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What should an experienced hire include on a consulting CV?
I'm applying to consulting as an experienced hire and I'm unsure what belongs on the CV beyond work experience and education. Should I include programming skills, interests, languages I'm not fully fluent in, citizenship, address details, or high school information?
Ian’s Answer
IT Skills
I am pretty good at using some programming packages beyond the basic MS Excel etc. If you can say “proficient” for a few “strong” ones (like Python, R, etc.)
Interests
Do they want to know that I am into going to the theatre, doing DIY etc.? Your call here (moreso depends on your other resume). If so, keep to 1 line.
Languages
Recruiters do love multilingual speakers, but I am only fluent in English. However, I can speak another language, but I cannot read or write in it. There are two other languages that I can understand but cannot converse in. Include. Say Conversational for the 1st. Say Beginner in the second 2
Contact details
Are my email and phone number ok, or do I need to include my address? Depends on country/personal preference
High School grades
I followed the UK system; at the moment, I only include my A-Level grades. Dont include high school, period.
I have not included things like date of birth, nationality/passports. I assume we do not include them for equal opportunities etc. If you have a nationality/citizenship/visa that allows you to work in that country, include it!
Should I also include a key skills selection?
For example, say I can build AI models to predict sales or perform economic analysis etc. Or some techniques learnt at university, like mathematical modelling etc.? No. Not in a setence structure. Incorporate into your experience bullet points OR include in the IT Skills section (as nouns, not sentences)
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