Preparation
A CV should be typed or printed on good quality, white or off–white paper. Complex layouts or coloured papers will not win you any points within a conservative profession. Each CV should, ideally, be individually prepared for each specific application.
Include in this order:
Personal Profile, name, address etc.
Current employment.
Experience and achievements gained.
Education and Qualifications.
Salary (current and/or requirement).
Miscellaneous additional information.
Dos and Don’ts
Dos
Do remember to put your address and contact details on the CV, not just on the covering letter.
Do include the number of ‘O’ Levels/GCSEs you hold. The subjects of your ‘O’ Levels/GCSEs are less important.
Do provide full information on your ‘A’ Levels, number, subjects and grades.
Do describe your degree by subject, level achieved and where gained.
Do include honours if they are relevant. Academic or professional honours, in areas that relate to Property, are of obvious relevance. Your swimming prize and acting trophy may not be, unless of course you know for a fact that your interviewer is passionate about those subjects.
Do indicate where you undertook your secondary education.
Do describe your current and past employment fully but briefly. Include the name of your employer, your title and dates, month and year of employment. If you believe that something in your past experience is particularly relevant to the position in question make sure to mention it.
Don't
Don’t offer information about failed professional examinations. If you have had to take your examinations more than once, your CV should indicate only the date of passing without referral. If the subject is raised in your interview, of course you must be frank. But if you don’t raise it, the subject may not come up.
Referees It is best practice not to put referees on a CV. When they are required, they will be asked for.
Source: Macdonald & Company - RICS preferred recruitment company
