CV Tips

Do’s:

Be concise and specific, to the point with short sentences
Tweak your resume according to each job description and specific selection criteria, use the same wording
Highlight your past achievements and experiences
Formatting: use standard fonts such as Arial, Courier or Times New Roman as not every program will be able to open all types of fonts
No-brainer: do a spell check and re-read a couple of times
Order of resume: Contact details/ Education & Qualifications/ Work history in reverse chronological order/ Skills/ Hobbies/ References
Maximum of 3 pages
Use white spaces to make your resume more legible
Explain gaps in work history
Include a short statement at the top of what you are (‘I am a specialist in...’) and what you are looking for (‘..and looking for a challenging role as a ‘xxx’ in the xxx industry’)
Only submit your resumes to recruiters that are relevant to your skills and industry experience (it has happened that a company received the same CV from different agencies at different times which will raise questions to your employability)

Don't’s:

Formatting: don’t use frames, tables or any weird fonts and don’t save as PDF (recruitment companies need to be able to easily transfer your resume into their database in order to match your skills and experience with (future) jobs)
Don’t lie! A good recruiter will figure this out and otherwise it will hunt you down at some stage in your career (read more about this in ‘client section’)
No pictures
Don’t state your current salary details
Don’t overstate your skills and experiences