Find the type of ideal CV for your profile

One of the most common models and very useful for a first CV.

You should include:

• Contact details.
• Training/Education.
• Experience.
• Other information: IT skills, languages, etc.

Training and experience are arranged chronologically, from the most recent to the oldest.

Other elements can also be added, such as a brief description of your professional objectives, a photograph, a list of key competences, professional interests, hobbies etc.

When you write it keep to hand:

• Certificats de formació o diplomes.
• Un informe de vida laboral.
• Recull de projectes i clients referents.

Perfect model for:

• Creating your first CV.
• Highlighting an extensive and progressive career.

It is an ideal model to highlight your accumulated experience and, therefore, give a very broad vision of your professional profile.

You should include:

• Contact details.
• Training/Education.
• Experience.
• Other information: IT skills, languages, hobbies (optional) etc.

Experience is arranged according to the roles or activities carried out. For each one of these, it will be necessary to indicate the companies and the time periods to which they relate.

The experience section is prioritised and is usually shown before that of training, which becomes a secondary section.

How should you organise the information?

• Choose the roles you want to highlight from your profile.
• Group the accumulated experience according to role.
• Describe the activities you have carried out in each role.
• In each one, include the companies where you have worked and the period.

When you write it, keep to hand:

• Training certificates or diplomas.
• Your work history.
• A list of projects and client references.

Perfect model to:

• Highlight skills.
• Show diverse experience.
• Emphasise experience over training/education.
• Downplay periods of inactivity.
• Career changes.

It is an ideal model for grouping work experiences from different areas, identifying the most important functions.

You should include:

• Contact information.
• Experience.
• Training/education.
• Other information: IT skills, languages, hobbies (optional) etc.

The experience is arranged depending on the areas or fields in which you have carried out your work. For each area, the positions and roles, as well as the companies and the corresponding time periods, must be indicated.

The experience section is the priority and is usually shown before the training/education section.

How should you organise the information?

• Group the experience by thematic areas and relate the positions or roles to each one.
• Describe the activities you have carried out in this role.
• For each one, include the companies you have worked at and the period.

When you write it, keep to hand:

• Training certificates or diplomas.
• Your work history.
• A list of projects and client references .

Perfect model to:

• Highlight skills and versatility.
• Show deep knowledge of a sector.
• Emphasise experience over training/education.
• Change careers.
• Downplay periods of inactivity.

It is a model that emphasises those key competences developed throughout various professional experiences.

You should include:

• Contact information.
• Experience.
• Training/education.
• Other information: IT skills, languages, hobbies (optional) etc.

Experience is arranged based on key competencies. For each of these, it will be necessary to indicate the jobs and functions, as well as the companies and the time periods to which they relate.

The experience section is the priority and is usually shown before the training/education section.

How should you organise the information?

• Identify your key competencies.
• Group your experience according to the main key competencies.
• For each one, include the companies and roles in which you developed them.

When you write it, keep to hand:

• Training certificates or diplomas.
• Your work history.
• A list of projects and client references.
• A list of professional competencies and your selection.

Perfect model for:

• Highlighting your skills.
• Beginning a career change process.
• Compensating for insufficient training and/or experience in the sector you are looking to work in.
• Preparing for an interview, as you will easily review your key competencies.

It is a model used to highlight the data visually so that it stands out from the training and experience acquired.

You should include:

• Contact information.
• Experience.
• Training/education.
• Other information: IT skills, languages, hobbies (optional) etc.

The curriculum itself is an example of your creativity and, therefore, is a product in itself. Not only as the medium but also in the way information is structured and displayed.

How should you organise the information?

• You can create an infographic cv from scratch with an image editing programme or use an online tool with a range of templates.
• Find the most appropriate template for the information you want to show.
• Prioritise image, schematics and icons over text.
• Distance yourself from traditional approaches. It is better not to follow the usual structure such as chronological or standard sections: personal details, training/education, experience etc.

Perfect model for:

• Creative professional profiles.
• Showing an example of your skills.
• Differentiate yourself from the others.