Project People - Consulting & Recruitment

Advice on Personal Profiles

This is the best format for a contractor Personal Profile:

Personal Details

lName

lAddress

lHome Tel No

lWork Tel No

lMobile Tel No

lFax No

lE-Mail Address

lDate of Birth

lMarital Status

lNationality

lCar owner/driver

Education Details

(Include any foreign languages spoken)

Courses/Training

(List the professional courses you have taken, with dates where possible, and any formal IT qualifications you have gained, e.g. SSADM Version 4 or NOVELL CNE).

Overall Summary

(Include an overview of your skills and experience and the nature of work you seek. You can also include hardware, software, case tools, methodologies, databases etc and how many years and months for each).

Employment History

(Enter each company for whom you have worked during the last five years in reverse chronological order - i.e. starting with your current or most recent employer. List each position you have held, also in reverse chronological order).

lDates From To

lEmployer Name and location

lJob Title - e.g. Programmer, Analyst/Programmer, Project Manager

lHardware - Hardware environment

lSoftware - Operating systems, languages, databases, case tools etc

lMethodology - SSADM, YOURDON etc

(For each position you have held, describe the work you undertook, your duties and responsibilities, and the applications environment).

Previous Career

(Enter details of work carried out before the five year period above. List the dates, company and position, plus a condensed version of the information provided for the Employment History section. If you have no job information older than five years, go straight to Hobbies and Interests).

References

We recommend that you include two references, with names, addresses and telephone numbers - with a note that no approach is to be made without your prior permission.

(Final sentence) Additional information is available on request.

NB: A three-page Personal Profile is best. However, you can have more, or less, according to your skills and experience. Also, include a covering letter that states your salary, the salary you seek, notice period and preferred geographical areas for working.

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