My CV Keeps Getting Rejected- Help! by Glenn Hughes

Why Does My CV Keep Getting Rejected? A question a lot of people ask but don't get any answers to. Of course you could phone and ask why you didn't get an interview but the chances of you getting any information from the company that is useful are slim to none. Non-standard format of your CV is one of the chief reasons for CV rejection. Funky colours, non standard fonts and the like are all pretty much guaranteed to get your CV rejected. Stick with the traditional, tried and tested methods. Plain black text on a white background seems to work best. Use a good quality paper with laser or high quality ink jet printing for best results Having 20 seconds to impress with your CV, a strong personal profile or career objective is absolutely essential. Omitting this important information means that the reader has to work harder to find the information that they are looking for. You job is to make it easy for the reader. Your personal profile should show what you can do, in what sector, in what geographical area Responsibilities are boring but achievements show what you can do for an organisation. Recruiters expect people to carry out their responsibilities anyway- achievements separate out the ordinary from the extra ordinary. Look through your career history and start to pull out the things that you did well- what did you achieve? How much did you add to the organisation and why? Show an employer this sort of information and they will want to talk with you Stupid email addresses are another surprisingly common reason for CV rejection. You should include a sober email address, with perhaps your name and a few numbers in the address. Avoid anything racy, racist, sexy, funky, etc. in your email. Get yourself a boring email address and make sure that you check it frequently Hobbies and interests won't get you a job. Putting ridiculous interests on your CV will get it rejected. Anything too wild, too wacky or clearly taking up masses of time won't work- you're CV will get rejected pretty much straight away. If you're at all concerned, leave your hobbies out- it isn't compulsory to include them Read the job description and the specification of the job that you are applying for. Make sure that you tailor your cover letter to the specific needs of the job in hand and show exactly why your CV should be considered. You can tailor your CV slightly if you wish but I would suggest that the cover letter is the place to make yourself stand out Spelling the recipients name incorrectly will never stand you in good stead. Whilst this may be stating the obvious, you would be amazed at the number of times that I receive correspondence with my name spelled incorrectly. I never view this favourably, it never fails to annoy and I have rejected many CVs for this reason as it shows a lack of attention to detail About the writer: Glenn Hughes is a business owner specialising in cv marketing for job seekers. CV marketing is one of the services provided by CV That Works Visit the Uber Article Directory to get a totally unique version of this article for reprint.