We spend so much time focusing on what needs to be on our CV that sometimes it’s easy to forget that there are also things have no place there!
With many recruiters scanning CVs for keywords and specific skills you may find that you pass the first draft, but fail at the second hurdle when a closer inspection reveals things that don’t necessarily put you in a good light. We try to bring you the best advice when it comes to CV writing so it’s only right that alongside all the tips for what to include we also tell you about the things that you shouldn’t be showing!
Here are 4 regular blunders that can undo all the hard work that you’ve put in to making your CV an attention grabber:
It may seem obvious but you would be surprised at the number of times we hear recruiters complain about spelling mistakes and typos. They can often signify a lack of attention to detail, something which doesn’t go down well if you’re trying to portray a professional, capable image.
Always read and re-read everything you write…then get at least two other people to read it and critique it for you. There’s little point producing the perfect Sales Manager’s CV if you leave your job title as Sales Manger!
One of the topics that most interests jobseekers, and often the one that divides opinion most amongst career coaches and recruiters, is the Cover Letter. Do you need to send one? If so, what should be in it?
In this guest post we asked career coach and recruitment advisor Aimee Bateman for her take on the importance of producing cover letters…
“I’ve spent 10 years recruiting for companies – from global corporations to small family businesses – as well as for my own teams and this is a question that causes much debate.
I always advise any job seeker to think like the employer during their job search activities and so you must remember that the employer is not just an email address or the name on a website, they are a person, someone’s Dad, Mum, Sister, Uncle and are a unique individual, just as you are. Each has their own characteristics, likes and dislikes so this is not a question I can answer with a simple yes or no.
Employers constantly give me different opinions on this but the one thing that nearly all seem to agree on is that they do not value cover letters that read something like this… Continue reading “Do Employers Value Cover Letters?” »
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