MOST IMPORTANT POINTS FOR A CV

In today’s competitive and fast-moving job market, you only have 30 seconds to impress a potential employer with your CV. To give yourself the best chance of securing an interview, you need to make sure your CV works for you. By following a few simple rules, you can maximise your chances and stand out from the other applicants.

To make the most of any job opportunity your CV should :

• Market and sell you by clearly representing your work history, skills and experience.
• Have its content free of spelling and grammatical errors.
• Use the document format all employers, agencies and personnel departments prefer.
• Be made easily and readily available for job applications and interviews including those at short notice or by telephone.
• Be compatible with the major online job boards as well as email and print friendly.
• Make a good impression by detailing your capabilities and strengths in a positive way.