{"id":7908,"date":"2015-01-21T14:28:40","date_gmt":"2015-01-21T14:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.blog.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/?p=7908"},"modified":"2023-06-20T15:03:21","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T15:03:21","slug":"adzuna-launches-value-my-cv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/adzuna-launches-value-my-cv\/","title":{"rendered":"Adzuna launches ValueMyCV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ValueMyCV is a unique, free tool, which calculates how much your skills and experience are worth based on your CV. The service also automatically suggests improvements to your CV, matches you to relevant jobs based on your skills and creates an interactive career pathway based on your job title. We recommend you give it a try and find out if you are due a pay rise in 2015!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/value-my-cv\/upload\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7911\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-20-at-09.20.10.png\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2015-01-20 at 09.20.10\" width=\"630\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-20-at-09.20.10.png 1122w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-20-at-09.20.10-300x127.png 300w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-20-at-09.20.10-1024x436.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-20-at-09.20.10-624x265.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2>Want to know your worth?<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">At <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\">Adzuna<\/a>, we are pretty thrilled\u00a0to announce the launch of our latest job hunter tool,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/try.adzuna.co.uk\/value-my-cv\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article\">ValueMyCV.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">ValueMyCV<span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\"> is a unique, free tool, which calculates how much your skills and experience are worth based on your CV. The service also automatically suggests improvements to your CV, matches you to relevant jobs based on your skills and creates an interactive career pathway based on your job title. \u00a0We recommend you <a href=\"http:\/\/try.adzuna.co.uk\/value-my-cv\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article\">give it a try<\/a> and find out if you are due a pay rise in 2015!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/jobs\/value-my-cv\/upload\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-8195 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/VMCV_recent-valuations.png\" alt=\"ValueMyCV\" width=\"512\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/VMCV_recent-valuations.png 512w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/VMCV_recent-valuations-300x224.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">At Adzuna, we are already the market leaders in making UK employment data accessible and understandable to the most important audience of all &#8211; you guys. We show <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/jobs\/berkshire\/php-developer#stats\">salary charts<\/a> for almost every keyword and location combination on our site, provide the PM and press with Job data, and offer our Jobsworth salary predictor against every ad with no salary.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We&#8217;ve now taken this tech and applied it, naturally, to CVs. It&#8217;s something everyone wants to know &#8211; what&#8217;s my market value? Recent research shows that 52% of UK employees believe they are owed a pay rise. \u00a0ValueMyCV will tell them if they\u2019re right or wrong to ask the boss for more cash this January &#8211; and support their argument with data.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/jobs\/value-my-cv\/upload\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-7916 size-full\" title=\"Valuation\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Screen-Shot-2015-01-20-at-09.53.22.png\" alt=\"Salary estimate based on your CV\" width=\"273\" height=\"136\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In celebration of the launch of our latest innovative tool for jobseekers, we have gathered together five top tips to make your CV sparkle:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8405\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Letter-Tree-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Letter Tree\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Letter-Tree-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Letter-Tree-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Letter-Tree-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Letter-Tree.jpg 1134w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/><b>1. Sound Fresh:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><\/b>New studies have found that a recruiter now spends on average just <b>seven seconds<\/b> on a CV before deciding whether to put a candidate forward. So, using the right language to help you stand out has never been more important.<\/p>\n<p>It could be as simple as phrasing your skills and achievements in a slightly different way.<\/p>\n<p>Many <a href=\"http:\/\/try.adzuna.co.uk\/value-my-cv\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article\">valuable CVs<\/a> most often have these rather dull statements.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Achieved all targets<\/li>\n<li>Led a team of 35 people<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Now let us transform these statements to really capture the recruiter\u2019s attention!<\/p>\n<p><em>Led a team of 35 people to exceed all performance targets.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-8404 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Mind-The-Gap-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Mind-The-Gap\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Mind-The-Gap-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Mind-The-Gap.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><b>2. Explain Gaps:<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Many candidates we chat to confide to a fear of the employment gap, worrying about the view a hiring manager may take on time out of the world of work. The truth is recruiters are perfectly content to accept a gap in your experience, but \u00a0a clear explanation of how you used the time is essential.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1995 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/Social-Media-World.jpg\" alt=\"Job Hunting through Social Media\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" \/><b>3. Make Social Media Work For You:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The virtual world plays an ever-increasing role in the recruiting process, with the majority of employers now doing online research on candidates before advancing their application.<\/p>\n<p>Candidates with a stronger chance of success are those who think beyond simply ensuring their social media presence does them no damage. Savvy jobseekers employ blogs, twitter feeds and other social networking tools to help and employer find out more about them \u2013 and realise they are the right applicant for the role. Including your social media information on your CV goes a long way towards building a professional profile.<\/p>\n<p>This is also one of those rare occasions when Googling your own name may be a good idea \u2013 you can be sure a potential employer will.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright wp-image-8332 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Creative_CV_2-300x243.jpg\" alt=\"Rock your cover letter\" width=\"300\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Creative_CV_2-300x243.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Creative_CV_2.jpg 606w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><b>4. Rock The Cover Letter:<br \/>\n<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Candidates often fall into the trap of using the same generic cover letter for all the jobs they apply for. This copy-paste mentality has to stop. You are not generic, so make sure your cover letter tells your future employer exactly why you are the perfect person for this job, and show you understand what the business needs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8330 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/CV-pile-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Get on top of the pile of CV's\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/CV-pile-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/CV-pile.jpg 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><b style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">5. Use key words:<\/b><\/p>\n<p>As more and more big companies \u00a0employ automated systems for preliminary screening, having the right keywords in your <a href=\"http:\/\/try.adzuna.co.uk\/value-my-cv\/\">CV<\/a> is becoming increasingly important. Also, many recruiters use keywords to search out relevant candidates for specific roles. \u00a0Having the relevant keywords makes their job easy and they will love you for it. \u00a0Give them the correct keywords to help them pick your CV out of the pile.<\/p>\n<p>If we have piqued your curiosity about your pay rise potential, head over to <a href=\"http:\/\/try.adzuna.co.uk\/value-my-cv\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article\">ValueMyCV <\/a>to upload your CV!<a href=\"http:\/\/try.adzuna.co.uk\/value-my-cv\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8341\" title=\"Try Value my CV now!\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Trybutton.png\" alt=\"Try ValueMyCV\" width=\"138\" height=\"31\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Best of luck on your quest for career excellence!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ValueMyCV is a unique, free tool, which calculates how much your skills and experience are worth based on your CV. The service also automatically suggests improvements to your CV, matches you to relevant jobs based on your skills and creates an interactive career pathway based on your job title. We recommend you give it a<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/adzuna-launches-value-my-cv\/\"> Continued \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":19082,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-adzuna-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7908","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/58"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7908"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7908\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7908"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7908"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7908"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}