We’ve designed this CV template with professional positions in mind, although it will easily adapt to just about any job role. It’s also super easy to expand, delete and modify to meet your exact requirements, like most of our templates. Here are some tips for getting the best out of your free CV template download:
- Keep it to the point – employers spend an average of 8 seconds filtering through CVs so you need to make sure they can easily skim yours for the key information they’re looking for. Lengthy and wordy CVs will fail this test and find their way into the bin (you may also like our article: ‘5 ways to ensure your CV doesn’t end up in the bin‘)
- Personalise it to the role – people used to send out the same CV in bulk to every job opening going – and perhaps in the past that might have worked. Unfortunately there are so many candidates for each position now, employers have got really picky. They know exactly what they’re looking for and you need to make sure your CV clearly shows you have the experience, qualifications and skills they’ve asked for specifically.
- Use the summary – the summary is a great chance to catch their attention in those 8 precious seconds. Sadly, most people waste it with fluffy words or statements such as ‘team player’ ‘hard worker’ ‘ambitious’ ‘honest’ and ‘reliable’. Trust us when we say this is NOT what a recruiter wants to read. Instead, keep your summary factual and to the point. For more help, read the first point in our post ‘4 super easy ways to make your CV stand out‘.
- Keep it up to date – you’d be surprised how many people leave off their current job role or send out CVs with old contact information on. Make sure everything on your CV is completely up to date before it goes out.