Initial impressions count.
Candidates must consider that research has shown that the average reader will spend only 20 seconds reviewing your CV before making a decision of who to interview or reject.
In such a competitive, candidate-driven market place only the best CV’s will be selected to interview for the best opportunities.
If you want to make it to the interview stage then your CV must be professional, relevant and represent you effectively. It must be concise, easy to read and effectively market all your relevant skills, qualifications and experience for the job role.
In some cases in the interim / temporary market place a good CV can actually secure you the role without an interview!
In our opinion there is more than one way to write a good CV but it must fulfill two distinct purposes. The first thing that it must do is get you the interview. Once at the interview, it must then prompt the right questions, enabling you to promote all your relevant skills, experience and achievements to demonstrate that you are the best candidate.
You need to ensure that you have impact and quickly demonstrate on page 1 why you are a good candidate for this role!
