RIGLYNE VIR DIE OPSTEL VAN 'N CV VIR DIE NZ ARBEIDSMARK

1. Indien moontlik stel jou CV op in Microsoft Word formaat. NIE in Excell of PDF nie asseblief.

2. Los uit ALLE verwysings na jou ID-nommer, Ras en Regstellende aksie. Dit het NIKS met NZ wergewers te doen nie. Hou ook verwysings na jou Militêre Diensplig baie kort of los dit heeltemal uit indien jy kan, dit sal afhang van die werk waarvoor jy aansoek doen.

3. Hou jou CV asseblief so kort en bondig as moontlik sonder om belangrike besonderhede uit te laat.

4. Moenie oor en oor dieselfde inligting herhaal nie.

5. Sorg dat jou CV in ENGELS is.

6. Doen 'n deeglike SPELTOETS van jou CV en maak seker daar is nie spelfoute in jou CV nie.

7. Laat 'n persoon wie Engels goed magtig is vir jou die "Grammar" en "Tenses" nagaan. Doen BAIE moeite om te sorg dat jou CV taalkundig goed versorg is, al moet jy ook iemand betaal om dit te doen, want dit kan letterlik die verskil tussen werk en werkloos wees!

8. Moenie 'n foto van jouself in die CV sit nie, tensy hulle daarvoor vra. Gewoonlik sal 'n foto van jouself en jou gesin gevra word as jy aansoek doen vir werk op 'n plaas (waar jy en jou gesin op die plaas gaan bly), maar tensy hulle vra, moenie 'n foto insit nie.

9. Wees EERLIK, want al jou referente SAL gebel en nagegaan word.

10. Los lang verwysings na jou skool en skoolvakke uit en meld net jou hoogste skool kwalifikasie en die skool waar jy dit verwerf het. Begin dan dadelik met jou naskoolse kwalifikasies, dit is waarin die werkgewer belang stel.

11. Haal irrelevante kwalifikasies uit jou CV uit en los net dit wat van toepassing is op die werk waarvoor jy aansoek doen. As jy 'n Dieselwerktuigkundige is beteken 'n spoorsnykursus by Oom Sammie se Jagskool of 'n koekversieringsdiploma by Antie Sponskoek se Tertakademie nie veel nie en laat jou CV net deurmekaar lyk.

12. Sit net VOLTOOIDE kwalifikasies by die paragraaf oor kwalifikasies op jou CV in en NIE al die vakke van 'n half voltooide kwalifikasie of kwalifikasie waarmee jy nog besig is nie. Meld kortliks kwalifikasies waarmee jy besig is of half voltooi het heel onder by die "kwalifikasie" paragraaf, sonder om al die voltooide vakke te meld - gee net 'n baie kort beskrywing en 'n aanduiding wanneer jy verwag om die kwalifikasie te voltooi.

13. Hou verwysings na jou stokperdjies en sport baie kort.

14. Weerstaan die versoek om jou CV vol titels, range en belangrike posisies te maak en verwys so min as moontlik daarna, want die Kiwi's het 'n gesonde minagting vir gesag, titels en range en word nie maklik daardeur beïndruk nie. Lê eerder klem op hoe 'n sekere posisie jou voorberei het vir die werk wat jy wil doen.

15. Vir 'n Kiwi-werkgewer is dit ALTYD, ALTYD belangrik dat jy met ander in 'n groep sal kan saamwerk en waar moontlik verwys na "WE" en nie na "I" nie en hulle luister ook in onderhoude of jy van jou span praat waarmee jy saamgewerk het en of jy krediet gee vir die "SPAN" in plaas van om net heeltyd jou eie ou beultjie te blaas. Wees bedag daarop dat jy jouself nie oorbemark nie!

NB:  Loshande die grootste faktor in 'n goeie NZ CV is "Spelling" en "Grammar". As jou CV taalkundig goed versorg is gaan jy baie vêr kom. 'n CV wat vol spel-en grammatika foute is skep 'n UITERS swak indruk en gaan jou kanse om 'n werksonderhoud te kry in 'n oogwink laat verdamp. Ek kan nie genoeg klem lê daarop nie. Doen asseblief BAIE BAIE moeite daarmee.

VOORBEELD VAN 'N GOEIE EENVOUDIGE CV

CURRICULUM VITAE

JACOB ANTONIE BOTHA

Address: 77 Rawlon Road
R.D 1 Kaitangia, South Island
New Zealand

Tel/Fax: 0064 3 444444
beesboer10@xtra.co.nz

Date of Birth: 4 July 1970
Marital Status: Married with two children.
Health: Excellent (none smoker)
Nationality: New Zealander
Criminal Offences: None
Drivers license: NZ Class 1 (Motorcar)

QUALIFICATIONS

National Diploma Agribusiness Management
Institution: Agriculture ITO New Zealand - New Zealand Qualifications Authority (2001 – 2005)

Farm safe Certificate
Institution: Telford Rural Polytechnic (NZ)

Agrichemical/Approved Handler Certificate
Institution: Telford Rural Polytechnic (NZ)

Bachelor of Commerce
Institution: The University of Orange Free State (South Africa) - (1995)

(NZQA assessed - certificate attached)

Last School attended
High School Jakaradastad (South Africa)(1988)

CAREER HISTORY

Position at present: 50/50 Share farming (June 2003 – present)
 

Responsibilities:
I do the financial-, business- and risk management of
our business, milking 500 cows. The financial
performance of our business is in the top 10% of the
country as well as the production. We received the
certificate of Excellence in Highest Quality milk
produced, from Fonterra. Only 8% of farmers
supplying to Fonterra, qualify for this award.

Position held: Farm Manager (June 2001 – May 2003)
 

Name of Employer: JW & ME Warry, Tirau, New Zealand.
 

Responsibilities: Manage a 251ha dairy farm.

Position held: Farm Hand (October 2000 – May 2001)
 

Name of Employer: Geoff & Rose Simmons, Arohena, New Zealand.
 

Responsibilities: Assist with the management of a 285ha dairy farm.

Position held: Operations Manager (April 1999 – September 2000)
 

Name of Employer: Carlos de Costa Farming (South Africa)
 

Responsibilities:
As a stakeholder I did the budgets and cash flow of
the sunflower oil factory where we produced 4000 L
oil per week. This is an irrigation farm where peanuts,
lucerne, potatoes, wheat and maize are produced.
We added value to the products we produce.
There are two factories on the farm, a sunflower
oil and a peanut butter factory that produce 50 ton
peanut butter per week. We did the marketing and
distribution of all the products.

Position held: Equity Partner of Constantino Farming (South Africa)

(January 1991 – March 1999)
 

Responsibilities:
It was a 2000ha commercial sheep and crop farm
of which a feedlot and stud farming with Dormer
sheep comprises an integral part. I also planted
wheat, maize and sunflowers. I did the financial
management, the budgets and salaries of 5
permanent staff.

KEY SKILLS
- Enthusiastic and a positive person.
- Good communicator and team player.
- Consider myself as a high achiever.
- A high level of integrity.
- Good customer skills.
- Strong analytical and business planning skills.
- Accountable and committed to my own actions.
- I proactively resolve problems.
- Considerate towards other people.
- Very tidy and organized.
- Computer literate
- Resourceful and adaptive to change.

ACHIEVEMENTS

INTERESTS
- Running
- Rugby
- Tennis

REFERENCES:

Gerry Cambell
FarmWise Consultant
007 Kenmore Road
Eveningside
Dunedin
New Zealand
Tel: 0064 3 4876543
Mobile: 0064 27456789
campbellg@licks.co.nz

Jerry Hogg
Agriculture ITO Training Adviser
PO Box 0099
Mosgiel
New Zealand
Tel: 0064 3 4876543
Mobile: 0064 274 987654
hoggs@agricultureitonzmos.ac.nz

JK & ME Warry
Matamata Road
R.D Tirau
New Zealand
Tel: 0064 7 800876543

Geoff & Rose Simmons
0007 Waipipia Road
Arohena
R.D 7 Te Awamutu
New Zealand
Tel: 0064 7 8007007
Mobile: 0064 7 8009009007
geoff.rose@cler.netnz 

Mr. P.C. de Bruin (Director)
De BRUIN & PARTNERS (Accountants)
87654 King Philip Road
Bloemfontein, 9301
South Africa
Tel: 0027 51 55555777
Fax: 0027 51 7655432
debruin@pixphot.co.za

ACHIEVEMENTS

List your Achievements on your CV ( http://www.cvtips.com )


Employers receive dozens and sometimes hundreds of applications when they begin recruiting, so in order to stand out in a crowd, your CV should identify and then highlight those aspects of your career that promote your abilities.

Employers want employees that will add value to their organisation and/or save them money.This value adding can come in the form of raising profits, reducing expenditure, improving staff morale and productivity etc. In order for you to demonstrate the value you can add to an employers business you need to detail past achievements that cover some of these ‘value adding’ aspects on your CV.

If you can add at least six significant achievements on your CV you will have the edge over other equally qualified experienced candidates when it comes to being short-listed for an interview.

So what specifically is an achievement?

Achievements are the results that you personally bring about while fulfilling a certain role. It is NOT the same as duties that you perform as listed in your job description. Everyone with that same job has those! You want to identify that something extra that you did which benefited the organisation.

For example:

Rather than stating that you were responsible for a team of 10 people you could instead say that you planned, arranged and hosted a team building away day, which resulted in improved communications within the office.

Meanwhile employers are most interested in profits so identifying areas where you increased profit margins is always a good achievement to mention. As are any things which you did that were instrumental in reducing expenditure and increasing efficiency.

Not all achievements have to have occurred in the workplace. You can mention your Involvement in a community project that had a positive result, or sporting achievements.