The first part of this article focused on not making your CV too long, making sure your CV is in the right order and why you should personalise your CV for every job application. The second part will focus on the content for your CV including Personal Details, Personal Profile, Employment Experience, Educational Qualifications, Additional Training and Personal Interests.

1) Personal Details

Your CV should start off with your name in big lettering, at the top centre of the page. There is no need to also include ‘CV’ or ‘Curriculum Vitae’ as it is obvious what the document is intended for.

Your personal contact details should be next, but not take up too much room. If necessary, use a smaller font and position them towards the top corner of the page.

2) Personal Profile

Your Personal Profile should be no longer than five lines long, be written in the third person, and give an accurate overview of your employment and educational experience as well as appearing objective while subtly selling your relative attributes for a particular position.

3) Employment Experience

As discussed in the first part of this article, your employment experience should generally be featured before your educational background. Examples of when this is not the case includes recent graduates in a relevant degree as well as positions where a specific degree or qualification is essential.

When listing each place of employment, the employer name, month of employment starting and finishing and a one or two line overview of the employer should be included. Following that, the job title of the position should be highlighted above 5 bullet points describing the role.

Specific aspects of the role should be highlighted in the bullet points that are pertinent to a specific new position. Each bullet point should be no longer than 2 lines in length.

4) Educational Qualifications

Start with the most recent qualification. List the month and year that the qualification started and finished, the establishment where the qualification was undertaken, the location of the place of study and the qualification gained. There is no need to list additional information such as the modules studied within a programme unless specifically asked to do so.

High school qualifications should only be listed if you finished school within the past five years or a qualification is extremely relevant for a job role. (Such as typing speed when applying for a secretarial position.)

5) Additional Training

Any additional training qualifications should only be listed if they are pertinent to the position applied for. If you don’t have any additional qualifications then don’t bother with the ‘Additional Training’ heading.

6) Personal Interests

The final section at the bottom of the second page of your CV should cover your personal interests. In this section you have to tread the thin line between demonstrating that your personal interests influence you positively by giving you a varied perspective on life and seeming too unusual to fit in with the existing personnel.

In addition, be careful not to include information that is too personal in this section. Although you may be proud of your spouse and children, by including their names you may diminish the perception of you as a professional candidate.

There is no need to include the commonly featured ‘references’ section at the bottom of a CV. It is assumed that relevant references will be made available should an offer of employment be made. In addition, assuming that you have some good referees, you should consider this information to be private as there is no need to take the chance of a prospective employer contacting your referees without the intention of making an offer of employment (which can be made subject to references anyway).

David Bain is a consultant to Uteach Recruitment who specialise in UK Teaching Jobs. Whether you are a school struggling to find a new teacher to fill a position or a teacher looking for a teaching job role in the UK, visit their website http://www.UteachRecruitment.com today.

As training camp has emerged creating a vast set of emotions of both hope for rookies and redundant routines for veterans, it is never to early to began the rampant speculations surrounding the issue of how the teams will look in the standings come season end. Through my knowledge of the sport and teams, as well as careful analysis of recent off-season acquisitions and losses, I have come up with a forecast of how I expect each team to finish in its respective division. With two more divisions to go, this update focuses in on the AFC South.

With the incredible prospect of being the first team since the 1972 Miami Dolphins to go undefeated, the Indianapolis Colts were flying on glory road for most of the season. However, due to some unfortunate circumstances and an “idiot liquored up kicker,” the Colt’s season turned for the worst as one play may have prevented the team from a Super Bowl victory. This season the Colts are still highly favored to win the Lombardi Trophy as reported by some football experts, but in my opinion, while I still think the Colts will win the division, I do not think the team will have such a stellar year. It is true that the Colts did replace Mike Vanderjagt with the more clutch Mike Vinatieri, but the real problem that stands out for me is the loss of Edgerrin James. While Peyton Manning is an incredible quarterback, a lot of that success came from having such a potent running back. While Rhodes or Addai may turn out to be successful replacements, for the time being a lot of the weight will fall on Manning who has not preformed at exceptional levels during clutch situations. With the added onus of a tough schedule, a potential injury to star defensive end Dwight Freeney, and a loss of momentum from such a teary ending season last year, I do not believe the Colts will have all the weapons to hold on to the best team in the league status.

The Jacksonville Jaguars seemed to have surreptitiously stepped into the playoffs last season. No one seemed to give much attention to the smaller market in north Florida which probably contributed as a positive to many Jaguar fans. Without the glaring media attention and insurmountable pressure other teams were facing, the Jaguars could play at a steady level without much complaint. However, when the playoffs came and there was ample pressure and attention received by all football fans, it seemed that Jack Del Rio and his club faded by a blowout to the New England Patriots. This season with more attention given to this team, I believe many of the players will succumb to the glamour and not play at their potential. In all honesty I think the Jaguars are an average team with an average quarterback, average running back, below average receiving crew, and maybe a slightly above average defense. This season the team will have a tougher schedule, and unless all the players can hold on to such relative endurance from the media, fans, and competitors, I do not see a playoff team for the fans of Jacksonville to cheer about.

Surprising many last April during the 2006 NFL Draft, the Houston Texans, condemned as the worst team in the league, had the option to pick potential superstar Reggie Bush. The Texans declined and chose rookie defensive end Mario Williams in a questionable call. While the call was disputed by many, I really embraced such fortitude for an ownership committed to helping the team win games instead of bringing more fans to the game. With the addition of Williams and a boost to the previously pitiful offensive line, I look for good things this season from the Texans. I will go so far as to say that this team has the resources to compete with the Colts for the division title when all said and done. A lot of fans underestimate Dominick Davis’ capabilities and what he has already done under a weak offensive line. With an upgraded line this season, both he and David Carr should flourish with the respectable receiving crew of Andre Johnson and Eric Moulds. While the defense is suspect to some criticism, the mangers in Houston made the right choice of brining in Williams as a leader to provide some assistance to a defense that was terrible last season. If the offense can play up it its potential and if the defense can remain solid, I look for a solid season for Texan fans to cheer about.

After having an opportunity to play in the AFC Championship game a few years ago, the Tennessee Titans have fallen at a considerable rate. Plagued by off field problems such as the gymnasium controversy with Steve McNair and the spitting incident with LenDale White, the Titans do not seem like the glory team of a few years back. This season should prove to be no different, as the Titans have lost most all of its legitimate weapons. While Vince Young will turn this franchise around, he still is in training mode and will be in such a state for the next few years consequently commanding another two to three years of meritocracy in Nashville. Already playing in a tough division with no defined quarterback, running back, or receiving crew, I do not think the Titans will do too much damage this season and should be in the hunt for another top five pick.

Final AFC South Season Standings (*demonstrates making the playoffs):
1.*Indianapolis Colts: 9-7
2. Houston Texans: 8-8
3. Jacksonville Jaguars: 6-10
4. Tennessee Titans: 6-10

Dennis Biray presents advice on all kinds of topics ranging from finance and investing to fitness to sports. For more information email him at dbiray@gmail.com, or to view other articles written by him visit http://www.biraynetworks.co.nr/.