Hi all,
I haven’t needed to update my CV in a couple of years, and although I haven’t made a final decision, I may need an updated CV fairly soon, and even if I don’t, I guess it’s prudent to have one.
My last CV was essentially the one I created fresh out of University, so was mostly about my degree and the transferable skills I gained from it.
Now I’ve got some years of experience, and more of a proven skillset, I’m struggling how to approach it, so would appreciate some ideas or suggestions.
Essentially, all I’ve been doing for the last 2 years, is project work using Excel, and in the last year, also SQL/Access in a data technician and currently a Business Intelligence Analyst roles.
I’ve looked at other CV’s, and it seems so many people proclaim to be an expert in Excel, I feel I need to somehow prove my proficiency and the fact that I am actually productive using Excel if that makes sense.
Do I simply just list things I’m confident in when using Excel, eg; pivot tables/charts, conditional formatting, formulas such as IF/AND/OR, Index+Match, Error-handling etc, I’ve also used Power Query, Power Pivot, Macro’s & VBA a fair amount in the last year, but don’t want to proclaim I’m an expert in these areas.
And when it comes to SQL & Access, do I do something similar to the above, whilst stating only 12 months experience to try and come across as someone who is by no means a beginner, but probably not quite at an ‘intermediate’ level.
I’d also plan to list a number of the projects I’ve undertaken or been a part of.
Also a separate question, is it wise to just focus on these things? I do of course have other skills and done other things like leading projects, presenting to management, dealing with customers/suppliers, writing documentation, writing scripts etc but being a proficient and productive user of Microsoft Excel and becoming more so each day in SQL & Access are the main ‘skills’ I have and want to continue to develop and be the main focus in any new prospective roles.
Any help on the based way to put the above into a CV would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
I haven’t needed to update my CV in a couple of years, and although I haven’t made a final decision, I may need an updated CV fairly soon, and even if I don’t, I guess it’s prudent to have one.
My last CV was essentially the one I created fresh out of University, so was mostly about my degree and the transferable skills I gained from it.
Now I’ve got some years of experience, and more of a proven skillset, I’m struggling how to approach it, so would appreciate some ideas or suggestions.
Essentially, all I’ve been doing for the last 2 years, is project work using Excel, and in the last year, also SQL/Access in a data technician and currently a Business Intelligence Analyst roles.
I’ve looked at other CV’s, and it seems so many people proclaim to be an expert in Excel, I feel I need to somehow prove my proficiency and the fact that I am actually productive using Excel if that makes sense.
Do I simply just list things I’m confident in when using Excel, eg; pivot tables/charts, conditional formatting, formulas such as IF/AND/OR, Index+Match, Error-handling etc, I’ve also used Power Query, Power Pivot, Macro’s & VBA a fair amount in the last year, but don’t want to proclaim I’m an expert in these areas.
And when it comes to SQL & Access, do I do something similar to the above, whilst stating only 12 months experience to try and come across as someone who is by no means a beginner, but probably not quite at an ‘intermediate’ level.
I’d also plan to list a number of the projects I’ve undertaken or been a part of.
Also a separate question, is it wise to just focus on these things? I do of course have other skills and done other things like leading projects, presenting to management, dealing with customers/suppliers, writing documentation, writing scripts etc but being a proficient and productive user of Microsoft Excel and becoming more so each day in SQL & Access are the main ‘skills’ I have and want to continue to develop and be the main focus in any new prospective roles.
Any help on the based way to put the above into a CV would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
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