The Corporate Hub uses the following CV template to secure interviews for candidates.  Candidates have different career paths and aspirations and should use the template as a general guideline in compiling a CV.


A CV is a powerful marketing tool and your first contact with a prospective employer.

When compiling your CV consider the following:

  • Reason for compiling the document (Think of potential aspirations and future achievements)
  • Provide prospective interviewees with relevant information that would attract them to your CV
  • Compile your CV while considering the job specification
  • Do not use long paragraphs or storyline descriptions
  • Be specific and use short, easy to read bullet point descriptions (People generally like to asses a CV at first glance)
  • A neat, professional presentation
  • Use the same font and format throughout the CV
  • Use a simple font and layout (Less is more)
  • Make certain that there are an equal amount of spaces between different sections and headings
  • Make certain that all bullets are aligned
  • Always check for grammar and spelling
  • Never copy more than one company on your CV in one email!

  CURRICULUM VITAE: X 

COVER LETTER :

Each CV should be accompanied with a cover letter consisting of a short description of:

  • Educational background
  • Professional History (Relevant previous experience and projects)
  • Technical skills (Short list)
  • Salary Break down (Current and expected)
  • Notice period

PERSONAL DETAILS

 

Surname: X
Name(s): X
Date of Birth: X
Identity Number: X  
Home address: X
Postal Address: PO Box X
Rivonia
000
Phone Number: (w)
(h)
(Mobile)
Citizenship: South African
EDUCATIONAL DETAILS
Secondary Education:
Last school attended: Rivonia Secondary School
Year: 1995
Highest standard:                  Matric
Subjects: English (first language)
Afrikaans (second language)
Maths (distinction)
Science (distinction)
Computer Science
Accounting 
Tertiary Education:
(List your qualification by using the following format.  List your first qualification, second etc).
Institution: University of Johannesburg
Gauteng
Duration:                                                        1996 to 1998
Qualifications:                       B.Sc Degree
Subject: Third year subjects
Final year project:
(Discuss the scope of the project.  Discuss your involvement with the project and technologies used).
 Achievements/Awards:
  • The best second year student in Mathematics.
  • The AMB award for the best pre-graduate student in Computer programming.
Courses:
(List the courses that you have completed by using the following format).
Institution:                 VB College
Year 2000
Course:                                 VB Programming
Subjects:                          Visual basic Programming
Membership of Associations:
  • South African Association for the Advancement of Science
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
(Clearly list your positions by using the following format.  Start with your most recent position.  Explain periods of unemployment).  
Company:                               XYC Consulting, Johannesburg, Gauteng
Duration:                                1999 to current
Position:                                 Senior Developer
Duties:            Development of software - etc
Testing of existing software
 Project 1:
(List the projects that you have performed work on).
Name of project:                    National Roads Project
Duration:                 2005-08-17 TO 2006-09-04
Position:                                 Senior Software Developer
Scope of the work: (Discuss the scope of the project by using bullet format).
Technologies   J2EE
Spring Framework
Hibernate and TopLink, and a sophisticated web MVC framework which is superior to Struts
Apache web server with HTTPS encryption
Clustered Jakarta Tomcat servlet engines for load sharing and redundancy JBoss application server
Hibernate3 object/relational mapping framework
Project 2
Repeat as in example Project 1
Project 3
Repeat as in example Project 1
Reason for leaving:
Retrenchment
SKILLS AND TECHNICAL EXPERTISE 
(Contact The Corporate Hub for a comprehensive skills matrix or insert your own)  

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PHONE: 011 593 2382 
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