Quick CV question!?

It's a good idea to make one now, sure, just edit it whenever you come across something new.

Don't worry about being the right age, now is perfect.

And I know many people who have secured jobs without previous experience OR work experience.

The employer doesn't expect you to of already had a string of jobs would they? Besides, that'll make you look uncommited.

And everyone has to start somewhere.

The best of luck!!!

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I made one at a young age, kept updating it as i grew older!

You can put anything you think will help you land on a job!

you can put the experience you have from everywhere, especially if you volunteered! if you dont have any experience, start volunteering! It's an excellent way to gain experience!

Also remember, you are trying to make yourself look good! So don't tell them anything they don't need to know, who cares what grade your supposed to be in, dont tell them that stuff!

Just basic info is fine!

Post up some details, we can help you!

CV's are expected these days - list your education, results and any work experience, even babysitting suggests you are responsible. If you are in a later year than you should be, I am guessing that you can't leave yet so maybe you should leave it until you are ready to apply for jobs.

You should make a CV whenever the employer asks you for one, but 16 is definitely not too early

Do you need a CV? If you don't need one right now, then don't worry about making it. Perhaps when the time comes that you need a CV, you will have the right information to put on it.

Coming from an assistant manager who gets a LOT of CVs I would say start making one now, Like previous posters have said, it's good to get practicing. Have a look online and you can find lots of examples however you will find it will look a bit bare at the moment as you said you don't have any work experience yet- it's ok though!

When we take on younger people (16+) we don't expect them to have a massive CV with lots of rubbish on (you'd be surprised at some of the stuff people put on to try and fill it up a bit). I will say this though, lots of school include CV making in their lessons now, and it has spawned the most boring ones I've ever seen! Same format, same font, same exact wording of every part except maybe the name and address. When we look at these types it gets very difficult to see the person and not just the boring crap that's on every other CV we've gotten that day. Now I don't mean go crazy with fonts and colours, etc because more often than not it makes it look a right mess! I got a very good one I was impressed with last week although it was printed on pink paper (which I don't mind but it had lots of hearts rinted on it - yuck) and it showed a lot about the person who was applying for a weekend job here.

She had kept everything simple, listing all the details we usually look for first, address, date of birth, etc (this is usually to make sure they are old enough to work and that they wouldn't be travelling an unreasonable distance just for a one day a week job) then she told us a bit about herself, not just listing hobbies as most I've seen do, but a properly written paragraph or two about what you like to do in your spare time, what you intend to do in the future, and how this job would help you to get there. Try to be honest, this particular girl was a complete geek (much like myself) she likes to read comics like JTHM and play on old school retro arcade games. As well as doing crafty things like card making, etc. Ok this might not be your cup of tea but you get the idea.

Maybe you're more sporty or more into fashion? I'm sure you will be filling up your page in no time, and it won't be just boring tables of boring same old key phrases like 'hobbies include swimming, reading, walking, listening to music, etc' hehe, reminds me of my first cv, but who really does all those things? If you play a lot of computer games then say so, if I see a spark of originality and enthusiasm in a person I will alway call them up for an interview.

Oh, and you don't need any more than one page, more than that is just excessive really. It's also an idea to do a cover letter with each cv specific to the places you're applying for, so if it's for a cosmetics style company then make sure you say why you would fit in well with this type of place and that you love such and such a product (don't lie though, because they'll be able to tell hehe) don't just do the same one for each shop, it's always very obvious and the fact that you've taken the time to do an individual cover letter will go down very well. Oh one last thing as I've babbled quite a lot already, please please please! Don't use a massive font, ok a slightly larger one or handwritten sub headings would stand out (in your neatest writing of course - or get an arty friend to do them for you maybe?) but use the same font and the same size for all your main text. Absolutely check your spelling and grammar before you print it out, then print it out to get a good idea of how it looks on the page, maybe the font is too big/ small? Or just too curly/fancy? You should definitely get another person to double chack it as it's one of my biggest peevs seeing bad spelling and grammar. It makes you look like you don't really care or want the job at all.

Well, hope this helped even a little bit, good luck with finding your first job!

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Go to whichever teacher you get on with the best, doesn't even have to be one related to business or careers, can be whoever, everyone has to do a cv sooner or later so they will all have good pointers for you.

Well you can still make one as you can put on what you are studying and what you are expected to get. To be honest you only need to make one when you want to get a job and they don't have application forms. I have seen a lot and they are generally really bad (e.g put down all their results as fails then that they are retaking) so I wouldn't worry about it too much!

There's no right age. What you can put on now is groups you've been in at school, particular achievements and so on. If you start now, you won't forget the things you want to leave in as you get older.

once your of legal working age and are looking for a job its a good idea to make a CV. with ur education details on it along with ur interests hobbies and achievements

Make one when you want to apply for a job. You can list your predicted grades and any experience which you think is relevant as well as listing your strengths. Good luck, you sound conscientious so you should go far!