Your CV is usually your first introduction to a potential employer and will offer a first impression of you. Although you may want to put everything you have accomplished down on paper to present to your potential employer, it is not always a good idea.
For any one position there may be thousands of applications which means that interviewers will have to look through a large amount of CVs and narrow them down. Most companies simply don’t have the manpower or the time to read through every CV thoroughly when they are in the first stages of narrowing down the applications. Make sure yours makes the cut by following these tips:
- Keep your first submitted CV to one page only
- Put all essential information at the top of the page
- Make sure it is clear to read and understand
- List your work experience clearly
- Cut out excess information and stick to what is essential