The Best Tip For Creating a CV

Employment, internships, placements and more CV and Cover letter
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Building a CV

Do you have a CV but still struggling to hear back from jobs and internships? Wondering the reason why?

Tailoring your CV to the job description is indeed one of the most effective strategies to ensure your application stands out to potential employers. Here’s why it’s considered the best approach and how to execute it effectively:

  1. Alignment with Employer’s Needs: By customising your CV according to the job description, you demonstrate a clear understanding of what the employer is looking for. This alignment signals that you have the skills, experience, and qualifications necessary to excel in the role. It will also get you through the first round of screening if the company chooses to use AI for this.

  2. Highlighting Relevant Experience: Each job posting typically outlines specific requirements and qualifications. Tailoring your CV allows you to emphasise the experiences, achievements, and skills that are most relevant to the position you’re applying for. This ensures that the recruiter or hiring manager can quickly identify your suitability for the role. For example, for a marketing role highlight experience in social media.

  3. Increased Relevance: Generic CVs often include a broad range of experiences that may not be directly relevant to the job at hand. By tailoring your CV, you can focus on the aspects of your background that are most pertinent to the specific role and industry, making it more compelling to the reader.

Tailoring your CV to the job description is a highly effective strategy for increasing your chances of securing interviews and ultimately landing your desired job. It requires effort and attention to detail, but the results can be well worth it in terms of standing out to potential employers.

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Hi @Ayah!

Welcome to the IF Community!

Thanks for posting about CVs - this is a super-important topic, and you’re absolutley right about the need to tailor your CV to specific jobs. The same for Cover Letters too!

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Thanks for the advice! Tailoring my CV always seemed like a daunting task, but now I see why it’s so important. Aligning it with the job description makes total sense :sweat_smile:

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Absolutely agree! Have you found any specific tips or techniques particularly helpful in the process of customizing your CV for different job applications?

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Thanks for the advice will definitely use for my next application.

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These are great tips, @Ayah!

I used all of these in my applications, and got interviews/passed the screening process almost every time :grin: So can tell that these would never let you down!

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Such an important tip. A CV is a modifiable document that you should be reflecting on and changing when you need to.

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These are some really important tips, thank you so much

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