HOW DO I PUT CONTACT INFORMATION ON MY CV?

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    Bunmi Mercy 3 years ago

    If you want to land the job, employers must be able to get in touch with you.

     

    With many online applications, it's customary to include your contact details in other parts of the submission form. However, CVs often become detached from their original correspondence as they get passed between key stakeholders in the recruitment process. As a result, including accurate contact details on your CV is essential. Failing to include contact information on your CV could result in a missed opportunity, as employers are likely to struggle to get in touch with you. So not only do your contact details need to be present and accurate, but they also need to be shown in an obvious place on your CV.

     

    Here is a selection of tips and tricks to help you identify what contact information should be on your CV and where it should be placed.

     

    What Contact Information Should Be On Your CV?

     

    At the very least, the contact information you should list on your CV includes:

     

    ·        Full name

     

    Your full name should appear on your CV. By this, we mean your first name and your surname.

     

    For some reason, many people assume that your middle name should appear on your CV. This is not true. After all, a CV is not a piece of formal government documentation or equivalent ‒ it is a concise summary of your recent, relevant employment history to help you land a new job.

     

    ·        Email address

     

    You should also include your email address, and make sure it is professional. Unprofessional email addresses such as sk8terboi@email.com will create a poor first impression. We recommend adopting the firstname.lastname@email.com (or similar) format instead. Avoid adding your work email address to your CV as well. It may be associated with the inbox you check the most regularly, but you want to avoid cross-contaminating your work emails with your job-search emails, or you could end up in a sticky situation.

     

    ·        Phone number

     

    A phone number is also essential. We recommend adding your mobile number as a priority so that you can pick up calls throughout the day.

     

    ·        Optional extras

     

    There are some other details you should include alongside your contact information, such as:

     

    Location: You do not need to add your full address to your CV, but in most cases, you should add your location in a 'Town, County' format.

     

    LinkedIn: Include the URL to your LinkedIn page, but ensure your profile is up to date.

     

    Website and portfolios: If you have a personal website or an online portfolio, add their URLs.

     

     

    How and Where To Put Contact Information On Your CV

     

    Your contact information should sit at the top of your CV. Treat your full name as the document title, formatting it with a large, bold font so that it is prominent. Note that 'CV' or 'curriculum vitae' should not appear on the document at all – the recruiter will know what they are looking at. Place your contact details near your name and job title in a smaller font. Where they sit on the page is up to you – left, center and right-hand page justifications are all acceptable. However, the combination of contact details should look like a separate section from your profile, which comes next.

     

    Once you are happy with the format and level of detail, proofread your contact information thoroughly. A typo in your email or phone number ‒ no matter how small ‒ could prevent you from landing a job interview.

     

    Source: Oluwa-Florence Okoro

     

     

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