A CV has one job: to make someone decide, in seconds, that you are worth reading properly.
What it needs
- Name and contact. A phone number with WhatsApp and a professional email address.
- Location. Island and settlement or district.
- Experience. Employer, role, dates and what you actually did.
- Qualifications. BJC, BGCSE, degrees, professional bodies.
- Certifications, with validity dates where relevant.
What to leave out
NIB number, marital status, number of children, date of birth. None of it helps the decision.
Be precise about supervisory experience
This is specific to The Bahamas and worth understanding. Because managerial and supervisory staff are on a different severance scale, how your role is classified has real financial consequences later.
State clearly where you have supervised staff, held budget responsibility or exercised managerial judgement. It supports both your application and, later, your classification.
Tourism and hospitality
Guest-facing experience with named properties or brands, property size where relevant, service standards achieved, and specialist training in food safety, mixology, spa services or guest relations.
Shift flexibility is worth stating plainly.
Financial services
Professional qualifications stated clearly, along with compliance, AML and KYC experience. Mention specific regulatory frameworks and the types of structures you have administered.
Marine and construction
Trade certifications with validity dates, specific equipment and systems, and safety record.
Describe the work, not the title
"Supervisor" says little. "Supervised a team of 14 across three shifts at a 400-room resort, managed the departmental roster and handled guest escalations" says a great deal more — and it also documents the supervisory role.
Length
One to two pages. Beyond ten years of experience, two is reasonable.
Keep it current
A complete profile means employers find you in their searches.