Your Name Mobile: +44 (0) 7123 456 789 Email: youremailaddress@youremailprovider.com DOB: DD/MM/YYYY Driving Licence: Full and clean, held for 10+ years Health: Excellent, Non-smoker. ENG1 (Expires: Month and Year) Nationality: British, list any visas that you hold (and their expiry date) Languages Spoken: If you only speak English, then don’t include this Location: It is important to keep this up to date + Alot of CVs that | see have a long, boring paragraph written here. It often tells you what they are looking for, with no indication of the value they offer in return. + Instead, put the yacht first. Grab the reader's attention with four statements that describe what skills you are going to bring to the team. + These are your best four, and they should make the reader sit up and take notice. + Make sure they're original and that you can back them up in the next sections. Education and Qualifications sTcw 2010 RYA Powerboat Level 2 Make sure you use two columns It makes better use of the space Food Safety & Hygiene Level 2 Only list yacht specific qualifications here Name of Your University (if you went) 2006 - 2010 BA (Hons) Boat Design — Class 2:1 Name of Your School 1998 - 2005 4B Levels - Art (B), Technology (B), Physics (C), General Studies (C) 11 GCSEs - English (A), Mathematics (A), Science (A) Professional Experience Name of the Company Date From - Date To Your job title, Location + These should be in order of most recent first. + Highlight what you did in a way that shows the skills you gained are transferable to a yacht. + Between 2 and 4 points isa good number to aim for. + Itislikely that you will have more to say about your most recent job roles. Name of the Company Date From - Date To Your job title, Location + Don't forget to include any achievements: Employee of the month, top salesperson ete. + Try not to list the bullet points for one job across two pages. Page 1 |Your NameName of the Company Date From - Date To Your job title, Location + Don't worry if this wasn’t paid work; maybe you were volunteering for the summer. + Remember to include soft skills here too: Communication, listening, time management etc. Name of the Company Date From - Date To Your job title, Location + Maybe you haven't worked at as many places as this. + That's okay. You can format the document so that it still takes up 2 whole pages. Name of the Company Date From - Date To Your job title, Location + Here are some tips to help you use all of the space if your professional experience is limited: + Doincrease the size of the margins. + Doincrease the line spacing. + Do make the interests and hobbies section bigger. Name of the Company Date From - Date To Your job title, Location + Don't use a huge picture; the one on this CV is big enough. + Don't increase the size of the font. + Don't list your education and qualifications in one column, leaving a lot of blank space down the right-hand side of the page. Interests and Hobbies + Thisis your chance to tell the reader a bit more about yourself. What drives and excites you? + Your interests need to sound interesting and should further demonstrate that you are a suitable superyacht crew member. + Avoid one-word items; they don’t help the reader to get a sense of who you are. + Running + That doesn’t look very good, does it? In fact, it tells the reader absolutely nothing. How about: + Getting up at 0530 every morning to go running and set myself up for the day. | am also a member of a running club and we compete as a team at county level. + Much better! This person is highly motivated, recognises that physical activity is essential to their mental health, has a competitive nature, and works well as part of a team + As you gain more professional experience with each yachting job, this section will likely get smaller. Referees (this section should not be called references!) Include at least 2 referees But no more than 3 This one is optional This should be your most recent Their job title, Company Their job title, Company Make sure this is correct.com Inform your referee.com Email address.com © +44 (0) 7987 654 321 © +33 (0) 123 456 789 © Working Phone Number Page |Your Name