CV Write

This is a repetition of a previous post , but it is so important and so many people still get it wrong.

Make sure that you put the following on your CV:

1. Home telephone number

2. Mobile number

3. Home email address

We are still seeing a lot of CVs without this basic information. In fact some that get sent to us have no contact details on and the only way we are able to contact people is by tracking back on the email address they used when uploading their CV!

Recruiters and employers need to be able to get hold of you quickly. Make life easy for them!

Quite simple this one!

Don’t. Unless you are in education or in academia where it is considered usual.

The vast majority of employers will request references at the time a job offer is made.

The only things you do when putting references on a CV is to take up space and to run the risk of someone (that you don’t know) making contact with your current employer and causing you a massive problem.

Don’t even put that “References are Available on Request” – people know that this is the case and, again, all you are doing is using up valuable space.

The only exception to this rule is education and the academic world where it is considered usual to put down referees on a CV as it can add weight to a job application.