CV Samples and Template to Download
Use Real CV Templates
for Successful Writing
Better than "fill the
blanks" CV writing templates. You may use to format and
write a CV or covering letter, format .
For example, in the case of
a letter, a "fill-in-the-blank" template would look
something like this:
Dear [NAME OF
RECIPIENT]:
This is to advise you that your probation period in the
position [POSITION NAME] expired on [DATE].
etc............etc...........
Although this
"fill-in-the-blank" approach can work, it has a number of
shortcomings as follows:
Because of their generic nature, they tend to generalize
so much that they resemble a computer generated form
letter. They don't provide specific information on how a
professional would properly fill in the required
information [BLANKS]. They don't provide mental
stimulation or show how a professional might word the
letter in a specific real-life context. The content is
typically watered down to try and cover every possible
situation. Thus, they are virtually useless for 98% of
real-life situations, since they lack real-life content.
REAL-LIFE TEMPLATES
On the other hand, here's what a "real-life" template
would look like for a similar situation:
Dear Jessica:
ADVANTAGES OF REAL-LIFE TEMPLATES
Clearly, the "model" that most of us would rather work
with, if we had to write a similar letter, is definitely
the second one, the "real-life" template. You can relate
to it. It talks about real-life people in a real-life
situation that you can identify with. And, you get to see
exactly how a professional worded it.
There are other advantages to "real-life" templates.
Fully-Formatted Final Versions: "Real-life" templates are
fully-formatted as final documents so that you can see
exactly how they looked when they were
sent out in a "real-life" situation. They don't look like
some kind of "draft" form letter.
Content With Value:
Working with "real-life" templates, it is much easier to
adapt them to YOUR actual situations because they give you
visual and intellectual cues that you can relate to.
"Real-life" templates are just as easy to work with as
other templates. You simply load them into your word
processing program and edit and adjust them to fit your
own specific situation. Presto! You have a fully formatted
real-life letter ready to be printed and sent out in the
mail.
You also have the comfort of knowing that what you are
sending has already been used in other "real-life"
situations.
Real-Life Content:
With real-life templates, it is much easier to find an
adaptable "fit" for the situation you are writing for. Not
only do they give you the final format of a document,
their content provides an excellent real-life sample and
gives food-for-thought to assist you in the writing
process.
SAMPLE REAL-LIFE TEMPLATES
For illustration purposes, here are a couple of sample
"real-life" letter templates and one "real-life" resume
template from my Writing Help Central web site:
http://www.writinghelp-central.com/cover-letter.html
http://www.writinghelp-central.com/thank-you-letter.html
http://www.writinghelp-central.com/resume-sample2.html
Now I ask you, would you
rather work from a "fill-in-the- blanks" generic template.
or a fully-formatted "real-life" template?
