CV Writing Tips: Do's & Don'ts Of Listing Previous Roles

How To List Your Previous Roles

By Kennedy Okoth

When it comes to making job applications the employers are basically looking for an individual qualified enough to handle the tasks and responsibilities that come with the job in question.

Therefore, as much as every part of your CV is important, much emphasis is on the Experience besides educational background. This is because this is where your suitability for the job is clearly outlined.

Importance of  To List Your Previous Roles

When it comes to experience, your previous duties and responsibilities take precedence. It becomes therefore important to know what to list down as your previous responsibilities that make you a suitable candidate to this position.

It is important to only list your previous responsibilities that are relevant to the job you are applying for hence the need to constantly restructure your CV to bring out your best.

The Do’s When Listing Previous Roles

When making an application read through the requirements needed for this position.
This will help you in trying to find and highlight similar roles/ skills you both share.

For instance, in an accountant job advertisement that requires a candidate with management skills, try and list managerial skills that you posses previously so as to match this.

The Don’ts When Listing Previous Roles

There are certain responsibilities that most entry level job applicant lists that should not be listed. High school roles for instance come out as irrelevant.

An example would be a candidate who lists “Choir leader and class prefect” among his/ her previous roles.

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