What comes first? The date, the title, the company?

I have seen many c.v.'s written and have read much on the subject, but my favourite way of detailing Career Experience is as follows:

left hand side -The Company Name
left hand side (underneath) -Your Title
far right hand side - Dates of service

Anything you want to make an impact with - put on the l.h.s. so people see that first. If you have worked for a large corporation (one that everyone would know), put that first to impress!

Or perhaps your title was the most impressive (and relates most to the job you are applying for). If that is the case, then put your title first, and your company name underneath.

The date (in my opinion) should always be on the far right hand side as this is something that is important, but when did a date ever grab anyone's attention?

If you follow the rule that anything you want to impress with, should go on the left hand side, then you won't go far wrong.

And lastly but not least, always start with your most recent work first and work chronologically backwards! It might be very interesting that you had a part-time job whilst at school, but if you are over 20 then I'm sure you've got more recent experience to grab their attention with!

Need further c.v. advice - contact me (I don't bite) - christine@high10.co.uk