Second Step / part 2: Professional CV Contents

Jobs in Egypt

First part: your contact information

Name
Address
City, Country
Telephone
Mobile
Email (Don’t make your Email as a hyperlink)

Second part: objective

The objective is the key; you have to focus on what you are seeking and to show that you understand the main qualifications of the job.
So you must write which job you apply for, so the reader knows how to evaluate your CV.
For example:
Seeking a challenging position in a Customer Service field where my academic background and interpersonal skills are well developed and utilized.
OR
Seeking a new challenge in (job field) which effectively utilizes (your professional experience).

Third: Education

List your academic background, degrees and certifications
For example:

2005-2010                  Cairo University                                Cairo, Egypt

·         B.S. in Commerce, Accounting Department.

·         Grade: Good.

Fourth: Skills

Use this section to show the employer your skills that related to the job you apply for, including Computer skills and language skills.
For example:

Computer Skills:

·         Excellent knowledge of (program name).

·         Very good knowledge of (program name).

·         Good knowledge of (program name).

·         Fair knowledge of (program name).

Language Skills:

·         Native language: Arabic.

·         Very good command of both written and spoken Spanish.

·         Good command of both written and spoken English.

Fifth: Experience

Your Work Experience is the most important part of your professional CV, unless you are a fresh graduate.

Put your employment history in date order, starting with the most recent job first.

For each position, write your responsibilities and duties that you did in your jobs.

For example:

Jul 99-Sept 99                    Suez Canal Bank                        Cairo, Egypt

Accountant

·         Put in the Data in the Books.

·         Received the clients’ checks.

·         Print clients’ financial statements.

Sixth: Training

Put your training history in date order, starting with the most recent training first.
For example:

Oct 2010 - Jan 2011          International Computer Driving license (ICDL) Certificate Syllabus Version 4.0. Cairo, Egypt.

Seventh: Interests

Put your sports, games and hobbies, but you must put intelligence hobbies like Reading. Don’t put something like playing video games because you need to show the employer that you don’t waste your free time in worthless things.
For example:

Reading, playing chess and surfing the Internet.

Eighth: Personal Information

Put your Birth date, Marital Status and Military Status.
In your Marital Status you must choose one of these three {Single/ Married/ Divorced}.
In your Military Status you must choose one of these three {Postponed (3 years)/ Exempted/ Done}.
For example:
             Date of Birth: 22/01/1985
             Marital Status: Single.
             Military Status: Exempted.