Curriculum Vitae1)

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1.) Use this document as a template for your CV: it conforms to what Australian employers expect of a CV! Write your CV as if you are applying for the job you hope to get in Australia. Keep the red sections till after you have replaced the black sections with your own details; then delete the red sections to finalise your CV.

2.) Your name as it appears on your passport, (in Australia your given name is placed first).

Summary3)

3.) In this section you should highlight your professional attributes and achievements in bullet point form, summarising why the reader should take your application seriously. The summary should be related to the position you are applying for.

For example:

  • Experience in the managementof oily residues, specifically in hydraulic fracturing processes and water injection plants and the application of Cleaner Production Practices in the oil and gas industry.
  • Experience in the management of production processes for industrial cleaning and disinfection of products.
  • Experience in controlling and monitoring the production process of an oil palm plant, at start-up and during regular production.
  • Experience in production planning of industrial equipment, as well as co-ordination and execution of laboratory quality tests for such equipment.

Career Objective4)

4.) Briefly describe what you want to do career-wise when you are in Australia, keeping it simple and realistic.

For example:

I aim to remain in Australia long-term and build a career as a lead Chemical Process Engineer within the oil and gas industry and/or mining industry. The company I am seeking to join is a leading-edge company where I can develop projects and enjoy having a variety of different areas to work in. I feel that the multidisciplinary skills (research, statistics, finance) I have developed should be useful to these companies.

Key skills and abilities5)

5.) Outline in bullet point form your main attributes that are vital to the position you are applying for.

For example:

  • Able to lead multi-disciplinary teams on Cleaner Production Practices as Project Engineer
  • Able to develop quality assurance documentation to ISO 9000
  • Languages: English and Spanish (native)
  • Programming Languages: Visual Basic 6.0, Excel Macros
  • Statistics/Software: Excel Solver, SPSS, JDEdwards
  • Project management: MS PROJECT 2000
  • Pro-active and able to deal well with changing priorities.
  • I have excellent interpersonal skills and can work well within a team as well as on my own initiative.

Selected achievements6)

6.) Outline in bullet point form your main achievements to date that are relevant to the position you are applying for.

For example:

  • Led a multi-disciplinary project for the generation and implementation of alternatives proposed for the final disposal of sand proppant residual in asphaltic mixes as well as the alternatives proposed for managing the oil water residual from the process of water injection in various facilities.
  • Led the development and implementation of supply chain management best practices, such as distribution optimization, inventory control, demand planning, and SKU optimization.

Career History7)

7.) Give full details of ALL the positions you have held since you finished your education, starting with the most recent one, using the following format:

DatesJob Title

Company Name (Web site)

Location

Responsibilities:

Under this heading provide a list of your duties in this job, in bullet point form, i.e. a list of the things your employerexpected you to do in this position.

Achievements:

Under this heading provide a list of your key achievements in this job, in particular those that are relevant to the position you are applying for.

For example:

12 December 2006 – 31 July 2009PLANNER PRODUCTION ANALYST

Company name

(Address) Country

Responsibilities

  • Setting monthly production (MRP) and supervision of daily planning schedules. Planning and setting work priorities, products forecast and inventory control.
  • Liaison with third party companies and suppliers on various technical/commercial matters.

Achievements

  • I successfully designed and implemented a material handling system forcontrolling excess raw material stocks in plant.
  • I successfully designed and implemented an SKU inventory program for controlling levels of production, reaching the optimal inventory level, avoiding zero stock and ensuring on-time delivery of goods to clients.
  • I developed a new quality system based on quality control in process production.
  • I successfully led the project “EXODO II” with the migration of the production of all the SKU from one production plant to another one without interruption to the supply to clients and without an increase in cost (prepared project cost estimates, monitored project costs and prepared cost reports).

DatesJob Title

Company Name (Web site)

Location

Responsibilities:

  • NEVER copy the information you gave under an earlier Job Title
  • Try to avoid cliché phrases that don’t differentiate you

Achievements:

  • Avoid abbreviations that may not be known to your potential employers
  • Always tailor your CV to the particular job application

DatesJob Title

Company Name (Web site)

Location

Positions you held more than 5 years ago don’t need to be described in the same amount of detail as more recent ones. Just give a brief outline of your responsibilities and achievements.

If something isn’t relevant, don’t be scared to leave it out.

Qualifications8)

8.) List here all the post-secondary qualifications you have gained, starting with the most recent one, using the following format:

Course Title, Name of Institution, Country

You don’t need to include the date(s).

Don’t list high school and primary school details.

For example:

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, University of America, Colombia

Other Credentials9)

9.) Add here any other educational qualifications, such as short-term Certificates or Diplomas you have gained or relevant seminars or courses you have attended.

For example:

  • International Seminar on Harzardous Residues. Mesa Distrital de Residuos Peligrosos. (October 2008).
  • Certificate in Environmental Law and xxxxxxxxxxxxx NTC 14000 Standards, XXXX. 2006

Personal interests

Outside interests enable a potential employer to gain an understanding to what motivates you, what personal skills you may have and how you will integrate into the team.

Look at how job advertisements stipulate certain personality traits required for positions. Identify what they are and show how your hobbies can relate to their requirements.

This section can be omitted and should only be included if the information provided is directly relevant to the position you are applying for.

Referees

References are available on request.

Contact your referees to ask if it is OK to give their name to prospective employers.