CV + COVER LETTER FACTFILE (PART I)

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THE ULTIMATE

CV Statistics

Recruiters spend on average 3 minutes 14 seconds examining

a candidates CV

1 in 5 recruiters will make up their mind on a candidate within

60 seconds

1 in 5 recruiters will reject a candidate before reading to the end

of their CV

1 in 10 candidates will exaggerate the length of time spent in their

previous jobs

1 in 3 job seekers has applied for at least 5 jobs without response

5% of applicants are dishonest when describing their roles &

responsibilities in previous jobs.

10% of  job seekers have applied for

50 or more jobs without response

Reasons why recruiters reject CV'sTop 10

Overly casual tone Typos and grammatical mistakes

Imternship

Use too many cliches

Proactive

Extremely long CV's

Writing in the 3rd person Use of ClipArt and Emojis

Use of cringeworthy quotes

Snazzy borders and backgrounds

Unprofessional email Inappropriate font

Top 10  CV cliches that recruiters hate 

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(47%) I can work independently

(42%) I'm a hard worker

(39%) I can work well under pressure

(36%) I'm a good communicator

(35%) I'm enthusiastic

(32%) I'm a team player

(28%) I'm a good listener

(24%) I have excellent written communication skills

(22 %) I am proactive

(19 %) I am a good problem solver