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Quick Tips
Never trust a computer’s spell checker
and always get someone else to read
through your CV to spot any errors that
you may have overlooked.
Quick Tips
Employers aren’t looking for you to
explain everything you’ve ever done, just
a few of the key elements that will
persuade them you can do the job.
Quick Tips
Each employer is looking for a CV and
cover letter that applies to their role and
as all roles are different, you should make
small adaptations so that it matches their
specific requirements.
Quick Tips
Rather than copying the responsibilities
from your old job descriptions, try and find
ways to show what you actually achieved
whilst you were there.
Quick Tips
2 pages of A4 is more than enough room
to persuade your potential employer that
you’re worth contacting for an interview.
Less is often more.
Quick Tips
It’s better to not leave career gaps and let
employers guess what you were up to as
they will always think the worst.
Quick Tips
Avoid phrases such as ‘good
communicator’ or ‘I work well in a team’ -
without any hard evidence of these
attributes they’re useless.
Quick Tips
Give the reader specific information that
focuses on their company’s needs as well
as your own.
Quick Tips
Unless you’re going for a design role,
layout should always take second stage
to the content of your CV.
Quick Tips
Not getting any calls despite your perfect
CV? There may be a very simple reason
for that; you’ve written down the wrong
phone number!
Quick Tips
Quick Tips

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10commoncvmistakestoavoid 100609051654-phpapp01

  • 2. Never trust a computer’s spell checker and always get someone else to read through your CV to spot any errors that you may have overlooked. Quick Tips
  • 3. Employers aren’t looking for you to explain everything you’ve ever done, just a few of the key elements that will persuade them you can do the job. Quick Tips
  • 4. Each employer is looking for a CV and cover letter that applies to their role and as all roles are different, you should make small adaptations so that it matches their specific requirements. Quick Tips
  • 5. Rather than copying the responsibilities from your old job descriptions, try and find ways to show what you actually achieved whilst you were there. Quick Tips
  • 6. 2 pages of A4 is more than enough room to persuade your potential employer that you’re worth contacting for an interview. Less is often more. Quick Tips
  • 7. It’s better to not leave career gaps and let employers guess what you were up to as they will always think the worst. Quick Tips
  • 8. Avoid phrases such as ‘good communicator’ or ‘I work well in a team’ - without any hard evidence of these attributes they’re useless. Quick Tips
  • 9. Give the reader specific information that focuses on their company’s needs as well as your own. Quick Tips
  • 10. Unless you’re going for a design role, layout should always take second stage to the content of your CV. Quick Tips
  • 11. Not getting any calls despite your perfect CV? There may be a very simple reason for that; you’ve written down the wrong phone number! Quick Tips