Career Advice - How to write a CV - Tips for Kenyan Job Seekers

Career Advice - How to write a CV - Tips for Kenyan Job Seekers

A CV is supposed to be a true representation of your work experience.

It should be able to tell the employer about your professional history and your skills.

Simply put, a CV is supposed to be a marketing tool used to sell you to prospective employers.

Here are tips on how to write a CV

There are particular sections that employers expect to see on your CV regardless of industry and below I will tackle each section and what you are expected to include.

Contact Details

Every CV should have your contact information; it’s the very first section on a CV. The details should include your name, physical address, email address and phone number.

Make sure that the email address is professional, emails such as bendover@gmail.com show how immature you are and the employer might not want to look at your CV beyond that point.

Professional Profile

This is the second part on the CV; it’s also one of the most important aspects of your CV. It simply highlights your experience, your skills and expertise.

The profile should be tailored to match the job you are applying for, highlighting specific qualities that match the role. Aim to keep your profile short and precise and not more than a four sentences.

Education

Here, you are supposed to outline your education profile starting with the most recent to the last one.

Include the certification, the name of the institutions and the dates you were there. In this section you can use bullet points.

Experience and employment history

This is the most important section on a CV.

In this section you outline your previous jobs and work experience. Your experience should be listed from the most recent to the last one.

You should state your job titles and the dates you worked, followed by the company you worked for and then outline your duties and responsibilities.

Choose duties that are most relevant to the job you are applying for, especially if it’s a long list. Use bullet points to outline your duties and responsibilities.

Prepare reports and recommend procedures to reduce absenteeism, employee turnover and low morale among the workforce

Provide advice and support to supervisors and staff selection committee

Actively take part in the staffing function right from recruitment, selection and placement to termination

Participate in training and development of all staff, new and current as well as outgoing

Advising employees on

employment law and the employer’s own employment policies and procedures

Key Achievements

If you have done anything you are particularly proud of, like implementing a system in your department you should include it on the CV, also remember to include the changes that have come about due to your achievement.

This is very important as it helps you differentiate yourself from other candidates . This should come just below the work experience.

Prepare reports and recommend procedures to reduce absenteeism, employee turnover and low morale among the workforce

Provide advice and support to supervisors and staff selection committee

Actively take part in the staffing function right from recruitment, selection and placement to termination

Participate in training and development of all staff, new and current as well as outgoing

Advising employees on employment law and the employer’s own employment policies and procedures

Key Achievement(s):

Developed a management of attendance policy which has reduced absenteeism levels in the workplace by 2%

Facilitated the rebuilding of the organization’s HR function which resulted in significant cost-savings

Membership/professional Affiliation

This is where you give details of professional bodies that you are affiliated with if any. An example you are a registered member for IHRM, you should include it here.

Hobbies and interests

When you tell your employers what you do on your own time, it says a lot about your natural motivations.

These are activities that nobody tells you to do but there should be some connections to the type of jobs you do.

Note that, hobbies that are not descriptive of your abilities e.g. eating out or going out to watch movies are unlikely to add value to your CV.

Lastly on how to write a CV, the references

Your referees should include your previous employers either in managerial or supervisory level.

The section should include the person’s name, their job title, the company they work for, their contact number and email address.

For more information and job application details, see; Career Advice - How to write a CV - Tips for Kenyan Job Seekers

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