| Britain's economy is unfortunately not booming. I am | | | | standard. |
| sure you wish it were. If things were better, it might | | | | 7. Do not use a funky font. Make sure that your font |
| be easier to maintain your current job, get promoted, | | | | is easy to read and not too small. |
| or even get hired. Despite the troubling economic | | | | 8. Do not lie or mislead people on your CV. |
| situation, there is still hope for anyone who is seeking | | | | 9. Do not include personal information that is not |
| to get hired. All you need is a good CV. How do you | | | | relevant to the job you are applying for. |
| make sure your CV is the best? It is not necessarily | | | | 10. Only apply for positions you are qualified for. |
| about being the best, more about avoiding common | | | | 11. Avoid long paragraphs. CVs are meant be read |
| mistakes people make when it comes to their CV. | | | | quickly. No one can do this with a long paragraph. |
| Here are some mistakes to avoid. | | | | 12. Do not give someone a long CV. Try to keep it |
| 1. Do not hide important information. Those who | | | | to 1 page. The maximum is 2 pages. |
| want to hire you need to be able to find the | | | | 13. Use bullet points. |
| information that they are looking for (i.e. experience, | | | | 14. Format your CV. Use spell check. Also, check for |
| skills) | | | | grammatical errors. |
| 2. Try to avoid gaps in employment. If you have | | | | 15. Include dates on your CV. Make sure these dates |
| done something, put it on there, otherwise they will | | | | are accurate. |
| question why you were not working or simply not | | | | 16. Avoid discussing job experience in terms of what |
| interview you. | | | | you did. Think about how you contributed to the |
| 3. Do not write your CV in 1st person. Use 3rd | | | | company and write that on your CV. |
| person instead. It sounds more formal. | | | | Remember, you have about 5, maybe 10 seconds to |
| 4. Make sure the CV is easy to follow from the | | | | impress someone with your CV. If they do not like |
| beginning. If not, the person will probably stop reading | | | | what it looks like, they will most likely move on. Make |
| it. | | | | sure you take the time to ensure your CV is not |
| 5. Do not include pictures, graphics, or links unless it is | | | | being passed over because of poor mistakes that |
| a headshot. | | | | could easily be fixed. |
| 6. Attach your CV in a WORD document. This is | | | | |