Types of CV
There are two main types of CV templates used by job seekers when writing their CVs, these are: the Functional CV and the Reverse Chronological Order CV.
The Functional CV
Functional CVs are usually pretty short in length and cover your career history. They mainly focus on your skills, abilities and expertise. Some functional CVs may not mention a specific industry, this is because your skills are seen as transferable.
Reverse Chronological CV
Reverse Chronological Order CVs detail your career history in reverse chronological order (your most recent employment detailed first and working backwards). Your complete career history is detailed with a complete education and training record. This type of CV is seen as the most frequently used CV.
At CVSafe we use the reverse chronological order CV template style when creating CV's, as we believe most employers tend to prefer this style of CV format. This may be due to the fact that the reverse chronological order CV format lists history starting with the most recent items first.
The first page of the reverse chronological order CV should highlight your most recent role and this should be evident to the reader at a glance. Remember, when writing your CV, you only have approximately 30 seconds to impress a potential employer reading your CV, so you need to make sure you get all of your strong points across as early as possible.
Steven Walker
Career Objective
I am a postgraduate in MSc International Management with excellent communication and customer service skills, keen to begin a career in the financial consulting industry
Skills
- My role as a committee treasurer requires me to pay attention to the details of every single payment that is requested or spent by other committee members. I ensure no mistakes are made when recording transactions. The experience of working as a waiter has also allowed me to pay attention to every guest's body language, which allowed me to identify their needs to help them as effectively as possible.
- In my role as a financial consultant, all financial advice I have given was based on accessing financial information and making logical decisions. The degree modules of strategic management and business analysis both required significant logical thinking and analysis in order to provide the most appropriate solutions within a variety of assignments.
- High level of attention to detail
- Team working
Employment History
July 2012 - Present : MGI Excellence & Co, Certified Public Accountants
Assistant Accountant
Organising files and receipts as well as finding out missing information from clients
Work under the pressure of book-keeping 200 daily basis transactions on average and recording this using financial software
Meeting clients and building relationships when collecting financial statements and providing explanations on the working procedures.
July 2011 - May 2014 : Barclays Bank, Keele, UK
Cashier
Meeting and greeting guests with a positive and friendly manner
Processing cheques and payments in efficiently and accurately
Answering enquiries and providing information on financial products
Striving to ensure excellent customer service was provided at all times.
Education
September 2007 - July 2008 : Loughborough University
MSc International Management
Modules studied include: Accounting & Financial Management, Management Analysis, Business Analysis Strategic Management and International Management Analysis.
September 2005 - July 2007 : Keele University
BA Accounting and Finance (2:2)
Modules studied include: Management in Context (Obtained mark of 100 % in Presentation skills), Taxation (Obtained 75%, the fifth highest grade of 142 students), Economics of Financial Markets (Obtained 100% in a class test of 142 students) and Accounting Principles (88%)
Interests
I love traveling and so far I have been to 20 countries. I enjoyed my time in Germany, Spain and Italy the most.
I have a great passion for taekwondo and basketball. With taekwondo, I achieved fourth place in the WTF championship and in basketball we won second place in the intramural sport award.
When not studying or working I enjoy reading Japanese literature and attending Japanese lessons – Certificate awarded in Japanese.
References
Mr Mathew Parish (Managing Partner)
Steven Walker
20 Malvern Terrace, London, United Kingdom, SE1 3RJ
Career Objective
I am a postgraduate in MSc International Management with excellent communication and customer service skills, keen to begin a career in the financial consulting industry
Skills
- My role as a committee treasurer requires me to pay attention to the details of every single payment that is requested or spent by other committee members. I ensure no mistakes are made when recording transactions. The experience of working as a waiter has also allowed me to pay attention to every guest's body language, which allowed me to identify their needs to help them as effectively as possible.
- In my role as a financial consultant, all financial advice I have given was based on accessing financial information and making logical decisions. The degree modules of strategic management and business analysis both required significant logical thinking and analysis in order to provide the most appropriate solutions within a variety of assignments.
- High level of attention to detail
- Team working
Employment History
July 2012 - Present
MGI Excellence & Co, Certified Public Accountants
Assistant Accountant
Organising files and receipts as well as finding out missing information from clients
Work under the pressure of book-keeping 200 daily basis transactions on average and recording this using financial software
Meeting clients and building relationships when collecting financial statements and providing explanations on the working procedures.
July 2011 - May 2014
Barclays Bank, Keele, UK
Cashier
Meeting and greeting guests with a positive and friendly manner
Processing cheques and payments in efficiently and accurately
Answering enquiries and providing information on financial products
Striving to ensure excellent customer service was provided at all times.
Education
September 2007 - July 2008
Loughborough University
MSc International Management
Modules studied include: Accounting & Financial Management, Management Analysis, Business Analysis Strategic Management and International Management Analysis.
September 2005 - July 2007
Keele University
BA Accounting and Finance (2:2)
Modules studied include: Management in Context (Obtained mark of 100 % in Presentation skills), Taxation (Obtained 75%, the fifth highest grade of 142 students), Economics of Financial Markets (Obtained 100% in a class test of 142 students) and Accounting Principles (88%)
Interests
I love traveling and so far I have been to 20 countries. I enjoyed my time in Germany, Spain and Italy the most.
I have a great passion for taekwondo and basketball. With taekwondo, I achieved fourth place in the WTF championship and in basketball we won second place in the intramural sport award.
When not studying or working I enjoy reading Japanese literature and attending Japanese lessons – Certificate awarded in Japanese.
References
Mr Mathew Parish (Managing Partner)
Steven Walker
Steven's Profile
I am a postgraduate in MSc International Management with excellent communication and customer service skills, keen to begin a career in the financial consulting industry
Career Objective
I am a postgraduate in MSc International Management with excellent communication and customer service skills, keen to begin a career in the financial consulting industries's
Skills
- My role as a committee treasurer requires me to pay attention to the details of every single payment that is requested or spent by other committee members. I ensure no mistakes are made when recording transactions. The experience of working as a waiter has also allowed me to pay attention to every guest's body language, which allowed me to identify their needs to help them as effectively as possible.
- In my role as a financial consultant, all financial advice I have given was based on accessing financial information and making logical decisions. The degree modules of strategic management and business analysis both required significant logical thinking and analysis in order to provide the most appropriate solutions within a variety of assignments.
- High level of attention to detail
Employment History
July 2012 - Present
MGI Excellence & Co, Certified Public Accountants
Assistant Accountant
Organising files and receipts as well as finding out missing information from clients
Work under the pressure of book-keeping 200 daily basis transactions on average and recording this using financial software
Meeting clients and building relationships when collecting financial statements and providing explanations on the working procedures.
July 2011 - May 2014
Barclays Bank, Keele, UK
Cashier
Meeting and greeting guests with a positive and friendly manner
Processing cheques and payments in efficiently and accurately
Answering enquiries and providing information on financial products
Striving to ensure excellent customer service was provided at all times.
Education
January 2015 - Present
Further Organisation
Course Furthering
Going further and further
September 2007 - July 2008
Loughborough University
MSc International Management
Modules studied include: Accounting & Financial Management, Management Analysis, Business Analysis Strategic Management and International Management Analysis.
September 2005 - July 2007
Keele University
BA Accounting and Finance (2:2)
Modules studied include: Management in Context (Obtained mark of 100 % in Presentation skills), Taxation (Obtained 75%, the fifth highest grade of 142 students), Economics of Financial Markets (Obtained 100% in a class test of 142 students) and Accounting Principles (88%)
Training
January 2015 - Present
New training
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Interests
I love traveling and so far I have been to 20 countries. I enjoyed my time in Germany, Spain and Italy the most.
I have a great passion for taekwondo and basketball. With taekwondo, I achieved fourth place in the WTF championship and in basketball we won second place in the intramural sport award.
When not studying or working I enjoy reading Japanese literature and attending Japanese lessons – Certificate awarded in Japanese.
