well to me it's back to front .........

we [well, I] put my personal details on page one
here I add additional details as required
I.E.

Additional Information:
Date of Birth:
Marital Status:
Full, Clean Driving Licence
First Aid and Fire Fighting trained ß as I said, additional, extra items

IT employment details onto page 2

I was an electrician for 30 years, so I HAD page 3 for Pre IT employment
employment reads backwards
so from top you put last job, and work it back

shorten all details

managers just want DETAILS
if they like what they read, they will ask you to interview, and can ask more detailed questions there.

dump all the framing stuff
obviously keep original to compare
then ask local friends to give BOTH a critique

manager wants to see WHO you are
page ONE

WHERE you've been
page TWO

what you WANT is irrelevant
leave THAT until you get an interview

always have some questions to ask too
because that is always thrown in at the end of the interview

even if it's just to enquire if Co will support you in your further IT education
paying towards book / courses etc

professional experience IMHO should be re-titled Employment history

Each job / work placement needs to be set out exactly as the others
I place a frame around the details, with bullet point list of responsibilities set out below

I.E.

Unilever IT Europe – Data Analyst [Contract]
September 2006 – July 2007


· Maintain people data in the Remedy system.
· Maintain site and region information.
· Maintain resolution group details.
· Maintain user permissions within the system
· Grant and control access to Remedy and associated systems
· Provide advice and guidance to users of Remedy and associated systems.
· To resolve incidents related to access or Remedy and associated systems.
· Troubleshoot access problems
· Liaise with users as part of incident resolution
· Follow ITIL incident management process using Remedy


Do NOT add pay rates
Keep contact details to a minimum
I only put a cell number on my CV
And the address is just the county

For USA, maybe city / state J

And remember it is a LIVING thing
As your work experience expands, so too does the resume’


My 0.02c