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Your c.v. should be mentioned in the second paragraph to a letter answering an advertisement.

Thank you for your letter of (date) and the application form for the post of (title). I have now completed the details and am enclosing the form.

I am enclosing my curriculum vitae for the position of…

Summary of details

You will see that I graduated from (college)/left (name of school) in (date) where I got (degree; diploma; certificate). I then began work with (name of firm) as (job title), where I was trained as (title), and was involved with (brief description of duties).

If you have had more than one job, you could explain why you left each position. This is often left for an interview. But you should never use explanations such as leaving for more money, better fringe benefits, advantages besides salary, e.g. better pension, health scheme, social facilities, car, or conditions. Whether it is justified or not, employers do not like to feel staff leave companies for these reasons.

You should also not state you were bored with the work you were doing, after all, you accepted the job; and never criticize the firm you worked for, the products or services they offered, or staff you worked with.

Explanations for leaving a company could include the following:

I left (name of firm) in (date) as (new employer) offered me a chance to use my (skills or specialized knowledge, e.g. languages, knowledge of computers, etc)…

In 19- I was offered a chance to join (name of company) where there was an opportunity for me to gain more experience in…

I was offered promotion (a chance to advance) by (name of company) in (date) and therefore left (company) as this meant I could (explanation)…

I joined (name of company) in (date) as they offered an opportunity for advancement, being a much larger concern.