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#WAY TOWORK 2014
RESUME
(CV) FACTS
ABOUT
43%
of people lie in their resumes
(CVs) in order to land a job.
If the lie is discovered, you could lose
out on an excellent opportunity
or be fired after accepting a position.
Your best bet is to honestly portray
your career history.
51%
of all resumes are processed
via a tracking system that works
by detecting keywords.
CVs that get
automatically
rejected
61%
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› with spelling mistakes or typos
35%
› with an inappropriate email address
30%
› don’t include a list of skills
22%
› more than two pages long
TOP
RESUME
MISTAKES
misspellings and grammatical
errors are killers
WAYS TO GET YOUR
RESUME NOTICED
avoid cliché words
have an ‘adaptable’ resume
not including keywords
that match the job posting
content that is not
targeted to the job
be concise and neat
write a career summary/objective
integrate keywords of job post
writing a resume objective
which doesn't match the job
including too much information
Sources:
Graduate Prospects - http://www.prospects.ac.uk/
CareerBuilder - http://www.careerbuilder.com/
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