{"id":1235,"date":"2023-10-13T11:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T11:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ic-resources-main.local\/how-to-write-the-perfect-cv-2\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T15:57:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T15:57:35","slug":"how-to-write-the-perfect-cv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ic-resources.com\/us\/blogs\/how-to-write-the-perfect-cv\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Write the Perfect CV"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-6649807\" data-block-id=\"6649807\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">The CV is one of those things in life that many people struggle with when it is far more straight forward than we think.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-ffaa815\" data-block-id=\"ffaa815\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">As an international recruitment consultant, I have seen thousands of CVs from all over&nbsp;the world. The first thing I do is spend 5 or 6 seconds scanning and, in that time, I instantly know when I\u2019m looking at a good CV. Why?<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It has an <strong>opening profile\/summary<\/strong> that gives the reader an excellent overview of the person before leaving the top half of page one!<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>employment history<\/strong> is clear and in order with the most recent experience first <em>(often the most important part of any CV)<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I can get a good grasp of the <strong>relevant skills<\/strong> either as a separate section <em>(under profile<\/em>) or under the work history headings.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The <strong>titles<\/strong> are clear and stand out making scanning the CV a breeze, with the dates clear and running consecutively<em> (i.e not confusing with no explanation for overlapping dates and without long unexplained gaps)<\/em>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The writing is clear and summarises the<strong> experience<\/strong> nicely.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Key accomplishments<\/strong> are easy to find <em>(don\u2019t take for granted that the person should know what you designed or worked on..list it down)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-b1c5034\" data-block-id=\"b1c5034\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><em>It\u2019s a competitive world out there so make it clear, concise and powerful!<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-c3a6ace\" data-block-id=\"c3a6ace\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><em><strong>TIP:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Look at your CV from the point of view of a company &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>Is it easy to read? <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Do your listed skills represent and include your experience? <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Is the info in the correct order? Are the titles clear with dates that tie in? <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Will the reader get a feeling for what you are about, what you&#8217;re&nbsp;looking for and what you&nbsp;have to offer?.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Buzz words (no matter how obvious) look great i.e. ADCs, DACs, CMOS, 28nm, Cadence tools, SMPS.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Include relevant, accurate terms &#8211; &nbsp;Our&nbsp;advanced software searches within a CV to find exact skills <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>i.e. ADCs, SMPS, Power etc. <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Having terms in your CV increases \u2018hits\u2019 this brings your&nbsp;CV to the top <\/strong><\/em><em><strong>and we can&nbsp;keep you informed of the most relevant opportunities.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-57aaca4\" data-block-id=\"57aaca4\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><strong>The length<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-e5bbe69\" data-block-id=\"e5bbe69\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">I have heard so many different opinions from candidates about the length of the CV. Usually, their impression of the correct length has been given to them by friends and colleagues, or (in most cases) inexperienced recruitment consultants.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-4c16857\" data-block-id=\"4c16857\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">A CV does not have to be 1 or 2 pages. It\u2019s simple&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Write your CV with all of the relevant info<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then look at it and think \u201cdoes this reflect me and my experience\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then look at the length and be rational about it\u2026if you have 2-3 years of experience 2 pages is fine, if you are a Ph.D. grad with publications and research experience then even up to 4-5 pages is very common. If you have 15-20 years experience then it would, of course, be expected for this to be around 3-5 pages. As long as it\u2019s not a wall of words (or\u00a0on the other side) not too brief. One page CVs, in my opinion, are often too brief to be effective.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rationale and balance are two words that come to mind.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-013c622\" data-block-id=\"013c622\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Follow my&nbsp;step by step guide to writing the perfect CV below:<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Name and contact details <\/strong>&#8211;<em> these go at the top<\/em><br>Your name, your Home and Mobile numbers as well as an email address and home address (you&#8217;d be surprised how many CVs I see\u00a0where the country is not even stated). Feel free to\u00a0add in marital status and nationality\/visa status also if you feel it\u2019s beneficial. \u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Opening profile &#8211;<\/strong><em>the best CVs have an opening profile\/summary section<\/em>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A golden opportunity (and the only area) for you to summarise your year&#8217;s experience, expertise, ambitions, and personality.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It should only be a paragraph or two and a mix of\u00a0hard and soft skills.<em> (I find that IC Design engineer CVs are primarily hard skills i.e. factual with design blocks, areas of technical expertise, leadership skills, position desired, goals etc whereas a sales CV would include more about the persons \u2018soft skills\u2019 i.e. dealing with people, communication skills, etc.)<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Summarise your years of experience in the first line. There is nothing better than opening up a CV to see years&#8217; experience or\u00a0MSc or Ph.D. qualifications right there in front of you.\u00a0<em>It also keeps me reading!&#8230;<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Work experience &#8211;<\/strong><em>my favourite section and often the most relevant<\/em>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>My\u00a0biggest single frustration with badly written CV&#8217;s is when I have to solve a\u00a0puzzle to find a candidate&#8217;s work experience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clear titles help with this &#8211; they should ideally be in bold, a font size larger or in a different colour (i.e. blue for example).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Then\u00a0add the organisations name\/location, your job title\/position, and dates of employment.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The experience can start with a description and\/or bullet points, it comes down to how it looks and your own personal style.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Writing in the following style works well \u201cSet up systems in 2Ghz frequency\u201d as opposed to writing as \u201cI set up systems\u201d etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-9ae85d9\" data-block-id=\"9ae85d9\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\"><em><strong>TIP:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>Stating &#8216;2010 \u2013 present&#8217; rather than &#8216;2010-2021&#8217; on your most recent role means your CV will be up to date for longer!&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>If your job title does not reflect the job you are doing or reflect the job you are applying&nbsp;for&nbsp;then you can be more descriptive i.e. Analog IC Design Engineer is a lot more relevant than Design Engineer.<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Skills or Technical Summary<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Often found under the opening profile, but also often under work experience before the Education section. I prefer it under work experience myself but it depends&#8230;<em> if your most recent job does not list the skills you want to highlight from a number of years ago, that\u2019s when a skills section on page one could be handy.\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Usually, in list form and a summary of technical skills, tools\/software used. I do find them useful but I&#8217;m more interested in the last 5 years&#8217; experience so if your skills section is taking up the bottom half of page one then you\u2019re pushing the most interesting part of your CV down onto page 2&#8230; a CV\u00a0that\u00a0doesn\u2019t start talking about the current job role until page 2 or 3 is not ideal&#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Education<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If you are a recent graduate then this section is best under the opening profile but if you are an experienced engineer then it would not make sense to have a large education section on the first page to the point where your most recent job and skills don\u2019t appear until a lot further down the CV.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For an experienced engineer,\u00a0education looks good summarised in the opening profile (ie Ph.D. qualified with 5 years experience) or even a small section under the profile but in most cases, it is best at the end of the work experience section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>For a grad, this IS your main experience and should be below the profile listing qualification name, University, (with the thesis topic nice and clear) a tidy list of projects and work done &#8211; including buzz words.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-799fb35\" data-block-id=\"799fb35\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Other sections listed at the end include;<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Languages<\/strong> &#8211; very useful to list the languages you speak and the level of proficiency. I often look for this section.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hobbies &#8211; <\/strong>a\u00a0great chance to show\u00a0a little bit about you. You may be surprised about the power of this section, it can create a talking point between you and the client and\/or recruiter. But what do you write? reading, cooking, internet, listening to music don&#8217;t\u00a0say much about you whereas travelling, photography, skydiving is\u00a0more interesting and therefore say much more.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Research interests, Publications,\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong> Patents<\/strong> are important sections, especially for Masters and Ph.D. qualified engineers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Drivers licence<\/strong> \u2013 optional.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>References &#8211; <\/strong>best to say they can be obtained upon request. We would always remove any contact details before sending them on anyway.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-52ae7cf\" data-block-id=\"52ae7cf\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">If you&#8217;d like further information please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/ic-resources.com\/en\/cv-advice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CV Advice section<\/a>&nbsp;or <a href=\"https:\/\/ic-resources.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IC-Resources-Example-CV-1.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">click here to<\/a> download our CV Template &#8211; but no need to copy exactly, your own style is unique!<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-1d69778\" data-block-id=\"1d69778\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">I hope you found this interesting and helpful, you can contact me on <strong>+44 (0)208 400 2483<\/strong> at <strong><a href=\"mailto:leon.morrison@ic-resources.com\">leon.morrison@ic-resources.com<\/a><\/strong> for more information or career advice.<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-028f1e0\" data-block-id=\"028f1e0\"><p class=\"stk-block-text__text\">Good luck with creating that perfect CV!<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-b84e700\" data-block-id=\"b84e700\"><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-b84e700-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-1a7b367\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"1a7b367\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-1a7b367-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-1a7b367-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-text stk-block-text stk-block stk-47901ea\" 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