- Never start your CV with “Curriculum Vitae”. Start with your name in bold in a larger font.
- Make sure the address on your CV is the same with the job location. It will make interviewers consider you faster. For example, if the job is in Johannesburg, apply with a Joburg address. If it doesn’t stay in the same place, find someone you know who uses the same place.
- Don’t use children’s email addresses. Use an email address with your name on it. Don’t use email addresses like [email protected]. It says a lot about your maturity and professionalism. You can use [email protected]. If the name is already taken, add some numbers, for example, [email protected]
- In personal data or profile. Some entities such as date of birth, state, and nationality are not required. In fact, if the age they need doesn’t suit you, just drop your date of birth. Keep the interviewer in doubt. Better sell your skills.
- Under educational background and dates, simply write your school, your course of study, and then the year you graduated. Remove the year you were admitted. Some people started school in 2005 and graduated in 2012 for a 4-year course. It may not be your fault, but the workers wouldn’t take it that way since you are not there to defend it. So write only the year of graduation.
Also, there is no need for your qualification (First class, 2.1, 2.2, etc.). Just take it off. - Specific certifications is another area that is causing people to lose their job search as of late. In this section, most people have nothing to put in and that annoys most employers. It means that you haven’t done much to add value to yourself. If you are a recent graduate, try doing a short course or two while in college such as MS-EXCEL, SPSS, PASTEL, QUICKBOOKS, etc., otherwise you will send what we call a blank CV. For those who work, you can use your weekends to accomplish the same. It will help you on your next job search.
- Based on your work experience, you are expected to indicate where you worked, your job designation, and your responsibilities. If you no longer work for the company, write your responsibilities in the past tense. The current workplace can be written in the present tense.
- However, it is not necessary for all your work experiences to appear on your CV, except for the job you are applying for. makes your CV concise.
- Under your referees or references, you are expected to have the name, address, phone number and email address of your referees. You can also use a family member as a referee, but be sure not to use the same last name. Also, make sure your referees know that you are using them as referees.
- An ideal CV should be in black and white, not color, except on two occasions: if you are applying as a graphic designer and want to surprise your employer or when your CV has the logo of the company you have previously worked for under your work experience.
- Never forward a CV from your inbox to another employer. Open and compose a new email, then upload your CV and send it.
- When submitting your CV, make sure the subject has the job you are applying for.
- Do not save your CV on your laptop or phone as’ My CV ‘or Edited CV’. Just save it with your full name, for example Mavhungu Dakalo.
- When submitting your CV, do not leave the email page blank. Copy your cover letter and post it on the email page. Forget the usual ‘Sir, kindly find an attachment for your.
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