G10 Glasgow: How To Add A Punch To Your CV

GLASGOW, Scotland - March 19, 2014 - PRLog -- G10 Glasgow

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G10 Glasgow: How To Add A Punch To Your CV

GLASGOW, UK, March 2014 – One recent study showed that recruiters spend all of 6.25 seconds looking at a candidate’s CV before deciding whether he or she is fit for a job.

A new survey of 2,200 hiring managers and human resource staffers by jobs website CareerBuilder shows that your CV may get a bit more time before being cast aside. While some 17% of hiring managers said they spend 30 seconds or less, 68% said they scan a CV for as long as two minutes before putting it aside.

To help maximize the punch your CV gives in such a short amount of time, CareerBuilder also asked survey-takers to list terms they consider turn-offs, and to offer advice about the words that make them view a candidate favourably. The message: Don’t include sweeping terms of self-praise, like “team player,” “go-getter” and “self-motivated.” Rather describe your accomplishments specifically with words like “improved,” “created” and “increased” and a specific explanation of exactly what you did, including numbers whenever possible.

The worst words to use on your résumé:

1. Best of breed
2. Go-getter
3. Think outside of the box
4. Synergy
5. Go-to person
6. Thought leadership
7. Value add
8. Results-driven
9. Team player
10. Bottom-line
11. Hard worker
12. Strategic thinker
13. Dynamic
14. Self-motivate
15. Detail-oriented
16. Proactively
17. Track record

The words hiring managers want to see:

1. Achieved
2. Improved
3. Trained/mentored
4. Managed
5. Created
6. Resolved
7. Volunteered
8. Influenced
9. Increased/decreased
10. Ideas
11. Negotiated
12. Launched
13. Revenue/profits
14. Under budget
15. Won

For additional information, contact a member of the G10 administration team at nyomi@g10glasgow.co.uk

G10’s Mission: “Loyalty to our Customers, Results for our Brands”.