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As soon as you know you have gathered enough data about the job you are looking at start writing the CV with the following in mind.

· Are their specific key skills the job advert asks for, make sure that you include relavent skills within your CV so that the potential employer can know that you are relavent to the job.

· Ensure that the covering letter is relavent and brief and enables the interviewer you are approaching to see why you would be the applicant for the job. This involves ensuring that any information you have gathered about the needs of the position offered are covered in a positive light for you within the covering note.

· Ensure that your contact information are clearly shown at the top of the page so that the interviewer doesn’t have to go hunting through reams of text to get hold of you.

· Never use negative language when writing about yourself, what you know or the business you are interested in. Be bright and positive about yourself and the job you are interested in, you can, get the job you want.
· With educational qualifications and previous jobs make sure you list the most recent qualification and job first and work the timeline backwards from there. Put the educational section first if you are just out of college with any relavent jobs afterwards. As you have more jobs put the list of employers first with your education afterwards. In both categories draw out information that is relavent to the job you are applying for. Add any extra relavent vocational qualifications after this.

· Hobbies and interests can help with the job you are looking at applying for if you can ensure the skills within it are beneficial, team sports for example showing that you enjoy working as part of a team.

· And finally try to get the end product typed out on a PC and get a copy recorded on disc. If you don’t have your own computer, you may be able to book the computer at your local library or pop into a regional internet café and talk to the owner there. If you cant get to a computer and you have neat handwriting make sure you use some decent paper to give the right impression to your potential employer.

Once you have completed your CV why not try using a search engine to find work in your area using terms like Jobs Bournemouth or Jobs Dorset.