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!
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?
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.
