If you want to land your dream job, then it’s likely that your CV will need to be approved by at least one recruiter.
Impressing recruiters is your gateway to hiring managers and job interviews – but what exactly do recruiters want to see in a CV?
This latest guide from StandOut CV shows how recruiters read your CV and what steps you can take to adapt your CV in order to give them what they want.
By seeing things from a recruiter’s perspective, you will have a much greater chance of writing an effective CV.
Recruiters must open your CV
A CV that sits unread in a recruiter’s inbox is no use to anybody. Write a personalised cover note for every application you make, to ensure that your CV isn’t ignored.
Recruiters scan your CV
Once they have opened it, recruiters will perform a quick scan of your CV to determine whether it is worth reading in full. Give your CV an easy-to-read structure and ensure that relevant skills are made prominent.
Recruiters focus on your current role
Your current role gives readers the most up-to-date information about your abilities so include plenty of detail in yours.
Recruiters love numbers
Recruiters love to see numbers on a CV to give them some scale of the work you have done. Prove your value by adding some quantifiable facts and figures to your achievements.
Recruiters scare easily
Recruiters can lose their reputation by providing bad candidates to their hiring managers, so ensure that you don’t give them any reason to doubt you by triple checking your CV for mistakes.
TOP TIP: We also recommend using Free & Quick Proofreading by Grammarly!
What’s next?
Once you’ve perfected your CV, be sure to upload it to CV-Library so that employers can get in touch with you about relevant jobs!
Contributed by StandOut CV