Groundsearch Consultancy Limited

To register with Groundsearch we need a well-presented and accurate CV.

If you already have such a CV, simply e-mail or post it to us at the address in the 'contact us' section.

To produce a CV, follow the guidelines below or use the template download provided at the end of this section.

Once you have registered, we will contact you to discuss your career preferences.

Producing Your CV

In an increasingly competitive sector, the need to market yourself has never been more important. We need to be able to introduce you to future employers in the most positive manner possible and professional presentation is of critical importance.

To aid your career progression, a concise and well written CV that gives interested parties a broad outline of your capabilities and career objectives is essential. This website will help you write your CV in a way that will help you achieve the best results. To help you, a MS Word CV template is available for download at the end of this section.

Layout

Keep it brief - maximum 2-3 sides of good quality A4 paper. Work to a well ordered and visually pleasing layout to assist prospective employers faced with assessing a number of applicants.

Style and Tone

The information you provide should be factual, accurate and concise. Ensure all the information is presented in the most positive way. Highlight your skills and strengths using bullet points where appropriate and do not be modest about your career achievements. We all have weaknesses, but the CV is not the place for them!

It may take three or four drafts to develop a succinct presentation that will inform and excite the reader.

Content and Order

The CV should be based on two distinct sections; personal details and career details.

Where a career has spanned several years, employers will usually be more interested in achievements rather than the full details of your qualifications. Concentrate on what is most recent and important in your career, allowing more summarised data on earlier jobs to map your career progression.

Many CV reviewers, once they have gained an appreciation of an applicant's career progression, concentrate on the five most recent years' career activity. For a shorter career span, more detail can be given to provide a balanced overview of your qualifications and achievements.

Salary levels should not be included on your CV.

Every CV is original - it is unique to the person who has produced it. The following, however, is an established and accepted order to help readers.

Profile

The profile is an opening statement designed to attract the reader's attention and create a desire to read on. It should be general in nature, capturing the essence of what you are professionally. For example, "A pragmatic, business focused and highly experienced groundsman with a reputation for consistent professional achievement."

Personal Details

-	Name and address
-	Contact telephone numbers (daytime and evening)
-	Age, marital status
-	Academic qualifications - professional qualifications
-	Languages (include details only if fluent)

Career Details

Information should start with your present/last employer and work back through previous employers in chronological order.

-	Name of employer
-	Nature of business (products/services)
-	Period of employment
-	Job title
-	Responsibilities (clear and concise, quantify where applicable)
-	Achievements

Apply the above format to each previous employer, but giving less space to earlier jobs. Write about former jobs in the past tense.

Any Further Information

-	Any other information that you consider relevant
-	Interests (summarise - golf, gardening, music, reading)

To download your cv template, please click the icon below.

When using this template, you must enter details is the areas marked *. You may need to add or remove sections to make the cv more personal to you.