Completed lots of online job applications but haven't had a whiff of phone call back? Never mind getting your CV read by an actual human being - the challenge of creating a successful CV is making it stand out for the scanning software that are used to narrow down a candidate search. Here are our top three tips to writing a killer CV in the digital age

1. Writing a Killer CV for the
Digital Age

2. Writing a CV to get you a job is not the same
Writing a CV to get you a
in 2014 as it was in 1994.
job is not the same in 2014
as it was in 1994…

3. …the challenge
in 2014 is making your CV
stand out
for the
scanning software
now used to narrow down a
candidate search.

4. Both employers and recruitment agencies,
including The Works, use CV scanning
software as a main way of sourcing the best
candidates for a role they have…
So getting your CV in order for this purpose
may significantly increase your chances of
getting a job that you desperately want.

5. Our Top 3 Tips
We have learnt a few simple but MASSIVE tricks that will help you write a
CV that will to be seen by your potential boss as we move ever further into
the digital age – here our are Top 3…

6. Leave Out the Fancy Fonts
Stick to defaults fonts
that ALL computers can
read – scanning software
might not be able to read
them.
Our favourites are:
Times New Roman
Arial
Calibri

7. Have a Simple Layout
Scanning software isn’t sentimental when it comes to
the way a CV looks. Keep your layout simple, with
clear breaks for each different section making it easier
to ‘read’ by the scanning robots.
Avoid using tables, floating text boxes and image
objects – stick to plain text in a word document.
Check out our example on the next slide…

8. Have a Simple Layout
Personal Info
Personal
Statement
Career History
Education
References

9. Key Words are King
Key criteria in any job description needs to be easy to see in CV – that
way the scanning robots will rank your CV higher for the suitability the
role you have applied for online.
Example:
A job advert asks for a HARD WORKING candidate, make sure you say
you are hard working. Asks for a certain qualification? Make sure its
added and formatted correctly.

10. So there we have it, three quick tricks that
could make your already great CV even
better when applying for jobs online.
Let us know if you have any success with
these tips by emailing Brad with your
results.

11. A great business needs great people –
We recruit them
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