With every application you will be asked to send a Curriculum Vitae. Curriculum Vitae literally means life history, abbreviated CV. A good CV shows who you are and what you have done so far. Your CV is your calling card. Your CV is therefore the most important part of an application. The application letter is actually a supplement to your CV, in the letter you write why you want the job (your motivation).
The CV has the following structure:
Personal information:
- name
- address
- date of birth
- e-mail address
- telephone numbers where you can be reached
- drivers license
Work experience:
Your last job is at the top. You write down the period that you worked there, then the name of the company or employer, then your position and below that the tasks you performed. You can choose to name all tasks, or you can only write down those tasks that are important for the new job. (This of course means that with each application you have to reconsider whether the tasks you mention match the vacancy to which you are responding).
It is important that you have no gaps in your CV. The periods must correspond to each other. If you have not had a job for a while, fill in what you did during that period. Even though you may not have done paid work, you have gained work experience. After all, you haven’t been sitting still. You write down everything you did after you left school. This includes volunteer work, board positions, caring for your family, helping parents at your child(ren)’s school, informal care, etc. If you have been active in addition to your paid job, you can place these activities under the heading: Additional activities.
Educations:
The most recent education received is at the top. You don’t have to mention primary school, everyone went through it.
Relevant training and/or courses:
Here you list all courses/trainings you have completed that may be important for the new position. A CPR course and a valid first aid certificate are always worth mentioning. If you have taken all kinds of computer courses, it is not necessary to mention a type of course you took before that. It then no longer has any added value.
Hobbies:
Mentioning your hobbies can be a good addition to your CV. Especially if you are applying for a creative job, for example in childcare, education or in the theater, it is good to include your hobbies. It is not smart to have a hobby. like playing poker if, for example, you apply for a job in the military police. So think carefully about what you do or do not mention.