You may think writing a CV is straight forward, but mediocre CVs are the norm and don’t do an applicant justice. Read on to learn how to present yourself effectively.

The key to writing a good CV is to understand how candidates are selected for interview either by an executive search consultant or an employer. For better or worse, a decision is made very quickly to consider a candidate based on a swift initial review of their CV. The assessor will not read every word in this review, or indeed ever. They might have hundreds of applicants’ CVs to consider. It is therefore important to keep this in mind and to present information in an effective and accessible way.

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