Personal details
Name, date of birth, nationality, contact address, telephone numbers of home and office.

Education
Details of secondary school and higher education including: dates, which school, number of O levels/GCSEs, A level subjects and grades, degree course, university/college, degree classification and similar details for further and higher education courses.

Professional Qualifications
Dates of professional qualifications achieved and current stage of qualification if still studying, intended date of next exams and exam records to date of applicable.

Work Experience
Experience should be presented in reverse chronological order. Give brief details of the companies you have worked for i.e. type of business and turnover. Specify the dates at each company (year and month) include details of the job content and the scope of the position. Think of your job in terms of tasks performed, the level of responsibility you had and your achievements. Make sure detail is factual and quantitative where possible. A potential employer wants to know what you can already do and what challenges they may have for you.

Systems
Detail all systems you have used previously and currently, including spreadsheets, word processing accounting and graphics packages.

Languages
Define your level of competency by basic, conversational, fluent, mother tongue.