CV writing tips | Basic CV example

A basic CV will provide employers with a quick overview of who you are, what your employment and education history is and what your skills and interests are. This will be the basic template for every CV you send.

Contact information including telephone number, email address and contact telephone number.

PERSONAL STATEMENT

Postgraduate economist with a proven record of professional success. First class analytical and modelling abilities, utilising a wide range of software based qualitative techniques. Excellent client communication skills with an extensive portfolio of successful project tendering and delivery.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

Economist Oct 05 - Present
Company name

This position has given me the opportunity to develop advanced modelling techniques for both macroeconomic and microeconomic circumstances. I am a senior member of company's macroeconomic forecast team, and produce the company’s international and United Kingdom publications. I write daily press releases on day-to-day economic data releases and each month write an extended press piece that scrutinises macroeconomic events in greater depth.

I have regular client contact in the form of project work, account management and account acquisition. I have built up a number of regular clients who regularly return to me with new and varied projects.

Bar manager Sept 02 - June 05
Company name

This position gave me responsibility over...

I regularly faced the following challenges...

I learnt how to...

EDUCATION

GCSE: 4A*, 3A, 2B

A-levels: History (A), Geography (B), French (B)

Oct 2001 - Jun 2004: University of Bristol

BSc Economics and Politics (2:1)

SKILLS

• Econometric modelling
• Account and client management
• New revenue stream acquisition
• Econometric software usage
• Daily economic press releases
• Live and pre-recorded television and radio

• Treasury Green book analysis
• Excel spreadsheet modelling
• Client focused report writing
• PowerPoint presentations
• Political analysis
• Web site design
• SNAP survey software

INTERESTS

• Member of the Society of Business Economists
• Regular attendee of Institute of Economic Affairs events
• Member of the Royal African Society
• Rugby for Old Wandsworthians
• Football and handball
• Politics, both domestic and international
• Foreign travel and adventure trekking
• Web site hosting and design

 

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