📌 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐕 Most CVs are rejected due to basic issues. To enhance your chances of getting hired, here are some common mistakes to fix in your CV: 👇 ❌❌ 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐕 𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐕𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 👪 𝐈𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐚: Don't include an extensive list of personal details, like the number of children, Local Government Area (LGA), blood group, etc. It's unnecessary and can be off-putting. 🎓 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬: Consolidate your educational background and certificates obtained. There's no need for these to be separate – keep it streamlined and together. 🚫 𝐋𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: Never make things up or embellish your skills and achievements. ⌛ 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐘𝐨𝐮'𝐯𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐇𝐚𝐝: Keep your CV focused and relevant. 🗣️ 𝐓𝐨𝐨 𝐌𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐉𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐨𝐧: Keep your language clear and easy to understand. ⚽ 𝐈𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐇𝐨𝐛𝐛𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬: Include only relevant personal interests or hobbies. 🎯 𝐎𝐧𝐞-𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐞-𝐟𝐢𝐭𝐬-𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐕: Tailor your CV to each specific job you're applying for. 👥 𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐕: Wait until asked before providing references (this is debatable). 📚 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐡𝐬: Keep your points concise and easy to read. 🎭 𝐔𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞: Use active verbs to showcase your achievements. ⏰ 𝐎𝐮𝐭-𝐨𝐟-𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Keep everything on your CV current and updated. 🌩️ 𝐍𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐬: Always keep the tone of your CV positive and forward-looking. 🖊️ 𝐔𝐧𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐨𝐧𝐭: Stick to clear, professional fonts. I have seen a CV with large font size like a signpost or a poster. 📃 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐕𝐬: Keep your CV as short and sweet as possible. 📧 𝐔𝐧𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐥 𝐀𝐝𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬: Make sure your email address is professional and appropriate. Avoid emails like amakahookup@gmail.com or hotqueen@gmail.com or swagbashar@gmail.com 😀😀 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐂𝐕 𝐢𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 – 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭! 🥇