You don’t need to put your age on a CV and recruiters and employers are not allowed to directly ask you how old you are. It would be naive to think that your age doesn’t make a difference as many recruiters are under 30 and to them anyone over the age of 50 is not a good […]
National Insurance numbers on CVs is a big ” no no”. We’re seeing it a lot at right now & it’s a sure fire way to get your identity stolen!
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One of the biggest complaints we hear of from clients who have previously had a “professional” write their CV is that the end result just doesn’t read like it’s them being described. It’s generally because a stock pro-forma will have been used when writing the profile, and also in the job descriptions, where a list
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Consider how old you are when writing your CV. If you’re over 25 does it matter that you won a book token at school?
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Number 1 complaint from recruiters about CVs? Missing, or only partial, contact details. Mobile & email are the minimum requirement.
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Spelling mistake of the day! “My currant roll as a sales manger…” this is a CV that is not going to impress a recruiter.
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We periodically like to take a look at our competition and see what they are offering and their pricing to make sure we’re competitive. Today I discovered that it’s quite amazing how many CV writers are “the UK’s number 1 professional CV Writers” or “the leading CV writers for professional CVs”. I’d love to know
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Review your Facebook home page as though you’re an employer and ask yourself “Would I employ that person?” – remember they can Google you!
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