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Tips for your Application:

The application stage is where we begin to get to know you. You should complete your CV in a thorough manner. Your CV should also be up to date and always include a contact address and telephone number. Your job is to sell yourself and highlight the positive contribution you can make to Digital Documents. If your application is successful, you will be invited to attend for interview. This is your opportunity to highlight to us your experience and achievements to date.

Preparing your CV:


Guidelines recommend that your CV should ideally be limited to two pages and should contain the following information:

Personal Details:

Full name and address for correspondence
Email Address
Contact telephone numbers (home and mobile phone)

Education & Qualifications:

Name of College/University qualification was obtained and grade achieved
Name of Secondary School where your Leaving Cert (or equivalent) was obtained

Employment History:

You should start with your most recent position and work backwards in chronological order. You should list the following for each position:

Date of Employment
Company Name/Brief Location
Job Title
Brief overview of the key duties and responsibilities (Use bullet points here)

Achievements:


This section should be short and concise and contain any information which is relevant to your application

Additional Information:

Here you may wish to add additional information such as if you hold a full drivers license (if appropriate), etc.