<\u00a0 Remember you do not have to tell them everything<\/strong> \u2013 here, you really do have the right to remain silent!<\/p>\n <\u00a0 Make every word earn its place<\/strong> on the page \u2013 remember space is valuable.<\/p>\n <\u00a0 Do not<\/strong> give them any reason to throw your application away at this stage.<\/p>\n <\u00a0 Try to keep it to 2 sides only<\/strong> \u2013 one side if possible<\/p>\n <\u00a0 When in doubt, leave<\/strong> it out!<\/p>\n <\u00a0 Do not give negative<\/strong> information, e.g. sackings\/exams failed etc<\/p>\n <\u00a0 Make the C.V. user friendly<\/strong>, leave lots of white space.<\/p>\n <\u00a0 Consider leaving out your schools attended<\/p>\n <\u00a0 Consider leaving out your GCSEs if you have higher qualifications<\/p>\n <\u00a0 Try to highlight your achievements and try to make them factual<\/strong> e.g. :<\/p>\n <\u00a0 Your team has increased sales by 15% pa\/\u00a35000 a month<\/p>\n <\u00a0 You reduced overheads by \u00a3300 a week<\/p>\n <\u00a0 You have reduced absenteeism by 45%<\/p>\n <\u00a0 Try to put your relevant selling points first<\/strong> (i.e. Why should they hire you?<\/p>\n <\u00a0 If something does not support your application for a job then leave it out<\/p>\n <\u00a0 Pay attention to sports and hobbies as you might send out the wrong message-if in doubt \u2013 leave it out!<\/p>\n <\u00a0 Do not mention salary<\/p>\n <\u00a0 Do not include a reference<\/p>\n <\u00a0 Never make an attempt at humour<\/p>\n <\u00a0 Do not include a photo unless it really is your best feature!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ‘Remember you do not have to tell them everything’ \u2013 but don’t forget to Share ‘How to Write a CV’ with your friends!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hints and Tips on CV Construction <\u00a0 Remember you do not have to tell them everything \u2013 here, you really do have the right to remain silent! <\u00a0 Make every word earn its place on the page \u2013 remember space is valuable. <\u00a0 Do not give them any reason to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":826,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[48],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nelsons-quick-tips"],"mb":[],"yoast_head":"\n