The Fundamentals of a Strong CV

[00:00 - 00:15] Even if you do make it past the eye filter, the chances are you'll probably get your CV seen by a human. So what made a good CV before and what made a good CV now isn't all that different and the fundamentals really need to remain the same.

[00:16 - 00:23] So I'm talking about things that are maybe a little bit obvious. As a recruiter, believe me, I see a lot of CVs that don't adhere to these rules .

[00:24 - 00:30] So you might be thinking as you read the list, oh, this is really obvious. The targets of a not include this. Believe me, I've seen it a lot.

[00:31 - 00:37] CVs should be easy to read. It doesn't matter if it's being read by a human or by a machine.

[00:38 - 00:50] Clear addings, formatted, not too long, no walls of text. All of that is going to make your CV much more digestible, regardless of who is screening it.

[00:51 - 01:02] CV obviously should be relevant to the job, even at the most baseline level of keyword matching. The job requires Docker or SQL or Python.

[01:03 - 01:06] And you don't have that on your CV. You're probably not going to make it through.

[01:07 - 01:22] It's also good to mention some transferable skills like leadership skills, organizational time management, the usual stuff, right? Speaking of skills, you should always use quantifiable metrics.

[01:23 - 01:29] Like you talk about a project you led, tell me about what was successful about the project. Did you deliver early?

[01:30 - 01:40] Did you have a high customer satisfaction score? And I should have had this one last, but your CV obviously should not contain any spelling or grammar errors.

[01:41 - 01:45] That's a big one. One that again, surprisingly, a lot of people don't get right.

[01:46 - 01:55] So be careful. Have someone proofread your CV, make sure it's easy to read, make sure it's relevant, make sure it's as quantifiable as possible.

[01:56 - 02:08] Obviously, if you're writing a CV for a job you did five years ago, maybe you can't remember the exact success metrics for a project you led. I think it's OK to estimate as long as you're being honest to babes.

[02:09 - 02:14] But being honest, not selling this is an estimate. I'm saying give a reasonable estimate.

[02:15 - 02:24] Don't say you improved efficiency by 300% or something like that. Now I'm going to dive into some of the more specific things that you can do.

[02:25 - 02:28] These will be getting your CV past. Yeah, I felt here.

[02:29 - 02:36] And five be consistent. This is stuff like using the same font, make sure the information compliments each other, etc, etc.

[02:37 - 02:43] If you mentioned deploying a project and a technology in your work experience, that one should probably also appear in your skill section.