On average, recruiters will spend 20-30
seconds glancing over your CV, so you need to make sure that they will see that
you are their dream candidate fast! Use these tips below to generate their
interest and keep it long enough to call you for that interview:
seconds glancing over your CV, so you need to make sure that they will see that
you are their dream candidate fast! Use these tips below to generate their
interest and keep it long enough to call you for that interview:
§ Overall
Content. When a potential employer is reading through your
resume, they are really looking to have three main questions answered: What do
you know? What have you done before? Can you do it for me? While writing your
CV keep these three questions in mind, and always remember that are writing it for
the recruiter, not for yourself. Keep your answers short and to the point.
Content. When a potential employer is reading through your
resume, they are really looking to have three main questions answered: What do
you know? What have you done before? Can you do it for me? While writing your
CV keep these three questions in mind, and always remember that are writing it for
the recruiter, not for yourself. Keep your answers short and to the point.
§ Personal
statement. One paragraph that needs to
immediately capture the attention of your reader, and emphasizes why they
should continue reading the rest of your CV. Its aim is to highlight your
professional attributes and goals. Use keywords that are interchangeable here,
so that you can easily tailor your CV to each application using the particular
phrases in each job specification.
statement. One paragraph that needs to
immediately capture the attention of your reader, and emphasizes why they
should continue reading the rest of your CV. Its aim is to highlight your
professional attributes and goals. Use keywords that are interchangeable here,
so that you can easily tailor your CV to each application using the particular
phrases in each job specification.
§ Work
experience. Don’t merely list your duties for each
previous role; describe what responsibilities you had and what you achieved in
bullet points. Not every task you performed is able to be measured in numbers,
but give percentage increases wherever possible.
experience. Don’t merely list your duties for each
previous role; describe what responsibilities you had and what you achieved in
bullet points. Not every task you performed is able to be measured in numbers,
but give percentage increases wherever possible.
§ Skills.
A short, targeted skills list of up to 10 of your strongest and most
desirable skills will attract a recruiter’s attention. Good examples include
any IT package or programme you have used as well as any training certificates
you have received. State for each whether you’re at a basic, intermediate or
advanced level.
A short, targeted skills list of up to 10 of your strongest and most
desirable skills will attract a recruiter’s attention. Good examples include
any IT package or programme you have used as well as any training certificates
you have received. State for each whether you’re at a basic, intermediate or
advanced level.
§ Hobbies
& Interests. Focus on any club or team sport that
you are a member of and any awards that you might have won. If you took time
out to travel, summarize it here, highlighting what organizational and
budgeting skills you learnt from it.
& Interests. Focus on any club or team sport that
you are a member of and any awards that you might have won. If you took time
out to travel, summarize it here, highlighting what organizational and
budgeting skills you learnt from it.
§ A
clear and simple layout. Never break the two page rule! It’s
more than enough room to persuade your potential employer that you’re worth contacting
for an interview; anything over the two pages may discourage them from looking
through it. Use lots of white space and clearly marked sections to make it easy
to read.
clear and simple layout. Never break the two page rule! It’s
more than enough room to persuade your potential employer that you’re worth contacting
for an interview; anything over the two pages may discourage them from looking
through it. Use lots of white space and clearly marked sections to make it easy
to read.
If you use the tips summarized above,
you will have done as much as you can to persuade the employer that you’re the
ideal candidate to invest their time and money in. If you would like some more
advice on how to write your CV, you can bring it into us at The Training Place
where we will give you a free consultation on how to improve and perfect it. We
also give advice on interview and jobsearch techniques, so if you would like to
contact us on admin@thetrainingplace.org
or 02072529331 we will be happy to set up an appointment for you. Good luck!
you will have done as much as you can to persuade the employer that you’re the
ideal candidate to invest their time and money in. If you would like some more
advice on how to write your CV, you can bring it into us at The Training Place
where we will give you a free consultation on how to improve and perfect it. We
also give advice on interview and jobsearch techniques, so if you would like to
contact us on admin@thetrainingplace.org
or 02072529331 we will be happy to set up an appointment for you. Good luck!