THE CBD PROCESS SERIES

THE TECHNICAL CV
NEW EMPLOYEE

SIGN CONTRACT
WITH KEO

INITIAL EMPLOYEE
INDUCTION
PROCESS

PROPOSAL TEAMS
NEED YOUR CV
IN KEO TEMPLATE

WE MARKET YOU
AS A VALUABLE
ASSET

TEAMS USE YOUR

EXPERIENCE TO
WIN MORE WORK!

KEO operates in a highly competitive commercial environment in which almost all projects are
subject to a tender process. Since our development as a company depends on success in this
process, we are constantly looking for ways of improve both our tender proposals and our marketing.
The Technical CV is an exercise for which every employee can make a vitally important contribution.
An HRD representative will provide you with a KEO CV Template soon after you join; please
complete this based on the following instructions and return it to the HRD Representative who gave
you this template.

EXISTING EMPLOYEE WITH KEO CV

WE HAVE A
VERSION OF YOUR
CV ON FILE

PLEASE CHECK
DETAILS, DATES &
SERVICES

EDIT/REVISE CURRENT CV ACCORDING TO

THE GUIDELINES BELOW HOW TO CREATE THE CV WE NEED

Many CVs are too lengthy and contain too much detail, some tend to be repetitious and others are
out of date. In order to maximize the use of our employees professional experience and to compete
with other international companies, we have to revise our use of staff CVs with your direct help.
Once you edit your CV it will be formatted and sent to a professional editor to ensure a common
style, standard and length. The finished CVs will be available for inclusion as support to tenders,
marketing initiatives and requests for information regarding KEOs capabilities.

We hope that you understand the importance of this exercise as a contribution to our
continued success in securing the work on which we all depend.

THE TECHNICAL CV

HOW TO CREATE THE CV WE NEED

WRITING STYLE

Use Mr. Smith, not Jon

= No first names!

CV LENGTH

Maximum - 4 pages
Minimum - 2 pages
Plus final page - Relevant
Project Experience/Awards and
Recognitions

MEMBERSHIPS

EDUCATION

List memberships of professional

associations or institutes with title, name
of awarding body, country and date.

List post graduate qualifications

first, then others in reverse
chronological order.

Include here any formal licenses to act in

a professional capacity with title, country
and date including - Estidama, ISO, LEED
and other professional bodies.

Provide: title of qualification,

name of awarding body, country
and year.

CV SUMMARY
This section should be no longer than 2/3 of an A4 page. It offers a concise description of your career, your position
with KEO, your experience, specialisms and skills plus examples of your project history. The intention is to encourage
reading of the full CV which contains greater detail. Points to be included in the summary:
Number of years of professional experience, years with KEO in current and other positions.
Countries in which you have worked.
Your specialism - highlite a specialist field such as Infrastructure Engineer or Building Design or a particularly strong
experience in specific types of projects such as bridges, master planning, STPs, high rise structures etc.
Examples of specific projects by name on which you have worked. Highlite key projects which you
consider demonstrate your professional expertise at its best.
Highlite skills which you have developed during your career and which you consider are your strong points ie.
Management of large projects, team leadership, coordination, technical review, client relations etc.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - KEO

Please Include:
DIVISION (and country)
JOB TITLE & DATES Please specify month and year e.g January 2010 - Present
JOB DESCRIPTION Please describe your present responsibilities, preferably limiting this to one third of an A4 page unless
your KEO experience is of a long duration, in which case you may need to use a half page.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE Describe the projects on which you have worked and which you consider are the most
important in terms of your career or which are distinguished by their size, complexity or difficulty. If you have worked
on a number of very similar projects in which your role was also similar, please do not repeat descriptions of the same
duties for each one. Projects do not need to be described in chronological order and can be linked together in groups
ie. STPs, individual high rise buildings, parks, area planning and design. When describing projects - the city, province
and country is sufficient. Include technical details which are necessary to emphasize size, scope or complexity.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE - BEFORE KEO

For employment BEFORE 1995, only give the name of the employer, dates, location unless outstanding projects and
responsibilities.
Due to the four page limit for the CV length, you may find you have to select projects rather than listing them all.
Please give in reverse order: name of employer, country, job title, dates plus a brief sentence generalizing experience.
Exceptions to this may be outstanding, innovative or landmark projects which should be included.