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Instructions

COS Quick Form allows you to create a customized curriculum vitae within minutes. It creates the document in your word processing program using information contained in your COS Expertise profile. To create a completed form, simply follow these steps:

  1. Access COS Quick Form for Online CV through the 'Produce a CV' option on the COS Workbench, or by selecting the appropriate COS Quick Form link at the bottom of your COS Expertise profile. If you are asked to provide your username and password, this is the same username and password you use to update your COS Expertise profile. If you have forgotten your username and password, please contact the COS Help Desk.

  2. In the next step, you may be asked if you would like to completely atomize your data before proceeding to the CV generation. Having fully atomized data in your profile helps the COS Quick Form for Online CV to correctly sort and format your CV.

  3. You will then be asked to select and order the content of your CV using checkboxes and numerical picklists, based on the information contained in your profile.

  4. The next step will allow you to review the full content of your CV. At this point, you can decide to leave certain portions out of the final document.

  5. COS Quick Form for Online CV will then open your word processor and generate a CV completed with your profile information. Now you can finalize, save, and print it using standard word-processing commands. Note: There are special instructions for users of MS Internet Explorer.

Editing Information in COS Quick Form

If you would like to edit the information in the form, you can make your changes in the online form or after you have downloaded into your word processor. To change information in your COS Expertise profile, use the Online Update form. If you don't have a profile and would like to add one, use the Online Registration form.

System Requirements

COS Quick Form is compatible with Netscape 3.0 or higher, Internet Explorer 3.0 or higher, WordPerfect 8, and Microsoft Word 95/97. This application is not compatible with Word Viewer.


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