👨🏽💻 CV Writing Tips 👩🏽💻
Oct 09, 2021
INTRODUCTION
To start with, I want to put it out there that I am not a Human Resources professional. My recommendations in this piece are based on my personal experience finding my way in the private sector job market for 13 years plus my relatively recent experience reviewing other professionals’ CVs plus conversations with some HR professionals that I have worked with over the years. The ideas I share here may not be relevant for public sector recruitment.
My recommendations are based on two main ideas:
- Your CV is not meant to secure you a job. Your CV is meant to secure you an interview. It is your job to secure the job for yourself at the interview.
- Always assume that the CV reader (recruiter or hiring manager) has very little time (less than 1 minute) to look at your CV before he/she decides whether it is worth a closer look or not.
With the above in mind, it is clear that a CV is an attention-grabbing tool. You want to communicate the most important...
