The 1-page CV checklist.

1. The top of your CV

• Your full name is the biggest text on the page.
• The job title you want is right under your name (for example, "Customer Service Representative").
• Your email looks professional, like juan.delacruz@gmail.com, not a nickname.
• Your phone number is correct and active. Call it once to be sure.

2. Summary

• It's 2–4 sentences, not a full paragraph about your life.
• It says what you do, for how long, and one thing you're good at.
• It's written for this job. Change it a little for each application.

3. Work experience

• Newest job first, with month and year for every start and end date.
• 3–5 short lines per job, each starting with an action word (Handled, Trained, Kept, Resolved).
• At least one line per job has a number: calls a day, quality score, sales, customers served.
• OJT, part-time, freelance, and volunteer work are included if you have little experience.
• No gaps without a reason. A short line like "Family care, 2023" is fine.

4. Skills and education

• Skills match words from the job post (CRM, Excel, chat support, and so on).
• Your highest education is listed with the school and years.
• Certificates and trainings are included, even short TESDA or company ones.

5. Before you send

• It fits on 1 page (2 at most if you have 10+ years of experience).
• No spelling mistakes. Read it out loud once, slowly.
• No personal details employers don't need: religion, height, weight, or your full home address.
• The file is a PDF named like "Juan-Dela-Cruz-CV.pdf", not "resume final final.pdf".
• You have a plain ATS version for job portals like JobStreet and LinkedIn.

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