4 Ways to Learn the Lingo and Impress the Robots

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Industry Specific Keywords: It is hard to avoid these keywords, but you need to make sure that every application you put together [and, yes, that does mean that you need to check every application, there is no room for the old copy and paste routine] must contain keywords, even multiple usage of certain keywords that leave no doubt as to your suitability.

Keywords is a pretty huge subject, and you may have to be resourceful in argentina whatsapp phone number your search for the perfect batch of keywords to sprinkle liberally throughout your CV.

Bullets: Lists of bullets are easier to read and digest when compared with blocks of text [for humans and machines], so try to capture the essence of each skill or achievement in a single CV bite, rather than a paragraph ‘waffle’ [did you see what I did there..?]

Things to Avoid: Images, photos [for UK CVs], and fancy formatting, such as tables. CV robots are just not interested! They are more likely to reject the CV rather than try to work out what you are trying to tell them.

Fickle about Fonts: I have seen some….unusual….font types on CVs, some good, some not so much. I have also seen some fonts that can be read from low orbit and some that could fit onto a grain of rice…I exaggerate, but you get it! Keep it basic, sans serif. I favour the Arial family, but Calibri or Verdana work too. Don't go below 10 point.