Please have a look at my CV

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You're fired.
 
This depends a lot on what you are applying for.

A few general pointers though:

Don't refer to yourself as a Third Party. Use I instead of Michael.

You can use the space on the page a lot better I feel. I think you would be able to fit that CV onto 1 page (as an undergraduate you don't want your cv to be any longer than a page.)

I also feel that you can cut down on some of the descriptions of your roles. Recruitment staff just want to see the facts and nothing in between, I would recommend bullet points.

On this note you can scrap that overview, that belongs as part of your cover letter, not on your CV.

This is only from my experience of applying for internships for investment banks and Management Consultants. Those points may be totally void for other industries, but I think that they are applicable!

Hiroki

edit: Sorry forgot to add! I really like the layout it looks very professional, however. I don't think you need to change that, it is more that you need to condense the spacing of it, i.e. put your address at the top in a slightly smaller font and in a way which takes up less space.
 
Bizarre, typed it up in Word and it seems to think that is a word! Oh well edited it now.
 
Looks good.

Two pages is fine, you wouldn't be able to fit all the info you need on one.

Put your personal details at the top as a header. Include you date of birth, driving licence (if applicable to job).

Don't do the 3rd person thing, use I.
 
Add your date of birth and the contact details should be at the top not the bottom, also it is best to use the 3rd person for your overview like you have done and then 1st person for the rest, why this is I have no idea, just something I have been told by lots of different people in the past.
 
Looks very professional, however I had Kitt from Knightriders voice in my head when reading the first paragraph :p
 
Under the 'Volunteer work' section you've started a sentence with 'Was'. Not entirely sure if this is grammatically correct or not, but it doesn't sound very formal or professional.
 
Mr Man said:
Add your date of birth and the contact details should be at the top not the bottom, also it is best to use the 3rd person for your overview like you have done and then 1st person for the rest, why this is I have no idea, just something I have been told by lots of different people in the past.
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Reason I didn't add my date of birth is because I don't think its relevant in a similar way I wouldn't bother putting my race, gender etc. however I'd be interested to see what others think to this.

With the contact details I'm of the thinking that it makes more sense to be near the end of the document, in that the person reading will look over all my bits and peices then decide what they want to do, and if they did want to contact me that'd be in the right place as opposed to have to turn back.

I too had heard the same thing about the overview being in third person and the rest being in first person. Although others seem to disagree, so I may just bin it.

Phog said:
Yey, we all have your telephone number and address now! ;)
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Yeah now you all know where to send your job offers :p
 
Skills should be on the first page, and targeted to each application. If you don't list the right skills it'll go in the bin..

I would put it after overview.

Also maybe a short hobbies and intrest section.. (if you do something perculier even better, get them to remember your name is the key)
 
'Overview' well, bored me. Didn't catch my eye, nothing to make it special really. Just the same for each sentence:

"Michael is..."
"Michael is..."
"Michael is..."
 
That first paragraph would make me bin the CV in a flash..

Your work experience needs to come before education. Nobody cares about qualifications these days..
 
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