an e-mail attachment please save it using your name [surname forename] e.g. "Jones Mark.doc"

REC recommends a 3 page CV layout, you can have more or less depending on your skills and experience.  Also include a covering letter stating your current salary, salary sought, notice period and preferred geographical areas.

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PAGE 1

Personal Details:

Name:

Date of Birth:

Address:

Marital Status:

Home/Work/Mobile Telephone numbers/Email:

Nationality:

Car/Owner driver:

Education & Qualifications: Include in this section foreign languages spoken.

Overall summary: This is to include a general overview of skills and experience and the nature of work sought. It can also include hardware, software, case tools, methodologies, databases etc. how many years and months used for each.

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PAGE 2

Employment History: Each job entry covering the last 5 years: Reverse chronological order. (If one job, break it down by an entry for each position held).

Dates: From: To:

Employer: Name and Location

Job Title: e.g. Programmer, Analyst Programmer, Project Manager

Hardware: Hardware environment.

Software: Operating systems, languages, databases, case tools etc.

Methodologies: SSADM, YOURDON etc.

Role: For each position held one should then describe the work undertaken, duties and responsibilities plus the applications environment.

Previous career (Older than 5 years, if not go straight to training courses) list dates, company and position, plus briefer text i.e. a more condensed version of the above.

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PAGE 3

Continuation from Page 2 of previous career

Training courses: List ideally with dates professional courses undertaken and any formal IT qualifications gained i.e. SSADM version 4 or Novell CNE.

Hobbies and Interests: Suggest no more than 2 to 3 lines, recommend nothing too controversial.

References:Recommend that 2 references (including address and telephone) are put in with a comment that no approach be made to them without your prior permission.

Final sentence: Additional information available on request.

N.B. A 3 page CV is a standard layout, you can have more or less depending on your skills and experience. Also include a covering letter stating your current salary, salary sought, notice period and preferred geographical areas.

 

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