Developing Your CV
General Rules for Creating Your CV
- Use a clear, easy-to-read font such as Book Antiqua, Arial or Times New Roman. Keep your font size no smaller than 10 point (depending upon the font) and no larger than 12 point for the general body of your CV. Larger point size font is only okay for your name and CV section headings (such as: Educational Background, Interests, Work History, Other Qualifications).
- Keep your CV to 1 page. A 2 page CV is acceptable if you have had extensive experience in the relevant field (in this case nannying). Please do not write a novel. Parents and agencies just want a general overview of your work experience and will ask you for more detail during your interview.
- List your work experience from the most recent (i.e.: the job in which you just finished or will be finishing soon in 2006) to the oldest (first job held in this field).
- If your CV is 1 page and you have extra room, feel free to add a REFERENCES section with their full names, addresses and phone numbers. If not, type this out on a separate piece of paper. At least 2 of these references must be from families that have employed you as a nanny. It is recommended that you list at least 3 professional references (i.e. NO friends, loved ones or family members).
- MAINTAIN FORMAT. This means if one heading is in BOLD, all headings MUST be in BOLD. Same goes for underlining, font sizes, spacing between sections etc.
Please use our sample CV as a template to help you develop your own.
Further Information
Parents are looking for a candidate who can best fulfil the needs of their child(ren), so your CV must demonstrate your skills and previous duties fulfilled. Parents also want to be able to see what type of person you are and how serious you are about nannying. Below is some information that you should include in your CV:
- Name, Address, Phone number, Date of birth, Nationality, Marital Status
- Photograph (if available)
- Educational Background - Any childcare qualifications, university degrees, etc.
- Do you have a Paediatric First Aid and Lifesaver Certificate? If so, state that you do.
- Have you completed a CRB Enhanced Police Check? If so, include this.
- Personal Interests
- Other relevant skills (do you drive? Etc)
Parents and agencies will need to know types of domestic settings in which you have worked, so it is extremely important to include as many details as possible in your WORK HISTORY or PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE section.
For every nanny position you have held, you must include the following information:
- The family's surname (example: Cooper Family)
- State whether the position was sole charge or shared care
- Full-time or part-time (if part-time, specify number of days)
- Specify the duration of your employment (Month & Year)
- Specify children's sex and age when you started working for family.
- List your daily duties.
- Include any fun activities you arranged for the children?
- Did you organise play dates?
- If you dealt with babies did you help develop a feeding and sleeping routine?
If you would like to include one or two positions that were not as a nanny, but childcare related, you should include the following details:
- Include the name of your employer/company name
- Duration of employment (Month & Year of start and finish)
- Job title
- Official duties
- Any significant achievements made whilst holding this position.
This guide sheet is to be use in conjunction with our sample CV
**These documents were created by and for Little Ones London**
