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    "result": {"data":{"contentfulSkillmeterBlogPost":{"url":"the-cv-that-will-really-get-you-a-job-interview","title":"The CV that will really get you a job interview!","description":{"description":"<p>Remember that\r\nthe goal of a CV is to get you an interview, not the job straight away! Knowing\r\nthat recruiters spend on average just 9 seconds on a CV before deciding whether\r\nyou are worth being invited to an interview or not, makes the task even more\r\nchallenging. First impressions do matter! Having a great strategy in place how\r\nto approach the task can save you considerable time in your job hunt.  Follow these steps and you will have\r\ninterviews lined up for you!</p>"},"body":{"body":"<p>Remember that\r\nthe goal of a CV is to get you an interview, not the job straight away! Knowing\r\nthat recruiters spend on average just 9 seconds on a CV before deciding whether\r\nyou are worth being invited to an interview or not, makes the task even more\r\nchallenging. First impressions do matter! Having a great strategy in place how\r\nto approach the task can save you considerable time in your job hunt.  Follow these steps and you will have\r\ninterviews lined up for you!</p><ul>\r\n<li>1) Every line in your CV – I\r\nreally mean EVERY line! – has only one purpose: to promote your skills,\r\nqualifications, achievements and strengths as best as possible. For example,\r\ndon’t start with the word CURRICULUM VITAE (which literally means “the race of\r\nlife”) or RESUME at the top. Everyone can see what kind of document it is.\r\nThus, mention in your first line your name in bold letters. The ideal length of\r\nyour CV should be two pages.</li><li>2) Make it easy for the recruiter\r\nto contact you by providing your (correct!) address, email and phone number. </li><li>3) Your personal profile statement\r\nis one of the most crucial parts of your CV. It needs to be attention grabbing.\r\nInvest considerable time in highlighting your competence (hard and soft skills,\r\nexperience, motivations etc.) in an original, unique and interesting way. Look\r\nat how others are writing their profile summaries and do it better. Many career\r\nadvisors say you should mention also your personal career goals in this\r\nstatement. I disagree on that point, I would say that YOUR personal goals don’t\r\nadd value to the company, it’s more about what goals you can achieve FOR the\r\ncompany. Even though, the best case would be if your personal goals would match\r\nperfectly the company’s goals too. </li><li>4) If you are applying for very\r\ndifferent jobs in different industries you must customise your CV accordingly,\r\nnot just your cover letter! Always highlight those particular skills and\r\nexperiences which directly relate to the job. Only doing it this way you will\r\nhave a great chance to be invited for an interview. I can assure you that a\r\ngood recruiter can tell the difference between a CV which is tailor made and\r\none which is standard! </li><li>5) Find out as much as possible\r\nabout the job and then mention the right keywords with regard to the job ad.\r\nThis is crucial because it is most likely that the first screening of your CV\r\nwill be done by a computer software rather than a “human” Recruiter. If you\r\ndon’t make it through the electronic scanning, forget the interview! </li><li>6) Use clear headings to highlight\r\neach section: personal details, profile statement, employment history, skills,\r\neducation, any other relevant details (earliest availability, travel\r\nflexibility, etc.). </li><li>7) Remove everything that is\r\nirrelevant and does not add any value to the relative job. Your reasons for\r\nleaving previous jobs, your references, your salary expectation, your job\r\nresponsibilities which go back decades and hobbies that are not adding any real\r\nvalue to the potential job should be discussed during the interview and not be\r\nmentioned in your CV. As I said earlier, use every line to sell yourself and\r\ntell the company what BENEFIT you can add to the company with your skills and\r\nexperiences. </li><li>8) In order to really impress a\r\npossible employer it is not sufficient to just list your past job\r\nresponsibilities (it doesn’t reveal anything about your real performance) but\r\nto mention your key achievements. They can speak volumes! Make sure you stick\r\nto the true facts and don’t inflate the figures. If possible quantify your\r\nresults. For example, “Increased the number of clients to 23 % within a year”,\r\nor “Reduced the number of complaints from 26% to 9 % from the previous year”.\r\nWhatever you achieved so far, don’t hold back and mention it! Remember we are\r\nliving in a fast-paced, competitive and results-driven corporate world. </li><li>9) Many CVs get rejected based on\r\nthe fact that they have grammar or/and spelling mistakes. Re-read your CV and\r\ndon’t just rely on your computer software to spot potential mistakes. Make sure\r\nthat your resume is absolutely error-free. There is no harm in asking also\r\nfamily members to give you some feedback. They might spot mistakes that you\r\nsimply didn’t notice. </li><li>My last top tip for you is this one: Mention your social media presence\r\non several networking websites! Many recruiters do check on their candidates’\r\ndigital presence, sometimes before inviting a candidate for an interview and - even\r\nmore often - before offering the job to someone. But do it only if you are 100\r\n% confident that the content you published online so far (comments, pictures,\r\nvideos, etc.) is impeccable and that makes you look like a knowledgeable,\r\ncompetent professional and a decent person. Use this as your additional\r\npromotional tool – your secret weapon - which many other job applicants might\r\nnot think of!&nbsp;</li></ul>"},"authorName":"Karin Schroeck-Singh","authorBio":{"authorBio":"Karin Schroeck-Singh is a passionate Public Speaker, eBook Author, and a freelancing Online Content Producer. She has an MBA from the University of Leicester (UK) and gained 18 years of international work experience in Italy, the UK and India."},"publishedOn":"2015-08-30T17:13:30.980Z"}},"pageContext":{"id":"12802bfc-48de-55b8-bd59-87501cdfc555"}},
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