Ever uttered the words, “done, phew, now I can print my CV!” Great relief when you manage to prepare your CV and print it but since your CV is a summary of the work you do; loosely translated from Latin. Curriculum Vitae actually means work history.
Therefore, ideally your CV will only be perfectly done the moment at that particular moment, then you find that you need to keep tweaking it to get it to say the right thing.
Here are some things that you must consider as you prepare your CV. Something like a checklist of sorts; there are two main things to consider. Your full name and contact details, relevant personal information as requested on the application of general personal information, education and lastly work history. There are some of the things that you may want to consider including in the CV. Leadership skills, communication skills, problem solving, decision making, project management, time management, and stress management skills.
While you are writing your CV use this time to reflect on whether you have done in career planning and see how you can begin taking steps for career maintenance. This is important as once you get the job you need to learn how to grow, maintain and do well in it. If you focus on creating a good foundation you will find that moving into another area will be simpler for you as you will be more focused and will be used to doing whatever you need to get done to do the job well.
Make sure that you get a good understanding of what you are worth in the job market. The payment of salaries and benefits is extremely random and often people are forced to settle for pay that they are offered. In as much as the economic position of the company that is going to hire you will dictate your pay make sure you know what you are worth and are able to negotiate a salary for yourself to ensure that you get a figure you can live with.
Start reading job advertisements for the position that you wish to end up in eventually. If you make a habit of doing this you will know what you need to do. Growing in that direction will only seem natural. However make sure you are fully aware of how marketable you will be if you get that training. There are some careers that people have trained in but end up extremely disappointed and frustrated because they find there is no employer that needs them.
Take the time to learn how to transition into a new work place. Who can you work with? Do you know how to approach the people you need help from? How much can you ask? Who can you trust? Once you understand the culture, working in that organization should not be a challenge for you as you know what you can expect. Your CV will no longer be a piece of paper that is static but will be come a living testament to what you are able to do and can help push you to greater heights.
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