What to do with time spent travelling on cv?
Where should recent time (2years+) spent travelling be included in a CV? I have sections on Employment History and Education, but I'm looking for advice on where and how to document my recent time travelling? And should I be talking about skills developed, languages learnt, etc? This is for a job as an accountant
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Answer 1 :
Most employers will expect your 1 page CV to be laid out as a 'time-line', with your most recent job first, working back job by job until you left school Typically the first page has your contact details, current/leaving salary, a summary of your qualifications (including degree results ect), plus details of your last job (about 1/3rd to 1/2 page) including 'date started' and the one before that (1/4 page) with date started, date left ... The second side is a list of previous jobs, each in less and less detail, starting with one paragraph, ending with just dates, name of company, job title and leaving salary. Any 'gaps' in the time-line MUST be explained (otherwise the assumption will be that you were "serving time" :-) ) .. for example, "2004-2006 Sabbatical, working with 3rd world charity" or "sponsored round-the-world sailing trip" (or what-ever). The final thing on the last page is the list of Universities & Schools attended.
Answer 2 :
I just can't believe the advice that some people give out. A CV is a Sales Document - it is actually "selling " You. On that basis some things are important and some are not. Your CV can be up to two pages in length but no longer In the UK we read from left to right - information on the Left side of the page has more impact than information written on the right. Job titles must be written on the left and employment dates on the right If you write dates on the left you run the risk of the reader looking at dates only and depending on how you have spent your employment time could come to the wrong decision about the writer. Time out travelling should be included under HOBBIES/INTERESTS unless the time spent travelling included some form of employment. I teach CV writing and have prepared lessons on the subject. I have also advised employers on what they should be looking for on a CV. I get really fed up with so called "experts" who give out bad advice.
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