How Healthy is Your CV… Is it Time for a Check Up?

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p>Would you agree that your CV is a living, breathing document? It certainly should not be a static; ‘carved in stone’ concept, it should be constantly changing and growing in impact as your career progresses and develops, and also should be adapted to better meet the criteria of each application you make.

Your CV should be in the best state of health possible if it is to perform optimally in what is still a pretty tough market with some of the best talent out there.

CV tips

Warming the Stethoscope
Like any other ‘living, breathing’ thing, from time-to-time it would be advisable to check china phone number library the health condition of your CV. Hopefully, it is vibrant and performing at ‘marathon runner’ level [or even ‘iron-man’ level], but if you find that your CV is getting a bit out-of-breath and struggling to get to the major milestones in the recruitment process…shortlisting and interviews! It may be time to put your CV through its paces…and yes, I did have to Google some of the following data!

Steady as She Goes
Before I start asking ‘how many fingers am I holding up?’ it might be good to check some of the basics, the first of which would be a good steady pulse…how does your CV look?

A steady 60-80 beats per minute? With a stunning; flowing format that takes the reader on a flawless journey through your career, hitting all the ‘what I have to offer’ beats along the way, or is it dashing along at 120 beats per minute, with the recruiter’s eyes flicking all over the page, unable to focus on your value because of an erratic delivery of information and a sporadic trail of details that doesn’t capture the interest?

Take a Deep Breath…..
How about the breathing? Nice and steady? Coping with the competition? Or red-faced and sweaty, close to passing out as it tries to keep up with the competition in the race for the ideal next job? Content is a key factor in measuring your CV’s standard of fitness.

It should be aesthetically pleasing and presented in easy-to-digest bites of what is on offer, laced with lungfuls of fresh, current content that is relevant and easy to place within your current industry.