Examples Of Good CV
5 Tips For A Top Rate Resume

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Remember that 82-94% of CVs and resumes get rejected within 10-15 seconds so you must get yours right to beat the odds!

What Makes A Good CV?

• Look professional, even if 'homemade'. It should be printed on good quality paper, on a good printer, with enough ink. We have seen CVs and resumes where even these basic criteria are missing.
• Be succinct. Too many CVs and resumes are just too long. When an interviewer recieves anything from 20-60 CVs and resumes for each vacancy, those longer than 2 pages are simply off-putting.
• Be relevant. Thankfully, being succinct on your CV or resume forces you to be relevant. If you have lots of experience, qualifications and so on, list only the relevant ones on your actual CV or resume. Refer to an appendix for all others. That way an employer only needs to read 2 pages to see if you fit the bill. If they want more, more is available.
• Be error free. Even at senior levels, we receive CVs with spelling and grammar errors, the most common being apostrophes.

Other CV and resume errors include use of contradictory dates and formatting errors.

• Be complete. We've received CVs and resumes without phone numbers, education details and so on. This just looks sloppy. Make sure you give full information or your CV/resume will be passed over.

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And if you're looking for more advice about writing a good CV or resume, try this step-by-step guide Resume and CV Writing Guide.

Alternatively, ask a professional to write a resume for you.

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