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Follow this advice and you'll be offered more interviews
Your CV is a very important document that deserves time, care and attention – it is an example of your work and summarises the benefit and value you will bring to an employer.
A well-written CV will without doubt increase your income. If you don’t interview for well-paid positions you definitely won’t be offered them. It introduces you to a prospective employer and serves as a tool, which 
bridges the gap between application and interview.
Our CV Writing Guide covers the following:
Writing Your CV
Visual Appeal
Well, first impressions do count, as we all know. Balance, overall layout, weighting, font type and size all need to be carefully considered.
To clarify, your CV should be a highly professional document – after all, think about your audience – your CV is being considered by someone who holds a managerial position. Managers set high standards for themselves and expect the same from others. Unless you are applying for a creative or design oriented position, head for conservatism.
Balance and Layout
Perform the quick glance test - is your CV nicely balanced? Is there an equal spread of information on the page? Is what you’ve written easy on the eye?
Layout is important. Your CV should be easy to read and packed with useful and interesting information. Don’t overload the page with text or make it top or bottom heavy. Don’t load one particular corner. You’re looking for balance, symmetry and an appealing, easy to read layout.
Paragraphs should be a sensible length – if a document looks too difficult to read it won’t be read. Your work needs to look immediately digestible, not congested.
Font Style and Size
Font style is a matter of preference and choice but it’s sensible to choose a font that’s easy to read and familiar to those reading. Arial, Tahoma and Verdana are good fonts that are easy on the eye.
Font size is important - you don’t want to choose a size that is too big or too small. Anything too big will rob you of overall space on your page, anything too small, will put the reader off reading your work. Microsoft Office’s Size 12 is an easy on the eye size and allows you to get enough information on each page.
You must ensure that your CV can be easily read when printed but also make certain it is clear when viewed on a computer screen.
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