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A good CV is essential when looking for work, internships
or students jobs and it is worth spending time getting it right so it sells you
to an employer. Using a common program as
Microsoft Word gives a
professional looking CV that clearly details your skills and experience.
Your CV will play a major role in whether
or not you make it through to the interview stage.
Here are a few pointers to get the most out of your
software and put yourself ahead of the crowd!
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Microsoft Word Resume Sample Templates
To browse the Microsoft Word resume templates,
go to
File > New > New Resume samples or Resume and CVs – here you
will find a list of pre-formatted templates, some of which will be described as
resumes.
Note that templates can be a useful starting
point for building an initial CV, but need to be carefully customised to your
own circumstances to work effectively.
Once you have downloaded a Word resume template and it is
open on your screen, it is time to start typing over the content already
provided with your own details.
If you already have a CV or resume written in Word, you
could copy and paste information from your existing document into the new one.
Alternatively you could style your existing document to match the downloaded
template, although this might be rather time consuming.
Save your changes to the template as a document (.docx) file
rather than as a template (.dotx).
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Check spelling and grammar in Word Office 2010
Word 2010 possesses several forms of correction tools.
This assistance can be done during or after the writing of you CV.
In the new Microsoft Office version, the verification tools have become
even more proficient. Depending on
the errors that you commit, they are underlined in three different ways.
By default, Microsoft Word checks spelling and grammar automatically as
you type, using wavy red underlines
to indicate possible spelling problems and
wavy green underlines to indicate
possible grammatical problems. The new blue wavy lines appear under words which
are used in the wrong context, like Untied
above, which is now flagged by the new version of the Office 2010 system. Make a
right-click on the word and you’ll see the suggestion.
Here is an example containing the types of error that Word
2010 can find in your documents.
There
are a number of easy ways to check
your spelling and grammar:
You can either...
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On the Review tab, in the
Proofing group, click Spelling & Grammar
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In the
Word
menu toolbar, click on checking for proofing errors
- Or
simply Click on
F7
3- Give a name to your document "CV.doc"
The recruiter
receives hundreds of "CV.doc"
per day. Make it easier for him with a
"CV-Name-Lastname.doc."
4- Getting someone else to proof your work using Microsoft Word Web App
In Office 2010, with co-authoring, you can edit papers and
share ideas with others at the same time.
Word 2010 includes new online collaboration tools, offering
even better tools to share documents with your colleagues. With a simple pop up
window you can see who is editing a document
Click on
File > Save and Send >
Save to Web >
Sign in with your Windows Live Id
Word Web Access allows making essential changes fast or
working on a same document with other users. If you want the full functionality
of Word, click on File, then Open in Word.
Word Web Access opens the document directly into your Word desktop application,
which allows you to perform more operations. For example, you can change your CV
and add comments. When you click Save in Word, the application saves the
workbook to the Web server.
If your Microsoft Office 2010 suite includes Outlook 2010,
you can send your file as an email attachment or, if you are using Excel 2010,
Publisher 2010 or Word 2010, as the body of the message.o:p>
5-Saving you CV as a PDF document
Some people prefer to
email their CVs as PDF files, as these always look the same when opened.
Once you’ve created your CV, to save as a pdf, go to File | Save as and
choose pdf from the “save as type” drop down list.
In certain sectors
(media, marketing, design, etc) PDF files will be recognised as a more
appropriate presentation format, which inevitably reflects as a subtle advantage
for anyone demonstrating that they've chosen to use the PDF format in presenting
their CV.
Go to
File >
Save & Send > Save as a PDF
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Click the File tab.
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Click Save As.
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In the File Name box, enter a name for your CV.
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In the Save as type list, click PDF (*.pdf).
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If you want the file to open in the selected format after saving,
select the Open file after publishing check box.
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If the document requires high print quality, click Standard
(publishing online and printing).
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If the file size is more important than print quality, click
Minimum size (publishing online).
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Click Options to set the page to be printed, to choose
whether markup should be printed, and to select output options. Click OK
when finished.
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Click Save.
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