TARGETED CV
This kind of CV is a way to focus your career towards a particular objective, within a specific industry or a specific company. A targeted CV is written in a way that highlights skills, qualifications and experience that match the requirements of the advertised position. Writing a targeted CV is effective when:
- You know the requirements of a particular position
- You know which company you will be sending your CV to
- You are sending your CV in reply to a specific job advertisement
- You need to compose different CVs each corresponding to a different career objective
· The targeted CV focuses on a clear, specific job target, listing appropriate capabilities and supporting accomplishments. Each job target requires a different CV.
· You must be clear and specific about your job target, the particular title, or occupational field you want to pursue.
· Capabilities and accomplishments must be stated briefly, each in one or two lines and be directly related to your job target.
· Your list of capabilities should answer the question, "What can you do?" Your list accomplishments should answer the question, "What have you done?"
· Experience and education are included, but not stressed; they support the image conveyed by the CV.
· The CV should fit on one page with plenty of white space.
CHRONOLOGICAL CV
CV template to view and print:
Your full name
Your home address
Your home phone number
Your mobile phone number
Your personal email address
Profile
I am a hard working team player and I enjoy exceeding targets. I look for ways to do things better because I am motivated by being successful and achieving.
Profile explained:your profile should be about 30 words long and describe what you are like to work with, focussing on how you can help an employer to prosper. Remember, you don't need to have had a job to be able to describe yourself as a colleague.
Career summary
Focus on the skills and experience that you have from previous employment that supports your key skills list above. List your employment history in reverse order, starting with your most recent job first. List you employment history like this:
| Job title | From-to dates | Company name |
Tip: If you do not want to name your current employer, describe the company instead e.g. Leading UK software house
Key skills and achievements
List up to five achievements - remember you want to show how you would add value to a company. Explain what you did, how you did it and what was achieved. Define and explain the skills like this for example:
Sales management
- Set Key performance Indicators (KPI) that were aligned to 'new business' objectives for the company. KPI were individually performance and bonus related and resulted in a 5% uplift in customer acquisition.
Public sector example:
People management
- Set up employee feedback forum in light of new Energy Saving Policy to encourage bottom up communication. Achieved policy recommended energy savings and exceeded expectations by 2%.
Systems used
List all of the systems that you have used that are relevant to the job you are applying for stating your competence level, see examples below.
- MS Excel advanced
- Sage II procurement
Training and qualifications
List any courses that you have recently completed where the course of skills acquired are relevant to the job that you are applying for. State the grade or mark that you achieve where relevant.
| Course/skill name | From-to dates | Education institution | Grade/mark |
Awards and membership of professional bodies
List all relevant awards, membership of professional bodies and also membership of 'news' or 'lobby' groups etc. For example:
- Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM)
FUNCTIONAL CV
The Functional CV is usually two pages in length and covers your entire career history. Unlike the most common chronological CV it focuses, not on your career history, but on your skills, abilities and expertise. It may not even refer to a specific industry, as the skills detailed are deemed transferable.
It is important that the skills you detail are relevant to the position you are applying for. It is no use highlighting your great accounting experience if the position is in sales. You should highlight your achievements in a sales environment and focus on relevant aspects of that field of work.
A functional CV format is useful if:
- You lack experience or have gaps in your work history; these can be de-emphasized in a functional CV while your skills and potential are highlighted.
- You have changed jobs frequently and have had a variety of unrelated work experiences.
- You want to promote skills and experience obtained through college or volunteer experience.
- You are changing careers or re-entering the job market, perhaps after taking a career break to be a full time parent.
- Your most recent work experience is not relevant to the job, but past experience is.
- You have been working freelance or in temporary employment.
- You do not want to advertise your age.
A functional CV format is less useful if:
- You have little work experience and thus not much to highlight.
- You have a progressive career history, which reflects promotions, and growth and you want to emphasize that.
What is the layout of a functional CV?
- The Functional CV starts with a Profile that highlights specific skills, achievements and relevant personal qualities.
- Grouped beneath subheadings, you should then present your range of skills and abilities beginning with the most important. Present the functions as bullet points. Rather than focusing on experience in a particular job, detail your abilities as demonstrated in that job in such a way as to show that they are transferable to the job applied for. As previous employers are not mentioned by name you can include voluntary and unpaid work.
- Following this section is a list of employers and employment dates.
- Qualifications are covered next including professional and academic qualifications.
- The Functional CV may conclude with a brief outline of your personal details, hobbies and interests.
THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONAL CV EXAMPLES PROVIDE STYLISTIC IDEAS AND SHOULD NOT BE COPIED!
Tania Y. Henry
501 G Street, N. W.
Washington, DC 20006
(202) 676-8309
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Extensive and diverse health care experience in both acute care and research hospital settings. Knowledgeable of current regulatory standards, biomedical technology, and medico-legal considerations. Strong background in designing, implementing, and directing patient care programs. Experience with hospital information systems.
ADMINISTRATION
· Administered all operations for in-patient and ambulatory patient care units.
· Managed unusual incidents related to personnel functions and medical care.
· Acted as liaison between medical and nursing staffs.
· Supervised two to four para-professionals.
· Participated in auditing medical records for compliance with accreditation standards.
· Administered in-service educational programs.
RESEARCH
· Collected data for research studies and protocols.
· Incorporated findings into clinical applications.
· Collaborated in development of clinical investigations.
HEALTH CARE
· Assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated holistic care for diverse patient populations.
· Designed, administered and directed teaching programs.
· Worked extensively with biomedical technology.
EDUCATION
Master of Health Services Administration, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, January 1987.
BS in Nursing, Hampton Institute, Hampton, VA, May 1976.
EMPLOYMENT
The National Institutes of Health, Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, Clinical Nurse (May 1980-present).
Michael Reeves Medical Center, Chicago, IL, Staff Nurse (May 1979-April 1980).
University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL, Staff Nurse (September 1976-May 1979).
AFFILIATIONS
Member, The George Washington University Health Services Administration
Associate, American College of Hospital Administrators Association.
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