You will need a CV for sending off to some of the companies you'll be applying to for work. There are no real rules for CV's, but everyone you ask will have a different opinion to voice on the subject. Most employers just want a snap-shot picture / description of you and your abilities / achievements, so they can work out whether you'll fit in with their workforce and needs. So don't try to cram in so much that they can't see the woods for all the trees in the way. Here is a link to Learning For Life's CV help pages which has a 3 examples of different types of CV that you can change / copy for your own use, and a basic tutorial in writing your own CV.  If that doesn't go far enough for you, this link goes into more depth to help you write a better CV.

Below is the format that I personally favour. The basic rules are - keep it simple and never do more than 2 pages of A4. As a word of advice, I would add the Disclosure Letter to the back of this, which will save you any arguments / frustration in the long run.

CV

Cedric Finkelheimer

555, The Tent,
Bedford,
MK73-8ZZ		 Phone : 07997 779 997
E-mail : BigBill@ntlworld.com

Achievements

1995 -  I won a Koestler award for engineering design, with a new type of aircraft wheel that was designed to save on wear and tear.

1983 -  I was awarded a patent on a radar reflecting balloon-buoy, that was designed to enable people lost at sea or in rough terrain, to be spotted on radar from distances of many tens of miles.

Hobbies

I do oil and acrylic painting, and ceramic sculpture when I have plenty of spare time.

Interests and activities

I'm interested in most activities involving horses, such as riding light horses, training heavy (draught) horses for farm work and driving. I have other interests in watching movies (sci-fi, thriller, action, comedy, etc), current affairs,  science and technology matters, design, computing and I.T. generally, and voluntary work.

Professional
experience

2003 - Now    I currently work part-time unpaid as a volunteer generalist adviser with the Citizens Advice Bureau, and part time as a Money Advice assistant. Until 9   months ago, I had been doing part time (Saturday mornings, and occasionally on evenings and weekends when there is a holiday weekend camp for disabled children) for the Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) at the Elizabeth Curtis Centre in Bromham, Bed's..  I have previously worked full time for RDA at the H group in Suffolk   I have also worked as a volunteer at the Bedford day centre for the homeless on Prebend St. on Sundays. 

2002 - 2003   I worked as a temporary shop fitters labourer at W.H. Smiths in Bedford. Taking down + replacing shop fittings or shelving. I was responsible for the health and safety of shop staff / shoppers crossing  work areas.

2002 - 2002   I worked full time as a maintenance man and groom at RDA Hollesley. and helper for the disabled whilst riding or carriage driving. Responsible for the site and feeding and health of the horses during times when I was the only person there, (afternoons). General health and safety of anyone coming into contact with the horses.

2001 - 2002   I worked from September - to - January at PP Equestrian Centre as a groom, riding instructors assistant (when help was needed with school lessons), and maintenance man.  I was responsible for the well-being, health and safety of the children and novice adult riders, and of any member of the public coming into the areas where the horses could pose a risk of injury.

2001 - 2002   Whilst at Hollesley Bay, I self funded and set up a ceramic sculpture workshop, and taught ceramic sculpture and design;

          - 2002  I worked full time as a stud groom at Hollesley Bay stud farm. My responsibilities varied, from supervising the other grooms when the stud manager was off or away - to - participation in all aspects of the horse and foal management, general stable tasks, stable and field and maintenance. I was the stallion handler for most of that time.

Education

N.O.C.N. City College, Norwich - 2000 :--

Design, arts + crafts -

  • Ceramic sculpture; workshop practice + hand built pottery;
  • Throwing + wheelwork; Coloured slips + glazes.

Open University courses,    completed courses :--

  • T363 - Computer Aided Design (1994) Product design from conceptual idea - to - detailed design;
  • T223 - Micro-processor based computers (1994) Programming in C and assembly language;
  • T102 - The Technology Foundation course (1990) Design technology, basic spreadsheets;
  • A102 - The Arts Foundation course (1989) English literature, philosophy, historical research, art history, music theory, religious theory, poetry;

Partially 1/3 completed courses :--

  • T247 - Working with systems (1996) systems analysis;
  • M358 - Relational Databases  (1996) database design;

Other I.T. based courses :--

      RSA + City & Guilds I.T. series - stage 1 + Cambridge I.T - 1995 :--

    • Word-processing, Data-bases, Spreadsheets, Desk-top Publishing;

      R.T.I.T.B. - 1972/3   - Car Mechanics - grade 1 pass

Referees

Work References

Mrs Trisha Brown (proprietor),
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Mrs M.S.R. Green (Chairman of RDA Suffolk),
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Character References

Mrs Julia D.Red (Family friend),
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Mr Bill F. Blue (Director),
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