Is
your Curriculum Vitae:
ACCURATE?
Make
absolutely sure that your gramar and spellling
are letter-purfect.
Are
you exaggerating your abilities, qualifications
or experience?
If
you have to bend the truth just to apply for the
job, how long do you think you are going to survive
in the position? How happy do you think
you are going to be?
It
is very easy for a recruiter to verify most of
the content of a CV. Either by background checking
(and remember, they may seek references from people
other than the carefully-chosen few that you put
forward) or by really drilling down on you at
interview to justify the accomplishments you take
credit for on your CV.
DON'T
LIE! Present yourself in the most favourable
light possible, by all means; but getting caught
out in a lie is a really bad reason to
be disqualified from the selection process, so
DON'T! (Interesting blog post on this very
topic here)
Then
assess is your Curriculum Vitae:
RELEVANT?
Start
with the most pertinent, recent and persuasive
information about yourself. You are trying to
make a sale here - pitch yourself accordingly.
Show
the employer right up front that you are aware
of his/her concerns and then show him/her that
you are the answer to those concerns.
If
you can't do this - why are you applying for the
job?
For
more on the subject of representing yourself in
writing, we also have some thoughts you might
find useful on the topic of cover
letters and submitting an application
form.
And
here's an extract
from Where's My Oasis? that discusses
many of the mistakes we see people making at the
written stage.
Fortify
has an outstanding track record in getting candidates
onto the short list. If you would like help in
changing your CV into a document that really works
for you, contact
us.
