14 important tips to build a perfect CV
Rejected?
Why you send your cv and it get rejected? Why employers didn’t pay much attention to your cv?
75% of CV’s are rejected before they reach the hiring specialist because they’re not well written or designed
Here’re 14 important tips to build a perfect CV
- Use a professional email address.
Right:
john.smith@gmail.com
Wrong:
johnlikesgrapes@hotmail.com
2. Make sure your contact information is up to date.
3. Set your font size to 10-12 points.
4. Use reverse-chronological order. “start from most recent job / higher degree”
5. Align your content to the left
6. Make strategic use of bold, caps, and italics.
7. Choose an attractive and readable font.
Right
Verdana
Arial
Helvetica
Wrong
Comic Sans
Papyrus
Curlz MT
8. Only add jobs you’ve had in the past 10-15 years.
9. Give your sections simple subheadings.
Right
Resume Profile
Experience
Education
Skills
Wrong
About Me
Accreditations
Professional Background and Work History
10. Include URLs to social media profiles, personal websites, and your blog.
11. Choose a resume format that works for you.
12. Consider using a professionally designed template.
13. Consider putting your education section first.
14. Lose the phrase “References Available Upon Request.”
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