3. 45% Previous related work experience
35% Qualifications & skills
25% Easy to read
16% Accomplishments
14% Spelling & grammar
9%
Education (these were not just graduate recruiters or this score
would be much higher!)
9% Intangibles: individuality/desire to succeed
3% Clear objective
2% Keywords added
1% Contact information
1% Personal experiences
1% Computer skills
8. 1. TARGET ON SPECIFIC JOB
2. INFORMATIVE BUT CONCISE
3. CHOOSE A SENSIBLE EMAIL ADDRES
4. SET YOUR SPELL CHECKER
5. DON’T TELL A LIE
9. 1. TARGET ON SPECIFIC JOB
2. INFORMATIVE BUT CONCISE
3. CHOOSE A SENSIBLE EMAIL ADDRES
4. SET YOUR SPELL CHECKER
5. DON’T TELL A LIE
10. TARGET ON SPECIFIC JOB
The purpose of this document is not to get your job, but to get
you an interview.
Don’t try to tell everything in this document.
PROVIDE THE NECESSARY & SUITABLE INFORMATION
ONLY
11. 1. TARGET ON SPECIFIC JOB
2. INFORMATIVE BUT CONCISE
3. CHOOSE A SENSIBLE EMAIL ADDRES
4. SET YOUR SPELL CHECKER
5. DON’T TELL A LIE
12. 1. TARGET ON SPECIFIC JOB
2. INFORMATIVE BUT CONCISE
3. CHOOSE A SENSIBLE EMAIL ADDRES
4. SET YOUR SPELL CHECKER
5. DON’T TELL A LIE
13. INFORMATIVE BUT CONCISE
78
%
CVs being too LONG are ELIMINATED at the first glance
Use the bullets
Use the number
Give evidence to support your statement
Get to the point
14. 1. TARGET ON SPECIFIC JOB
2. INFORMATIVE BUT CONCISE
3. CHOOSE A SENSIBLE EMAIL ADDRES
4. SET YOUR SPELL CHECKER
5. DON’T TELL A LIE
15. 1. TARGET ON SPECIFIC JOB
2. INFORMATIVE BUT CONCISE
3. CHOOSE A SENSIBLE EMAIL ADDRES
4. SET YOUR SPELL CHECKER
5. DON’T TELL A LIE
16. CHOOSE A SENSIBLE EMAIL ADDRESS
CVs with UNPROFESSIONAL email addresses are IGN
• justkissme@gmail.com
• Batnapquantai_honemlancuoi@yahoo.com
• Sexylikeoyawa@gmail.com
Example
76%
17. 1. TARGET ON SPECIFIC JOB
2. INFORMATIVE BUT CONCISE
3. CHOOSE A SENSIBLE EMAIL ADDRES
4. SET YOUR SPELL CHECKER
5. DON’T TELL A LIE
18. 1. TARGET ON SPECIFIC JOB
2. INFORMATIVE BUT CONCISE
3. CHOOSE A SENSIBLE EMAIL ADDRES
4. SET YOUR SPELL CHECKER
5. DON’T TELL A LIE
19. SET YOUR SPELL CHECKER
i am a prefectionist and rarely forget details.
I have good writen comunication skills.
Proven ability to track down and correct
erors.
Example
61
%
GET A REPLY
32
% GET AN INTERVIEW
20. 1. TARGET ON SPECIFIC JOB
2. INFORMATIVE BUT CONCISE
3. CHOOSE A SENSIBLE EMAIL ADDRES
4. SET YOUR SPELL CHECKER
5. DON’T TELL A LIE
21. 1. TARGET ON SPECIFIC JOB
2. INFORMATIVE BUT CONCISE
3. CHOOSE A SENSIBLE EMAIL ADDRES
4. SET YOUR SPELL CHECKER
5. DON’T TELL A LIE
22. Some students have been jailed for
six months for lying on job
application forms, it emerged, but
the offence carries a maximum
sentence of up to 10 years in the
most serious cases.
DON’T TELL A LIE
Show your best but don’t attempt to tell them a lie