Forename Surname

Personal Details
Address: Main address
Home Tel: Preferred telephone number(s)
Email: Usually a personal email address
Introduction
This is the I am statement. This could be I am a successful new business Sales Manager
with 15 years eperience in the !elecommunications industry" I ha#e managed teams of up to
$%. You should try to avoid the I am a highly fleible& dynamic indi#idual with a passion for
being challenged $ I wor' e(ually well alone or as part of a team $% sort of statements.
Career History
This section should be given in reverse date order so most recent first.
Month / Year to Present
Sales Manager, XBM Limited
E!lain the ty!e of !roduct you sold" mar#et and geogra!hical reach. Try to use a single
!aragra!h to give a sna!shot of your role !lus its geogra!hical" functional and staff
res!onsibilities.
$ey functions of your role.
$ey successes in measurable terms % !erformance against target etc.
&ote #ey 'ins ('ith revenue) !aying attention to any confidentiality issues.
Any management res!onsibilities (staff number" *+, res!onsibility etc).
Any merits" a'ards or achievements (any target achieving club tri!s etc.)
Any !ersonal develo!ment items.
As you a!!ly these sections to your -." consider their relative balance. If your most recent
role lasted / years and it is described over 0 lines then you should try to avoid describing your
!revious role of 1 years using 12 lines. Em!loyers generally 'ish to identify ho' successful
you have been most recently.
Month / Year to Month / Year
Sales !ecuti"e, #ll So$t%are Limited
E!lain the ty!e of !roduct you sold" mar#et and geogra!hical reach. Try to use a single
!aragra!h to give a sna!shot of your role !lus its geogra!hical" functional and staff
res!onsibilities.
$ey functions of your role.
$ey successes in measurable terms % !erformance against target etc.
&ote #ey 'ins ('ith revenue) !aying attention to any confidentiality issues.
Any management res!onsibilities (staff number" *+, res!onsibility etc).
Any merits" a'ards or achievements (any target achieving club tri!s etc.)
Any !ersonal develo!ment items.
Month / Year to Month / Year
Sales !ecuti"e, BeginSo$t Limited
E!lain the ty!e of !roduct
*age 3 4 1
Courses and &uali$ications
This section 'ill list any relevant courses that you may have attended !lus any vocational
5ualifications you may have achieved. 6or eam!le
1770: The -om!le 8ales
1779: :iller Heiman" -once!tual 8elling
ducation
;ive a brief descri!tion of your educational results in reverse date order" for eam!le:
1772: <8c Hons (1:1) *sychology" -anterbury =niversity.
1771: A ,evels: :athematics" English ,iterature
1777: ;-8E: English ,anguage" :athematics"
Interests
Interests can be a tal#ing !oint so be genuine about these. Try not to note mundane or out of
contet interests. Playing Schi)o*ra)ia II (the !urbo+last edition)% and Shopping% aren>t
really the character defining attributes that your em!loyer might be loo#ing for.
'e$erences
Note on references:
You should avoid !resenting contact details for references in advance of any e!licate
re5uest by either an em!loyer or an agent. Any re5uest 'ill most li#ely be given to'ards time
of offer by an em!loyer.
If you do !resent full contact details and !lace your -. on a ?ob board then numerous agents
may contact one of your most valuable assets 'ithout !ermission. This can be inconvenient
for your referee.
*age 1 4 1