Since 2017, I’ve been leveraging my expertise as an employment counsellor to write articles about navigating the job market for Jobboom.
In this article, I’ll refer to ten articles I’ve written about how to craft a CV that truly stands out from the pack.
Mistakes to correct and pitfalls to avoid
There are several kinds of errors that we frequently see across a high percentage of CVs. These three articles should help you identify these mistakes and allow you to fix them quickly.
The article 10 Mistakes in Your CV That Exasperate Recruiters involved speaking with 22 hiring professionals to get their thoughts on this topic. It’s a great read that provides insight into the point of view of recruiters.
3 Reasons Why Your CV Isn’t Getting Many (or Any) Responses
10 CV Mistakes That Exasperate Recruiters
4 Secrets Your CV Reveals About You, Without You Knowing
Technical tools to go deeper
Writing a CV requires focused work. I often refer my clients to these articles to help them tackle this challenging task. The advice that I consider to be essential can be found within them.
5 rules for defining a career objective in your CV
3 simple tricks to crafting a very precise CV
How the verbs in your CV reveal secrets about you without you knowing
Tools for addressing specific problems
How challenging it will be to develop a strong CV varies from one person to another, depending on their individual situation.
For example, if you’ve been away from the job market due to illness or another reason, there will be a gap in your career path that can be challenging to address in a CV, especially if the gap is recent.
If this is your situation I suggest consulting this article: 3 ways to fill a gap in your CV
Sometimes, it can be difficult to highlight the important parts of your candidacy within the framework of a CV. Soft skills, for example, are harder to describe in a concrete way than successes that can be quantified with hard numbers. The skills-focused CV is an ideal solution to this problem, in particular for those who have had an atypical career path. That said, the skills-focused CV must be top-notch, otherwise it may be quickly passed over.
3 ways to show off your soft skills in your CV
5 Essential Elements of a Skills-Focused CV
Five Ways to Improve Your CV When You Have Little Experience
About the cover letter
Even if cover letters aren’t always read by recruiters, they must be written in a way that brings additional value to your candidacy. This article can serve as a useful guide on how to write your cover letter.
Exemples et modèles de lettre de présentation – coming soon
10 Cover Letter Mistakes You Should Definitely Avoid Making
To access all these articles and to learn how to create a highly-efficient CV, check out all the articles in the “CV” category in the Jobboom Advice blog here.
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