CV's Very Important!

Have you been looking for a job and not being called for an interview? Well I am hoping to help you on this short note.

I was doing short listing four weeks ago for intern positions and I noticed some strange pattern. People are not taking job searching seriously. Seriously!

How do you apply for a job, and not attach your CV???? How? How will the possible future employer know about your skills? They definitely know you are looking for a job, but have no idea what you will be able to do and/or what you have done before!

So I came up with the following points which I hope will be of help for someone out there trying to find a job.

1. Be serious. It reflects on your application.

2. You need to have Curriculum Vitae (CV). I cannot emphasize that point enough. No doubt, a must have.

3. You need to be very clear about your skills on your CV. The person short listing should not be left wondering, or asking questions about your skills and capabilities. Tell them everything you can about what you can do. But use wisdom to make it interesting enough to want to call you. 4. Your CV needs to be impressive and

a) Neat, have categories e.g. personal, experience, education. Etc. Well labeled, good uniform font.

b) Have a good name don’t just name your cv ‘cv’ use a familiar name like ‘my name cv’.

c) Focus on your skills, Brief but let somebody know what you can do.

5. You NEED, NEED to have a body text in your email. Don’t just say attached please find my CV. Tell your employee

a) What job you are applying for

b) Why you think you are the best for this job

c) That you have attached your official documents, and can be contacted for more information.

Sometimes it is also to tailor your CV depending on what the job you are applying for requires.

One last thing, Good luck, you will need it.