5 common mistakes that candidates do while making

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5 Common Mistakes That Candidates Do While Making A CV

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INTRODUCTION▪ While CV is a passport for landing that dream interview,committing serious blunders can harm even the remotest ofchances to get shortlisted. While you scroll through hundredsof formats online, it is always essential to customize your CVas per your requirements. Simply coping a format from the netand filling in your details will not help you with anything. Itgives recruiters one reason to chuck your resume down thethrash. Add your second bullet point here

▪ Have a look at some of the common mistakes that candidatesusually commit. It will give you an eye opener and tips on howyou can rectify these mistakes in your CV.




Top 5 Common Mistakes

Choosing a wrong resume format

Creating a CV without a title

Drafting an extremely lengthy CV

Committing grammatical blunders

Avoiding customization of CVs




Choosing a wrong resume formatWhile you are drafting your CV, make sure you choose thecurrent resume format. If you are an experiencedprofessional and randomly mention details without anyformat or sequence, it can hinder your chances of gettingselected for an interest. If you have a vast experience,choose a chronological format. If you want to focus moreon your skills, create a functional resume.




Creating a CV without a titleWithout a relevant title, your CV has no identify. It is the first striking element of your resume. If you wish to get noticed, give a catchy title to your CV.




Drafting an extremely lengthy CVIf you think that offering every possible information aboutyourself in your CV can help you get shortlisted, then youare wrong. Recruiters are not interested in your historyand will not even glance through your CV. Even if youhave a vast experience, only provide informationregarding the relevant experience and restrict your CV tomaximum 2 to 3 pages.




Committing grammatical blunders

If you have created a compelling CV, the next step is toproof read the document. You are bound to commit typosand grammatical errors. But if you don’t spend that extraminutes to rectify such petty errors, then it will surely costyou more than expected.




Avoiding customization of CVsIf you creating a single CV and forwarding it across to allrecruiters will help, then it is a wrong notion. Every job hasdifferent requirements and expectation. Hence it isessential to customize your CV as per the job you areapplying for so as to get shortlisted.




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