Curriculum vitae examples

Here are some examples of good CVs. The first is from Tim Goodenough, who is applying for a
manual job, the second is from Penny Peerless, who is applying for an office job, and the third
is from Frank Fullbright, who is applying for a management role.

Frank Fullbright

Here’s a model CV from someone applying for a management position.

Frank is looking to make a move into a position where his engineering qualifications will be put
to better use. A friend from college days has put him on to a senior technical role that has
become vacant with a major player in the machine tool industry. From what his friend has told
him and from his own knowledge of the company and its products, he has identified areas
where his experience and qualifications match the requirements of the job and brought these
matches into prominence on the front page of his CV under key skills/achievements and
programming skills.

The CV is concise, condensing everything that is relevant to the application into two pages. It
doesn’t leave unanswered questions about what someone with technical inclinations is doing in
a production job (questions that might otherwise raise concerns about his motivation).
Curriculum Vitae

Name: Frank Fullbright

Address: 2 Hill Court

Stoney End
Pilford in the Mire
PFXX XXX

Email: frankandphyllis@xxx.com

Telephone: Home: xxxx xxx xxxx

Mobile: xxxxx xxxxxx

Work:: xxxx xxx xxxx

Key skills/achievements

I served a full engineering apprenticeship as a tool designer.

I have over 10 years’ experience of managing state-of-the-art precision machining cells.
In my present position I am tasked with the job of integrating two workforces into a single one-
site manufacturing unit (this process is ongoing).
I successfully managed a major retraining programme which followed a £2 million investment in
new machine-tool technology.

Education

1981–1987 Pilford High School

1987–1992 City College of Technology

Qualifications

GCE ‘O’ level: Maths, Technical Drawing, Metalwork, General Science, Art, 1987
ONC Mechanical Engineering, 1989
HNC Mechanical Engineering, 1991–2

Programming skills

My experience includes programming a wide range of machine tools using Fanuc and GE
software.

Aims/Ambitions
I am looking for a management position in the machine tool industry where I can put my
knowledge of state-of-the-art technology to better use. I am keen, ambitious and, in terms of my
technical ability, I feel I have much more to give to an employer.

Salary

Including bonuses, I am currently earning a salary of £xx,xxx per annum. I feel I can improve on
this figure in a position that carries greater technical responsibility.

Employment history

2006–present: Pilford Engineering Limited

Position held: Cell Manager responsible for a cnc machine shop employing 90 people on three
shifts. Company supplies components to the aerospace industry.

2000–2006: Central Precision Engineering Limited

Position held: Production Manager. Day-to day responsibility for a small machining facility
specializing in small runs, one-offs, prototypes, etc. Reason for leaving: to join a larger
company with better prospects.

1987–2000: Transworld Aerospace plc

Position held: After serving a mechanical engineering apprenticeship, I spent five years working
as a tool designer. In 1997, as an alternative to redundancy, I accepted the position of Machine
Shop Supervisor, which gave me an excellent grounding in production and dealing with quality
issues. Transworld’s Pilford site (where I was based) finally closed in 2000. Reason for leaving:
redundancy.

Period of notice

One month

Nationality

British

Health

I am in good health and keep fit by playing golf and paying regular visits to the gym. I do not
smoke.

References
Business: John Farley, UK Head of Human Resources, Transworld Aerospace plc, PO Box XX,

London SWX XXX

Tel: xxxx xxx xxxx

Email: john.farley@btransworld.co.uk

Personal: Tony Wolfe, 9 The Downs, Pilford in the Mire

Tel: xxxx.xxx.xxxx
Email: tonywolfe1949@xxxx.com