*Curriculum Vitae: (L, lit.: the course of one's life). It is an outline of a person's educational and professional history, usually prepared for job applications. Another name for a CV is a résumé.

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Let’s Avoid These

Common Mistakes

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1. Poor Lay-Out & Design

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2. Bad spelling & grammar

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3. Using Clichés

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4. Generalizing and Rambling

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5. Highlighting Duties, Not Achievements

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6. Over two (2) pages

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Let’s Avoid These

Common Mistakes

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1. Effective Lay-Out & Design

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2. Good spelling & grammar

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3. Avoiding Clichés

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4. Being Specific

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5. Highlighting Achievements

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* 6. Creating two (2) pages

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*Let’s create a great CV!

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