Honesty is the best policy. Unless we happen to be talking about CVs and resumes, it seems. In 2014, 63% of all the confirmed employment frauds reported to Cifas, the UK’s fraud prevention service, involved people lying about their education, former employment or qualifications. This has serious consequences for employees and employers alike. But checking […]
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This is something that we regularly come across with job applicants being told, or believing, that they are overqualified to be considered for a particular job role. It’s a simple fact of life that some employers will overlook your CV when sifting through applicants if they feel you are overqualified and, as the candidate, you
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Chatting to a recruiter yesterday I found the single biggest gripe that recruitment consultants have with candidates that are already registered with them – as opposed to new applicants. In order to be registered on an agencies books you will have a skill set that applies to their client base, whether it be in media,
When is a role not a roll? I’m seeing this so often at the moment and it’s getting annoying! A “roll” is something you have for lunch or breakfast as in a “bacon roll” or a “ham roll” but a job is a “role”. I see this on CVs that cover the whole spectrum of job
A maddening, and to be honest baffling, mistake I’m seeing at the moment is not putting “CV” at the top of your CV. You have to tell the reader what they’re reading . It doesn’t really matter if you put Curriculum Vitae (get the spelling right though!) or the abbreviated “CV” but you must put
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When I review a CV this is the first issue that I look at, as it is an immediate determination of how good the CV is going to be regardless of content or style. Too long and it won’t get read, too short and the recruiter is left wondering where the rest of the CV
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Looking for a free template? If you are after a free template you can download one by clicking here General Standard CV. This will make sure that you cover all of the basics in creating a new CV, but remember that it’s not just about the presentation but also how the CV is written and how
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Some of the more “interesting” things we have seen in CVs this year: I also like to boast that I can complete the Rubik’s cube in 2 minutes. I am currently Falkirk’s Miss Personality. whenever I have a blank sheet of paper I will usually draw a car in my mind. I have been vegan since 1990.
