CV Question - URGENT!!

[nikki1978]

I am applying for a job today that I really, really want. My last three jobs have been in book keeping/accounts. The roles have been quite similar but there is more to the job I am doing now (budgetting, crdit control on top of the normal purchase/sales ledger etc). It looks silly to have three jobs with mainly the same bullet points as I am just repeating myself. How do I write this to show off all my experience and skills without repeating?

Thank you!!

Help me please!!

I would bring out the differences in other ways, e.g. the companies "financial services company" or "pharmaceutical industry", the type of accounts "predominantly international transactions", "retail sales" etc.

Also mention if you have managed anyone and the size of team e.g. "bookkeeping in a team of 3, with responsibility for training up new joiner / supervising temps" and similar

Hi there

You could write your CV as a skills based CV rather than listing every job you have had with what you did under each one. So start your CV with a couple of sentences summary of you eg:

'I am an experienced booke keeper/accountant with x years experience doing XYZ etc' then go on to list the skills and experience you have in bullet points, making sure you prove any results/achievements with evidence fromy our work. This is where you can mention job roles/employers. eg:

'I set up a new accoutns system for X employer which saved X amount of time/money etc proven by...'

Under the list of you skills and experience have a chronological list of the relevant jobs so they can see where you have worked/how long you have worked there for.

Hope this is what you were looking for. Good luck!

Try not to have a CV which is just bullet points of tasks you did. Each bullet point should be an achievement you are proud of; things like:
Tax return
Purchase ledger
Bank Rec
would be assumed anyway; what you want is: Reduced time taken to do....
Improved process, so errors were spotted and cash gained...
etc
etc