Conseils pour rédiger un CV

 Le Curriculum Vitae

Le CV comporte quelques spécificités.

Sur la forme : il est conseillé de se limiter à deux pages, format A4 et d’indiquer au haut de la page votre nom, votre adresse et votre numéro de téléphone.

Vous pouvez commencez par une courte introduction appelée "Objective" ou "Personal Profile" et rédigée à la première personne (4 lignes maximum), qui présente votre expérience, ainsi que le poste ou la fonction que vous recherchez.

Si vos premières expériences professionnelles vous ont déjà apporté une certaine compétence, il est préférable de commencer par la rubrique "Employment" ou "Career History" ou bien encore "Experience". Mentionnez d’abord votre expérience la plus récente. Il est très important d’insister sur les tâches précises que vous avez effectuées.

Evitez les vides chronologiques.

Vient ensuite la rubrique "Education and Qualification" dans laquelle doit figurer votre formation scolaire ou universitaire. Si elle est très spécifique et qu’une équivalence semble difficile à établir, expliquez concrètement en quoi elle a consisté.

Pour connaitre les équivalences entre diplômes français et anglais, adressez-vous au :

British Council - France9 rue de Constantine 75007 Paris Tél. 0033 (0)1 49 55 73 00 information britishcouncil.fr

ou bien au :UK Naric, Ecctis 2000 Ltd, Oriel House, Oriel Road, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, GL50 1XP - Tél. 00 44 (0)1242 260 010naric ecctis2000.co.uk

Les compétences informatiques et linguistiques apparaissent sous la rubrique "Languages and Other skills" : pratique et maîtrise de logiciels et d’autres langues étrangères.

Précisez votre niveau. La rubrique "Additional information" ou "Interests" peut accrocher un employeur potentiel si les loisirs sont originaux ou liés au poste recherché. Mettez en avant les activités associatives que vous avez menées.

Enfin, il est important d’ajouter les coordonnées de deux personnes qui pourront vous recommander sous la rubrique "References" ou "Referees". Si vous ne souhaitez pas mettre les noms sur votre CV, veuillez ajouter une phrase indiquant qu’ils sont disponibles sur demande "References available on request".

Exemple :

Firstname, Surname (in large, bold type) Full address City, Postcode

Telephone Mobile e-mail

Personal profile : A brief, business-like description of yourself

Ex : A reliable, conscientious and efficient computer-literate administrator with good secretarial and organisational skills. Proficient at working both on own initiative and as part of a team.

Key skills : Your main skills if you have some (not relevant section if you are a recent graduate), particularly those relevant to the job you are applying for

Career History

Name of the Company and dates of employment Job Title Description of your duties and responsabilities

Brief description of what you achieved in this position and so on

Education and Training

Starting with the highest, most recent OR most relevant qualification. Name of School, College, or University Date you attended Qualification you achieved You could include brief details of the subjects covered by the course, especially if you have recently qualified.

Don’t go back further than your senior or secondary school Professionnal training

Details of any professional training undertaken at work (qualification or skill achieved)

Personal Details Date of birth Driving licence Nationality - optional Interests and activities - brief details References - usually : "available on request"

  MOTS CLES

General keywords which can be used in the CV

- positive adjectives

Able Accurate Adaptable Adroit Adventurous Alert Ambitious Analytical Appreciative Articulate Assertive Astute Attractive

Bilingual Bright

Calm Capable Competent Confident Consistent Co-operative Creative

Decisive Dedicated Dependable Diligent Diplomatic

Educated Effective Efficient Energetic Enthusiastic Experienced Expert

Fast Firm Fit Flexible Friendly

Gregarious

Hardworking Healthy Honest Human Humane

Imaginative Independent Informed Ingenious Innovative Intelligent Inventive

Knowledgeable

Literate Loyal

Mature Methodical Motivated Multilingual

Non-smoking

Objective Open-minded Organised Outgoing Outstanding

Patient People-oriented Perceptive Persistent Personable Pioneering Poised Practical Principled Productive Professional Proficient Punctual

Qualified Quick Quick-thinking Rational Ready Realistic Reliable Resourceful Responsible Robust

Scrupulous Self-assured Self-confident Self-motivated Self-reliant Sensitive Serious Shrewd Skilled Smart Spirited Stable Strong Successful Supportive

Tactful Talented Tenacious Thorough Thoughtful Trained Trustworthy

Versatile Vigorous

Well-educated Well-groomed Willing Witty

Young Youthful

-Action words

Accelerated Accessed Achieved Acquired Acted Administered Advised Analysed Appointed Appraised Arranged Assigned Assisted Attended

Booked Broadened Budgeted

Checked Coached Collaborated Competed Communicated Compiled Conceived Conducted Consulted Contributed Controlled Coordinated Correlated Created

Delegated Demonstrated Designed Determined Developed Devised Diagnosed Directed Doubled

Edited Effected Eliminated Enabled Eliminated

Established

Evaluated Executed Exercised Expanded Expedited Explored

Facilitated Fostered Formulated Founded

Generated Guided

Handled Harmonised Headed Helped Hired

Identified Implemented Improved Increased Initiated Installed Instituted Instructed Interacted Invented Investigated

Launched Led Liaised

Maintained Managed Marketed Mentored Monitored Motivated

Negotiated

Opened Operated Organised

Oversaw

Participated Performed Pinpointed Pioneered Planned Prepared Presented Processed Produced Programmed Promoted Proposed Provided Purchased

Recommended Recruited Recorded Reduced Reorganised Reported Represented Researched Resolved Restored Restructured Reviewed Revised

Saved Scheduled Secured Selected Set up Shaped Sold Solved Structured Supervised

Taught Tested Trained

Upgraded Used Utilised

Visualised

Won Wrote

Specific keywords for administration and management

Advised Approved Authorised

Chaired Consolidated Counselled

Delegated Determined Developed Diagnosed Directed

Disseminated

Enforced Ensured Examined Explained

Governed Guided

Headed Influenced Initiated Inspired Installed Instituted Instructed Integrated

Launched Lectured Listened

Managed Mediated Mentored Moderated Monitored Motivated

Negotiated

Originated Oversaw

Pioneered Presided Prioritised Processed Promoted

Recommended Redirected Referred Reorganised Represented Responded Reviewed Routed

Sponsored Streamlined Strengthened Supervised

Taught Trained

Validated

Specific keywords for communications and creativity

Acted Addressed Arranged Assessed Authored

Briefed Built

Clarified Composed Conducted Constructed Corresponded Costumed Created Critiqued

Demonstrated Designed Developed Directed Edited Enabled

Facilitated Fashioned Formulated

Influenced Initiated Interpreted Interviewed Introduced Invented

Launched Lectured

Modernised

Performed Planned Presented Produced Projected Proof-read Publicised Published Realised Reconciled Recruited Rectified Remodelled Reported Revitalised Scheduled Screened Shaped Stimulated Summarised Taught Trained Translated Wrote

Specific keywords for office support

Adhered Administered Allocated Applied Appropriated Assisted Assured Attained Awarded

Balanced Budgeted Built

Charted Completed Contributed Co-ordinated Cut

Defined Determined Dispensed Distributed Documented Drafted

Enacted Enlarged Evaluated Examined Executed

Followed up Formalised Formulated Hired

Identified Implemented Improved Installed Instituted

Justified

Liaised

Maintained Managed

Operated Ordered Organised

Packaged Planned Prepared Prescribed Processed Provided Recorded Repaired Reshaped Resolved

Scheduled Screened Secured Solved Started