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Need advice on presentation skills at interview? Let Surviving Redundancy help

Know your Audience - Your CV may be read by a number of people in an organisation, including line managers, HR and recruitment personnel
You are judged by your CV presentation, technical knowledge, business experience and your achievements, your CV must reflect this

Keep it to three no more than four pages
Use Bullet Points
Include a Profile - Sell yourself. Make sure information included here reflects your career
For Technical roles, list your areas of expertise
Career History - Role, Responsibilities & Achievements
- If you were promoted please make sure to state this
Provide a brief outline of each company

A solid career, proven track record and a good cultural fit to the organisation
Primary degree (post graduate qualification advantageous)
Additional study i.e. Prince 2, ITIL, CISA, CCNA, CISA, MCPS
Specialist software
- Application - Please list of your level of expertise for each application
  - Java, C++, .Net, ASP, Oracle, SAP, PHP, Sharepoint, etc
- Financial Services - List the application i.e. Swift, Summit, Rufus, Murex, Bloomberg, Reuters
Where appropriate, please outline key achievements including
- Size of projects, if possible value of project
- Number of people managed
- Types of people managed - Developers, Testers, Business Analysts, Systems Analysts, Project managers
Stay informed on the market - read the IT publications and Newspapers
Participate in industry associations - Irish Software Association, Java User Group
Display personal development, good communications skills, analytical thinking, problem solving, positive attitude and a willingness to work on your own and within a team structure

Know the Client - Employers like to see a willingness to join the company from a candidate in the interview - Read their website, know their business, read their press releases, you may know someone that works there - talk to them
Before the interview try to find out
- Is this a new or replacement role
- What is the size of the team
- Who will I report into
What are the opportunities for growing your career within the organisation?
What are the projects they are currently working on?
What do they see as their immediate issues?