A Few CV Tips and Ideas

Many of us put too much concentration in making a resume, believing that a good resume will, by itself, be enough to land a job

RESUME SHOULD BE NO MORE THAN A PAGE, A MYTH:
As employers receive hundreds of resumes everyday, you need to keep in mind that your resume should be easy reading and should provide details that can be easily perceived by the reader. However, that does not mean keeping your resume to one page if you have a lot more to tell the employer about yourself. If you wish to talk about your accomplishments in the resume as it will help the employer in assessing you. Because a short resume may not provide enough information for the employer to make a fair hiring decision.

NO INDIVIDUAL GOALS OR CAREER OBJECTIVES

If you do, the prospective employer is likely to get the impression that you are more interested in yourself than you are in the company. That can be reason enough to remove you from consideration for the job, even before a full evaluation of your credentials takes place. Be specific, avoid vague statements. Include a description of your accomplishments for each employer, setting them out in statements easily read. Include as many facts and figures as necessary to substantiate achievements. It is important that everything included is factual.

DO NOT SEND YOUR RESUME TO EMPLOYERS

Most of us assume that the best way is to respond to the ads or online job sites. But that may not work for your advantage. The best way is to talk to employers and learn about job opportunities. Talking to the employer first is always more advantageous than sending your resume blindly. You do not know what the employer is looking for and most times your resume will screen you out of the process. You have a much better chance of screening yourself in by talking to the employer and crafting your verbal “resume” to highlight accomplishments that are most relevant to the particular interviewer’s needs.