Before you actually start writing the CV, you need to do some brainstorming, or perhaps more accurately, brain remembering. A CV is not your life history, but it is a good idea to put everything (yes that’s right… every­thing) down on paper before you start choosing which parts are relevant. If you write down the following head­ings at the top of a few blank pages and write down

everything you can remember on each one:

• Career Objective

• Career Summary

• Education / Qualifications

• Professional Experience

• Professional Memberships

• Community Involvement / Voluntary Positions

• Transferable skills

• Interests

• Achievements

(This is not an exhaustive list, just some broad category suggestions)

I am asking you to write down your life history, and while you are doing that ask yourself the following questions:

• What did I do?

• What are the important sections?

• In each section, “What are the highlights / achieve-

ments” that I want to tell my potential employer

about?

• What are the parts that are going to get me this job?

It is suggested that you spend (relatively) more space in your CV on the sections that highlight the most rel­evant experience, education and Achievements.

Once you have completed this branstorming, you can begin writing your CV.