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12 things your CV should NOT have

Kshipra Singh

February 08, 2008

Your CV is your marketing brochure

through which you try to sell acommodity, ie your skills to the potentialbuyer ie the prospective employer. Thesole purpose of your CV is to fetch youan interview call. Nothing more, nothingless.

However, creating a CV isn't as simpleas just using flowery language andpretty fonts. There are certain things thatput recruiters off and if you want to makea good impression, make sure you donot commit these mistakes in what isarguably the most valuable document ofyour job hunt.

While the rules listed are well-founded,they are not carved in stone. At timesyou will need to break the rules. If youwant to add these things knowingly andpurposefully to your CV we advise you todo that.

The points mentioned here are not listedin the order of priority; instead they are listed in the sequence inwhich they usually appear on a CV.

~ Colorful or glossy paper and flashy fonts

Your CV is a formal, official document. Keep it simple.

~ Resume or CV at the top Many people tend to add headings to their CV. The usual are CV,Curriculum Vitae and Resume. Do not do this.

~ Photographs until askedDo not add your photo to the CV until you have been asked for it. Photographs are required only for certain types of positionslike models, actors etc.

~ Usage of 'I', 'My', 'He', 'She'

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Do not use these in your CV. Many candidates write, 'I worked as Team Leader for XYZ Company' or 'He was awarded BestEmployee for the year 2007'. Instead use bullet points to list out your qualifications/ experience like: Team leader for XYZCompany from 2006-2007.

~ Spelling mistakes and grammatical errorsProofread your CV until you are confident that it doesn't have any spelling mistakes or grammatical errors. These are big put-offsfor the recruiters. Moreover, sometimes these mistakes might land you in an embarrassing situation.

A candidate who submitted his CV without proofreading it committed the mistake of wrongly spelling 'ask' as 'ass'. Now you can

imagine the type of embarrassment he must have faced during the interview, when the interviewer pointed it out. Thesemistakes tend to convey a lazy and careless attitude to the interviewer.

~ Lies about your candidatureDo not lie about your past jobs or qualifications or anything which might have an impact on the job. You may be able to secure a

job with these lies today but tomorrow you may lose it as well.

~ Abbreviations or jargon that is difficult to understandPeople screening your resume usually belong to the HR department. If they do not understand what the abbreviations and

jargon mean, they will simply dump your CV in the trash can. Avoid over-using such terms as far as possible.

~ Reasons for leaving last jobLeave these reasons to be discussed during the personal interview. For example, some candidates write: Reason for leaving thelast job: Made redundant. Avoid making such statements in your CV, they add no value. Besides, if you do get an interview call,chances are the interviewer will address the issue.

~ Past failures or health problemsMentioning these immediately slash your chances of getting an interview call.

For instance, you have a gap in your employment because you started your own business which did not do well. Somecandidates might write -- Reason for gap in employment: Started own business which failed. Do not do this type of injustice withyour job hunt at this stage of writing the CV.

~ Current or expected salaryLeave it to be discussed while negotiating the salary.

~ Irrelevant detailsLeave out the details like marital status, sex, passport number, number of kids, age of kids. These are usually irrelevant for mostinterviewers but at times could be used as a basis for discrimination.

~ ReferencesDo not include them until asked. In fact, it is not even required to mention the line 'Reference available on request'. If therecruiter requires a reference, he/she will ask you to bring it along for the interview.

Now that you have run through the list, take a fresh look at your CV and prune away unnecessary details and unaffordableblunders that could have cost you your dream job.

The author is a contributor to www.CareerRide.com , a website that addresses technical and personal aspects of an IT interview.

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