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Enginestaff | Creating A CV For Contract Positions

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This document provides guidance on creating an effective CV or resume for engineering contractors. It recommends including a brief career summary highlighting years of experience, main competencies, and desired next role. Contract roles should list the most recent first, with month and year dates, and explain any gaps positively. Employers are interested in hearing about projects worked on, responsibilities, and achievements. The CV should emphasize relevant technical skills and qualifications. Listing additional languages could expand job opportunities.

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Your CV/ Résumé Guidance From Our Consultants
Introduction Web: enginestaff.com Phone: +44 (0)20 7803 0606 Email: info@enginestaff.com Twitter: @Enginestaff YOUR CV Your CV is a window into your experience and it needs to highlight quickly succinctly your achievements to date in your career. In addition, tailoring your CV dependant on the role you are applying for is also good practice. Working as a contractor will usually result in you working for a number of companies over a relatively short period of time so being able to communicate your responsibilities and subsequent outcomes of your work is key. Your consultant at Enginestaffwill give you adhoc advice around your CV including its content and presentation but we believe that the information contained in this guide will give you a good base to create a CV that attracts the attention of companies and gets that crucial first foot through the door.
Your CV Web: enginestaff.com Phone: +44 (0)20 7803 0606 Email: info@enginestaff.com Twitter: @Enginestaff THINGS TO REMEMBER Career Summary Employers like to see a brief career summary at the top of your CV. It only needs to be a few sentences long and must contain your experience (years and level), your main competencies and finally what you’re looking for in your next role. Contract Roles • List your contract experience with the most recent first, employers are not as concerned with what you did 15 years ago. Contractors can have tens of jobs in the space of a few years and listing all your responsibilities would go on for several pages. Your most recent job must be the first role that the employer sees. • Make sure you list the month as well as year (March ’09 – Sep ’09) • If you have gaps in your CV, explain them in a positive light. Projects Employees in the engineering industry will be well accustomed to working on projects. Employers are extremely keen to hear about your experiences. What projects did you work on? What were your responsibilities and what were your achievements? This is the perfect chance to talk yourself up! Skills Employers in engineering sectors are purely concerned with the technical products that you have worked with in your previous roles. Ensure that you have included as much relevant information as possible with each contract role you held. Qualifications • Technical qualifications or accreditations if you have any • Degree if relevant Languages As we work with clients and companies all over Europe listing your linguistic capabilities could push you to the top of the queue for a new job. For example, if you are looking to move to Belgium and you can speak French and Dutch this gives you a wide scope of roles to choose from.

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Enginestaff | Creating A CV For Contract Positions

  • 1. Your CV/ Résumé Guidance From Our Consultants
  • 2. Introduction Web: enginestaff.com Phone: +44 (0)20 7803 0606 Email: info@enginestaff.com Twitter: @Enginestaff YOUR CV Your CV is a window into your experience and it needs to highlight quickly succinctly your achievements to date in your career. In addition, tailoring your CV dependant on the role you are applying for is also good practice. Working as a contractor will usually result in you working for a number of companies over a relatively short period of time so being able to communicate your responsibilities and subsequent outcomes of your work is key. Your consultant at Enginestaffwill give you adhoc advice around your CV including its content and presentation but we believe that the information contained in this guide will give you a good base to create a CV that attracts the attention of companies and gets that crucial first foot through the door.
  • 3. Your CV Web: enginestaff.com Phone: +44 (0)20 7803 0606 Email: info@enginestaff.com Twitter: @Enginestaff THINGS TO REMEMBER Career Summary Employers like to see a brief career summary at the top of your CV. It only needs to be a few sentences long and must contain your experience (years and level), your main competencies and finally what you’re looking for in your next role. Contract Roles • List your contract experience with the most recent first, employers are not as concerned with what you did 15 years ago. Contractors can have tens of jobs in the space of a few years and listing all your responsibilities would go on for several pages. Your most recent job must be the first role that the employer sees. • Make sure you list the month as well as year (March ’09 – Sep ’09) • If you have gaps in your CV, explain them in a positive light. Projects Employees in the engineering industry will be well accustomed to working on projects. Employers are extremely keen to hear about your experiences. What projects did you work on? What were your responsibilities and what were your achievements? This is the perfect chance to talk yourself up! Skills Employers in engineering sectors are purely concerned with the technical products that you have worked with in your previous roles. Ensure that you have included as much relevant information as possible with each contract role you held. Qualifications • Technical qualifications or accreditations if you have any • Degree if relevant Languages As we work with clients and companies all over Europe listing your linguistic capabilities could push you to the top of the queue for a new job. For example, if you are looking to move to Belgium and you can speak French and Dutch this gives you a wide scope of roles to choose from.