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Andrew Harris (left) and Gary Lloyd
Tips on CV writing
People on the Move
Jason Blayne (pictured), sales director at TandT about their other skills and wording
Recruit Solutions, offers advice on applying for a them more professionally: “Knowledge to build
Travel 2 has appointed Andrew Harris (pictured) sales consultant role at a flight-only consolidator, long-term customer relationships” could instead
as its new key account manager, responsible for based on a CV he received recently. be “ability to build loyal client base”.
the Midlands and south west region. He was most
recently agency sales manager at Seasons in Style. Presentation Career history
This CV could have benefited from more bullet The career history has been set out very well. The
Cruise & Maritime Voyages has made several new points under headings. Descriptions of duties candidate mentions destinations that they have
appointments to its senior management team. should also remain concise as this candidate has sold, along with targets that have been set and
Gary Lloyd (pictured) becomes passenger sales a tendency to expand too much and provide an reached. The dates, titles and duties are nice and
director, responsible for the sales, reservations essay of responsibilities. Also make sure the clear to the employer.
and marketing departments. Three additional document is aligned correctly as this demon-
appointments include Georgina Self as finance strates good attention to detail; this one gets a Education
director, Lloyd Cross as operations director and little untidy towards the end. Although the candidate includes their education,
Sharon Bastow as administration director. they haven’t mentioned any qualifications,
About me/profile making it unclear whether they are qualified or
The Turkish Culture & Tourism Office has recruited Tailor your profile to the position you are applying not. To any employer, this may suggest poor
Dr Aysegul Gurgezoglu as deputy director. for. This candidate was applying for a sales marks even if this is not the case.
consultant position (with targets), yet their
Andrew Gibson, group director of spa at the profile says they are looking for an administration Hobbies/interests
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group, has been elected role. This is a big error and would put any employer The relevance of including this section on CVs can
to the office of the International Spa Association off interviewing this person split opinion. However, if
Board of Directors. for a sales position. they are relevant to the role
you are applying for then it’s
Jan Hanik has joined the Radisson Blu Hotel in Skills/experience worth including them. In this
Belfast as general manager. He moves from the The candidate has done well case the candidate has
Radisson Blu Portman Hotel in central London. to include their computer added that they like to travel
skills which are often left out and lists the places they have
Elegant Hotels Group has made Marco Pavone yet are very important in this been to which is relevant to
general manager of The House and Daphne’s in role. However, it would have this role. The rest can be
Barbados. been worth them thinking omitted.
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