Curriculum Vitaes: Tips that can Help

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• Taken from:  https://test-english.com/reading/b1/curriculum-vitaes-tips-can-help/

1. Six out of ten
   1. CV’s which fail to meet the basic standards
      1. As a consequence
         1. thousands of candidates are excluding themselves from attractive job opportunities.
2. Although the company handles over 60,000 CV’s per year
   1. it estimates that at least 60% would not be admitted if they were sent directly to potential clients due to basic errors.
3. The company Marketing Director said,
   1. Sadly it’s often the most highly qualified candidates whose CV’s are so poorly constructed that they are literally dead on arrival.
      1. Attractive job opportunities
         1. intense competition
         2. little to choose between the candidates
4. Advice on the presentation format of CV’s.
   1. that they are being submitted for.
      1. in relation to the requirements.
         1. so as to add real value to the candidates.
5. Writing a CV can be extremely difficult.
   1. and too often
      1. including a lot of information that is irrelevant.
   2. People should remember
      1. that an employer typically
         1. spends between 15 and 30 seconds.
         2. scanning each CV.
         3. you have that one chance to make an impression”.
6. “A good CV is more than just documentation of your career path;
   1. to present your career experience.
   2. details of past professional. successes that effectively demonstrate your ability.
7. Taken from: https://test-english.com/reading/b1/curriculum-vitaes-tips-can-help/
   1. By: Fabian Andres Bustos Zuñiga
   2. For Jacquelin Velosa Lopez