You should remember that effectively your CV is your first interview. It acts as a calling card to introduce you, but it should be no substitute for you in person. Recruiters are ultimately interested in candidates as individuals, not how cleverly their CV has been prepared. However, properly presented a good CV will:

The essence of a good CV is to encapsulate the career achievements you have made which will equip you most aptly for a given new appointment. Past performance is not always an accurate indication of potential, but, in the absence of an infallible method of predicting your future ability, analysis of your track record is an essential tool in the recruiters kit. Your achievements in this respect are not simply a list of past responsibilities, the longer the better. You should examine yourself in terms of the consequences of holding a particular post – not just the status it carried. A good recruiter will not be so interested in the label or title a candidate held, as in how he or she actually interpreted, implemented and developed the requirements of the position.