Many people know many languages at level A1

Proper names and titles in English

Capitalise all initials (except articles and prepositions)

Use teachers or bosses who like you

Always ask for a certificate when you finish the job

Company name EXACTLY as they write it

Stimulate the reader with visual elements

Short courses and certificates

Include the date and org of issue

Extracurricular activities

Employers might have the same interest

Your skills and competences

Employers buy competences for tasks they need to get done

Memberships and positions of trust

You are trusted by someone if you get elected

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1
Spare time activities
Don't be personal
Don't mention associations
Include favourite food
Add sports and hobbies
2
Layout
Use MS Excel
Use a table and hide the grid
Make your own layout
Use a template carefully
3
CEFR language levels
Many people are on level C2 in at least two languages
Many people know many languages at level A1
Young Scandinavians are often on B1 in English
English is the only valuable language to learn
4
Proper names and titles in English
Capitalise only the initial of the first word
ALL CAPS IS BEST
Capitalise all initials (except articles and prepositions)
All lowercase letters
5
As for references
Use teachers or bosses who like you
Do not include a phone number
Do not include their titles
Use friends from the military service
6
Internships
Mix in with long-term employment on your CV
Don't use references from internships
Include short jobs on your CV if you are a bit older
Always ask for a certificate when you finish the job
7
Employment history
Oldest employment at the top
Vary the format for every entry
Company name EXACTLY as they write it
Never explain in English what they do
8
Infographic template
Confuse the reader with strange patterns
Stimulate the reader with visual elements
Never looks serious
Everything is better as a diagram
9
Silent knowledge
It's easy to say what a person learns from sports
Handling animals in one's spare time is beside the point
Companies want team players
Timing is overrated
10
Education entries on a CV
Only courses that you have finished
Mention the degree or diploma
Oldest at the top
Never state the website
11
Short courses and certificates
You need to send all the certificates when you apply for a job
Include the date and org of issue
List the short courses in a central place on your CV
Don't bother to include them in the CV
12
Contact information must include
country telephone prefix
Your domicile
Your age
Facebook page
13
Extracurricular activities
Travel is not a part of that
Employers might have the same interest
Prove that you are very serious
Means that they are a part of school
14
Most common way to write dates
Green on map: Year Month Day
Blue on map: Day Month Year
Red on map: Month Day Year
Year Day Month
15
Your skills and competences
Employers buy competences for tasks they need to get done
Who cares if you have been gaming for 5 hours a day for 5 years?
Musical skills are never interesting for a company
Looks like bragging
16
Memberships and positions of trust
You don't train people skills in a club
Leadership is not important
Anybody can represent anything
You are trusted by someone if you get elected
17
About including a photo
Use the same as in LinkedIn
Compulsory in the USA
Be funny
The bigger the better

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