10 Thing To Avoid Putting On Your CV
10 Thing To Avoid Putting On Your CV. This is one document that you use to sell yourself to potential employers. The work space is competitive, but it does not meant though that one has to go over board. You don’t have to lie or fill your curriculum vitae with unnecessary information. In many instances less is more. The following 10 things are just some of the things one has to do away with when preparing a CV.
1. Irrelevant Work Experience
Include experience if it really showcases additional skills that can translate to the position you’re applying for. Even if you excelled at the temporary waitress job during your school years, it is not necessary for an executive position. Unless you are planning on redeeming that title, it is time to get rid of all that clutter.
2. Personal Stuff
Don’t include your marital status, religious preference, or Social Security number. This might have been the standard in the past, but this information is now illegal or highly discouraged for your employer to ask from you, so there’s no need to include it.
3. Your hobbies
Honestly nobody cares. If it’s not relevant to the job you’re applying for, it’s a waste of space and a waste of the company’s time. How is swimming, table tennis and soccer going to help you in a better position to get that mechanical engineering job?
4. Lies
You can’t claim to be the former CEO of a certain company or a Nobel Prize winner, and expect not to be caught. When you lie you put your credibility at cost, and you might jeopardize chances of getting a job. Rather concentrate on the skills they can offer, rather than the skills they can’t offer.
5. Your Age
If you don’t want to be discriminated against for a position because of your age, it’s time to remove your graduation date. Another surprising way your CV could give away your age: double spaces after a period.
6. Time Off
If you took time off to travel or raise a family, do not include that information on your CV. In some countries, it is acceptable to include this information, especially travel. However, in this side of the world it is not necessary.
7. Inconsistent Formatting
The format of your CV is just as important as its content. The best format is the format that will make it easiest for the hiring manager to scan your CV and still be able to pick out your key qualifications and career goals. Once you pick a format, stick with it. If you write the day, month, and year for one date, then use that same format throughout the rest of the CV.
8. A Less-Than-Professional Email Address
If you still use an old email address, like [email protected] or [email protected], it’s time to pick a new one.It only takes a minute or two, and it’s free.
9. Headers, Footers, Tables, Images, or Charts
These fancy embeddings will have hiring managers thinking, “Could you not?” While a well-formatted header and footer may look professional, and some cool tables, images, or charts may boost your credibility, they also confuse the applicant-tracking systems that companies use nowadays.
10. Your Boss’ Name
Don’t include your boss’ name on your CV unless you’re OK with your potential employer contacting him or her. Even then, the only reason your boss’ name should be on your CV is if the person is someone noteworthy, and if it would be really impressive.
