Twenty MAJOR MISTAKES IN A CV 1. Unprofessional or low resol | Middle East and UAE Jobs

Twenty MAJOR MISTAKES IN A CV

1. Unprofessional or low resolution photo
2. No profile title
3. No LinkedIn link or too long and non personalized URL
4. No or wrongly/poorly written summary
5. Too long or poorly written work experience
6. No quantified professional achievements/awards
7. Poor use of effective wording or no strong wording at all
8. Poorly written education, and mixing university degree with other certificates, courses and trainings
9. Too many pages when a CV can easily be 1-2 pages
10. Poor, hard to follow and non-attractive design
11. Non visible font or too small letters with disturbing and hard to read use of bold, italic, caps, etc.
12. Poorly written keywords, skills, core competencies
13. Having written, spelling, no-space and grammar mistakes
14. Non-ATS (applicant tracking system) friendly CV
15. Wrong format page of margins and spaces
16. Overload of unnecessary information that makes it too intense and impossible to read and follow
17. Not knowing the difference between an ATS CV format and a more visual CV, and when to use them
18. Not expressing candidate's unique selling points (USP)


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