| Posted in Lifestyle on 27 Aug 2014 |
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Want to land your dream role? Shape up your CV with these essential tips:
1) First impressions
Do not begin your resume with the word ‘resume' – your potential employee knows what it is. Begin with your name, then state your contact details.
2) Email address
On that note, check your email address – [email protected] does not impress anyone. This may have been cool in chat rooms but it says nothing about you professionally.
3) Email provider
If you're applying for a job in a forward-thinking profession then use an email provider that shows you are forward thinking person. Better yet, secure your own personalised address.
4) Professional summary
A short summary of who you are and what you're looking to achieve is your initial ‘sell' and extremely important. Keep it concise and impactful.
5) Formatting
Keep your CV succinct and easy to read. You want it to get all of the essential information across even with a quick scan.
6) Be quantitative
Where possible, show the result of your work in a way that measures your performance and allows your potential employer to recognise your worth to their business.
7) Explain the gaps
If you've been travelling, explain this. Don't just hope that they won't notice a year's break. It's ok to travel and have time off if this has added to your personal experience.
8) Add personality
The best employers employ for both personality and skill. Show that there's more to you by adding some personal interests and things that you do outside of work.
9) Target what you are saying
Write your resume for each job you apply for. A cut/copy approach to a job seeking is obvious to people that read hundreds of resumes per day and won't get you past the HR team.
10) Spell check
This one is both the most important thing to remember and the easiest to get right. Read and re-read your resume and spellcheck for errors. Spelling mistakes in a resume indicate you have a sloppy approach to work.
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