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Our CV writing tips:

Our first advice to applicants looking for work is to make sure their CV is as best as it can be.

Your CV is the first thing the recruiters and potential employers can see about you and based on what they see they will make a decision to either invite you for that job interview or not.

It should be tailored specifically to help you get the job you are applying for so make sure to include all your relevant work experience, qualifications and skills. If you are applying for a nanny job then you should list all your childcare jobs you had including as a childminder, youth worker etc..

It should be clear and simple with a great structure starting with:

PERSONAL DETAILS: your name and address, phone number and your email address. You may also add your picture, nationality, gender and date of birth if you wish, but they are not obligatory.

PERSONAL PROFILE: This should be a short paragraph about 4 or 5 lines. It needs to summarise three key things; your experience, your key achievements to date and your personal qualities.

Make sure you say something original and memorable about yourself which makes you great at your job and avoid clichés such as: dynamic, punctual and good communicator.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

This is generally where any decision about calling you to an interview will be made. Ensure it is complete and up to date and clear representation of what you did at each job so don’t miss out any important bits.

Start with your most recent employer first, job title, start and end date, number and ages of the children when you started, type of a contract e.g. live in or live out, full time or part time and brief reason for leaving.

This is particularly important if you are applying for a permanent position. If an employer is looking for someone to commit to their job they may be checking how long you’ve stayed in each of your roles.

In this section you can list all your duties at the particular job from the moment you arrived in the morning, until you finished. For example:

· Preparing breakfast, changing nappies, dressing children

· School and nursery drop off

· Playing with the baby, taking him to the park,

· Going to day centres and libraries

· Arranging play dates with other nannies and parents

· Cooking lunch

And so on, listing all your particular duties at that job.

For example, if you were working as a mother’s helper then you can also say:

· Working as a team with the mother

If you were working part time you can say:

· When I arrived at 1pm I started by tidying up children’s rooms and sorting their laundry.

If you had any gaps in your employment it is good to mention this in your CV too.

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS:

Write a list of your school, college and/or university qualifications with the names of the awarding bodies and your grades.

INTERESTS:

This is optional but gives you a chance to say about your hobbies but keep it brief.

At the end you can add: References available on request.