answer:“The usual standard format consists of personal profile, key skills/transferable skills, education, qualifications, experience/work history and then provide references.” As you have listed it here, it is exactly backwards. You should start with lists of your skills, then do experience/work history (Be sure to include any measurable achievements.), then education, and finally something very brief and innocuous for personal. Hold the references until they are requested. Keep your qualifications for a particular position to your cover letter, which should be customized to each job opening you are applying for. Have you cleaned up your social media? No drunk pictures? Or Likes for NORML. Have you had someone read your CV to correct any typos or errors? It should be error-free.