Example CVs and Covering Letters

The following examples of CVs and covering letters may give you ideas about content
and layout. However, please don’t slavishly copy any particular CV or letter! Instead,

choose a style and layout you feel comfortable with which will allow you to present
your information effectively.
If you’ve learnt anything from reading this booklet, it should be that your application
should be personal and specific to you!

One Page CV: Lauren McKenzie (Page 20 - 21)
Skills-based CV: Sarah Nicholson (Page 24 - 26)
CV for a job directly relevant to degree subject: Daisuke Ishihara (Page 22 - 23)
This applicant is applying for a graduate trainee position in a public relations
consultancy. Early in her covering letter she outlines what she has to offer the company,
providing evidence for her claims. She has managed to produce a one page CV by
conveying only the relevant detail (e.g. detail about her degree is confined to the
subject and grade and her dissertation). Significantly, she includes her voluntary
experience as a student publicity officer in the work experience section, as this is
relevant to her application.

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