CV Tips & Advice - How To Make A CV Standout

Keep your CV at the top of the right pile!

It could be the most important six or seven seconds of your career. Six or seven seconds is exactly how long that recruitment agencies will look at your resume before deciding how they will proceed. It's obvious that good people will slip through the net, but it’s also the risk employers and recruiters will take in the present job climate with so many applicants for each role – if any exist.

So, there is no point in fighting it – any potential job seeker or career ladder climber simply needs to ensure that in that all important six or seven seconds, your resume stands out – for all the right reasons.

You could be the perfect person for the role, based on your skills and experience, but if you can’t portray this in that all important time frame, then you could be losing out. You wouldn’t want to lose out on the basis of a bad resume would you?

Make it count – remember it’s your first impression.

Here are ten points you should consider to make sure your CV stands out

FIRST PUNCH – Open with a statement that highlights the very best of your key strengths and achievements. RELATING DIRECTLY TO THE JOB IN HAND. It gets the important facts in first
STANDARD IS GOOD – There is no time to impress with gimmicks and visual wackiness. Just use the facts, and first.
STRAIGHT TO THE POINT – No need to be dull but don’t go overboard with unnecessary or technical language.
TARGET – Make it obvious that you have done your homework and your statements are pinpointed to that role and organization specifically.
KEEP IT CLEAR – Use an obvious structure & timeline – time is money.
BE HONEST – Make sure you tell the truth! In the internet age, it’s easy to get caught out.
COVER THE GAPS – Don’t gloss over any career breaks you may have had – just fill them in, and again, tell the truth.
MAGIC SPELL – Your first impression MUST NOT contain any spelling or grammatical errors
AND CHECK IT AGAIN – Get it proofread, again, again, and again.

You can now START registering as a job seeker and begin your journey towards landing that dream job.

If you haven't started writing your CV yet, you can always avail of our CV builder services for that much wanted outstanding resume in the eyes of recruitment agencies and employers.