Mistakes To Avoid in a CV

Before you start to write your CV, it is worthwhile to note what should not be included in it to ensure that you create a winning one.

Having worked in the recruitment field for quite some time now, I have interacted with a number of resumes. Let me reveal something to you, it is the silly CV writing mistakes that make many lose their chance.

I mean think about it; for every job application, there are thousands of applications. Out of these applications, there are highly qualified professionals seeking the same job as you.

So, what do you do when you have many people who are the best fit for the job?

What we do is get the curriculum vitae pile that is qualified for the job and start grilling them for things that should not be in a CV.

Once we see those errors, we eliminate the resumes, one by one, until we remain with the number that we require.

Bummer, right?

Well, if you do not want your CV to end up in the reject pile, these are the things you should avoid your resume from having at all costs.

1. Grammatical errors

How do you feel when you receive a text message that is full of spelling errors? You can barely go past the first line before you skip it, can’t you?

Well, the same thing applies to your resume. If your CV is full of errors, the employer will barely go past the second line of your first resume’s section.

One small grammatical error will cost you a job. Ensure that you proofread your CV 10 times if you have to; it is better to go overboard and end up with a well-polished resume.

2. An Unprofessional Contact Information

Your email address should at all times be a professional one. To have one, you have to avoid using nicknames as part of your email address.

Imagine using an email such as shikucute@yahoo.com. It gives an impression of an immature person or rather unprofessional.

It might come as a shock too, but using Gmail also makes you look more professional as opposed to Yahoo. Do not forget that Gmail also comes with an added advantage to you as a job seeker; you can store your CV in Google drive which saves you the trouble of losing your documents.

3. Untailored Content

Whenever you are applying for a job, make sure that you customize your CV to the job you are applying for.

Employers are looking for skills and experience that match their vacant role which means you have to bring that out in your CV. Failure to do this only means that you are not communicating fully with the employer.

4. Inappropriate or unprofessional Filename

‘Karis 2016 CV’, is this how you have saved your CV? Then stop wondering why employers are not looking at your CV when you apply for those MD positions yet you have been working for the last 15 years.

Use your official name to same your document, something simple as ‘John Kariuki CV’ is enough and also appropriate beside the recruiter does not need to do any editing when saving your CV for interview consideration.

5. Shouting CV Format

Finally, a CV is supposed to be a very simple document. The formatting you choose to use should be kept very simple.

Use bullets and well-summarized sentences because employers do not have time to go through prose work due to the huge number of CVs they have to go through.

You do not have to go through the risk of creating a CV that might not live up to the standards you expect.

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