CV Tips for Engineers

Before you send your CV to us or to an employer, make sure it tells the reader, quickly, why they should interview you.

Keep it concise

Your CV should give the reader enough to decide whether to interview you, and nothing more. Two pages is right for most engineers, and three is the maximum even with a long career.

Open with a short profile of three or four lines covering your discipline, your sector experience and what you are looking for next. Do not repeat what is already in your career history.

The reader wants to see how your experience matches their role. For each position, show the engineering you actually did: the plant, equipment, systems or projects you worked on, the standards and software you used, and what you achieved.

For every role you have held, include: