Why is it so important to get your CV right?

Welcome!

It’s always hard to pick a topic with which to kick off a new blog.  But, given that this blog is brought to you by The CV Centre, I thought I’d start by saying a brief word in response to a key question -  a question which was put to me in a radio interview just this morning: Why is it so important to get your CV right?

My answer’s short but sweet:  You have to see things from the recruiters’ or prospective employers’ point of view.  They’re often faced with a pile of many hundreds of CVs to review – for just one vacancy.  And almost a third of recruiters admit to only reading a CV for a minute or so before deciding whether to interview the candidate.  In fact, many admit to spending even less time!  Twenty to 30 seconds is quite common.  So it’s vital to make your CV stand right out from the competition.  Get your CV right and you’ll get your foot in the door for an interview.  Get it wrong and you’ll end up in the ‘no thank you’ pile – also known as the bin!

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Kind regards,

About James Innes

James Innes is the Founder and Chief Executive of The CV Centre - the UK's leading CV consultancy. Following more than a decade of experience heading up The CV Centre, James is widely considered to be one of the UK's leading careers experts. James regularly participates at recruitment fairs and conferences as a sought-after guest speaker, as well as being interviewed on TV and radio. He is the author of a number of best-selling careers books. His current works are: 'The CV Book', 'The Interview Book', 'Brilliant Cover Letters', 'Ultimate New Job' and 'The Interview Question & Answer Book'.
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