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Why is Your CV rejected?

• First impressions (get more details in my book)
• Visual layout       (Get more details in my book)

¨     Typographical errors (Get more details in my book)

¨     Length Of CV

You are advised to try and keep your CV to two pages of A4, unless you are specifically asked for a longer CV. If you cannot keep your CV to this length then you probably have not understood an employer's requirements. Employers do not want to know your whole life history - just enough to decide whether they should interview you or not.

¨     Overwritten - long paragraphs and sentences

This makes it difficult to read quickly - try and keep your sentences short and punchy and use bullet points to break up the text under section headings.

¨     Poor Information Organization on your CV

 Your CV should be well organized; otherwise the reader will find it hard to follow and will not be able to build up a picture of you quickly. Remember the reader will not spend very long looking at your CV - so if they cannot find what they want they will not bother to read any further.

¨     Too little information

A lot of people do not include enough details about their previous jobs and experience and an employer therefore does not have enough information - they will therefore have to reject your application.

¨     Not results orientated

You need to shout about your achievements. Please remember that your CV is your sales document to an employer. If it does not tell an employer why they should employ you then it has failed. An employer will only want to employ you if they can see a benefit in it for themselves. So do tell them the benefits of employing you-but please remember that you do not exaggerate.

¨     If The CV makes you look too young/old for the job

Being too young/old can be a real problem and a barrier to future advancement, or even to getting a job in the first place. There are a number of ways round this problem - but this depends very much on your individual circumstances and the industry/job you are applying for.

 

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