7 tips for cv

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7 Tips for CVs/Resumes

When you apply for a job, you are usually asked to send a CV
or resume. This is a history of your education and work
experience. Here are 7 tips for CVs :


Tip 1: Use design that demands attention


Employers don't have time to read through each of your job
descripttions to know if you have the skills they need. The
design of your CV must do it for them. Your CV should be
concise, well-organised and relevant. It should emphasise
the most important and relevant points about your
experience, skills and education.


Tip 2: Use 'power words'


To control the image that an employer has of you, use power
words that match the position you want. Certain words are
used frequently by recruiters in their job descripttions. You
should study recruiters' advertisements and job descripttions
and use these words in your CV and covering letter.


Tip 3: A number is worth 1,000 words


Numbers are alive and powerful. They create images in our
minds. General statements are easy to ignore. Be specific!
Use numbers when describing your duties and achievements.
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Tip 4: Put important information first


List important information at the beginning of your job
descripttions. Put statements in your CV in order of
importance, impressiveness and relevance to the job.

 

Tip 5: Sell benefits, not skills


Holiday companies don't sell holidays. They sell relaxation,
adventure, sun, sea and sand (the benefits of a holiday).
You should not sell your skills (many other people have the
same skills). You should sell the benefits of your skills.
When you write your skills and past duties, you can explain
their benefits to the employer.

 

Tip 6: Solve the employer's (hidden) needs


Employers want people who can solve problems, not create
them! Your CV and cover letter should show how you can solve
the employer's problems and needs.

 

Tip 7: Target the job


You will have more success if you adjust your CV and cover
letter for the specific skills an employer is seeking. This
means that you would write one CV for one particular job and
a different, modified, CV for another job.

 

Regards

Renu

Replies (29)

This was not written by me. It was just an  e-mail sent to me. I simply forwarded it.enlightened

 

Thanks Renu For sharing :) 

Thanks for sharing it dear..smiley

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Bookmarked. Thanku for sharing sister.smile.

thanks for sharing

Thanks Very Much .....................

 

It Help In Future ...............

Thank you Renu...it may help many on CCI.

Well those are some hidden tips which some of us used to get followed, well u shared an important post........thanx 4 sharing dear......hope too get more post :)

Thanks for sharing Dear........its useful to alll members of CCI........!!!

Thank you, Renu, for covering a very important topic. Having seen CVs from best to worst, I think one should consult a senior after writing one's CV. During an informal conversation, a Corporate big-shot once said  , " Why do they write this part "Objectives"? " . And he was dead right ! So, in my view, while writing a CV, special care must be excercised to keep unwarranted words at bay.

Thank you Renu for sharing this at right time :)

 

Indeed its very useful to all the IPCC students who cleared just 3 days back..:)

 


 

The forum posted by the author is correct & accurate. As while going for an interview  CV is important & it must be in a proper & in standard format. Because most companies preffer these formats only. Also the chances of getting selection in a companies depends upon your resume only. So Resume is important tool while facing an interview. Also it is  an first interaction between ourself & interviewer.

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Thanks for sharing it dear..


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