{"id":9874,"date":"2019-12-03T11:34:42","date_gmt":"2019-12-03T11:34:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migqxjzty5-staging.onrocket.site\/blog\/?p=9874"},"modified":"2022-10-25T16:35:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-25T16:35:47","slug":"15-tips-to-make-sure-your-cv-gets-seen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/15-tips-to-make-sure-your-cv-gets-seen\/","title":{"rendered":"15 tips to make sure your CV gets seen"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A CV is only valuable if someone actually sees it &#8211; according to LinkedIn 72% of CVs aren\u2019t even looked at. That&#8217;s because software used by\u00a0recruiters and hiring managers can mistakenly decide your CV isn\u2019t relevant for the position, preventing your CV\u00a0from ever getting in their hands.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily, writing a\u00a0CV that ends up in front of a real person\u00a0is easy enough\u00a0when\u00a0you know your dos and don&#8217;ts, so\u00a0our CV experts have\u00a0put together these 15 simple tips to make sure your\u00a0CV gets seen.<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget to also use\u00a0our awesome CV valuation tool\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/jobs\/value-my-cv\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=cv-get-seen\">ValueMyCV.<\/a>\u00a0As well as telling you how much your skills could be worth to your next employer, the in-built\u00a0CV booster can\u00a0help improve\u00a0your chances of landing your dream job!<\/p>\n<p><em>A transcript of the infographic is available beneath the image.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9883 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Get-Your-CV-Seen-EN-infographic.jpg\" alt=\"How To Get Your CV Seen infographic\" width=\"1000\" height=\"4260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Get-Your-CV-Seen-EN-infographic.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Get-Your-CV-Seen-EN-infographic-768x3272.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1>How To Get Your CV Seen<\/h1>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Proofread carefully to avoid misspellings, especially on vital words such as job titles or skills. Don\u2019t rely on a spellchecker.<\/li>\n<li>Use a standard word format \u2013 not every ATS can handle PDFs.<\/li>\n<li>Pick out important words from the job ad and use them (and variations of them) in your CV.<\/li>\n<li>Use proper capitalisation so groups of words that are related to each other are recognised.<\/li>\n<li>Use a standard font in black \u2013 Arial, Courier and Tahoma are ideal.<\/li>\n<li>Remain consistent when reporting employment history \u2013 Company Name, Title, Location, and Date is a standard format.<\/li>\n<li>Upload your CV instead of copy and pasting to ensure formatting is kept.<\/li>\n<li>Use standard CV headings such as Summary, Work, Skills, and Education<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t use image files in place of text.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t use white font to include hidden keywords \u2013 some ATSs can see this invisible text and you\u2019ll look like you\u2019re trying to cheat the system.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t use unnecessary abbreviations that an ATS might not recognise. When using industry abbreviations, include the spelled-out version of the word in the first instance.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t use special characters (plain bullet points are ok).<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t use tables.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t put text in the header or footer \u2013 it may be ignored.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t submit multiple CVs to the same company for the same job \u2013 it can look like spam.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Bonus tip:<\/h3>\n<p>Name the CV document file professionally, with something like &#8220;<i>First-name Surname CV&#8221;.\u00a0<\/i>Andrew Fennell, Director of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/standout-cv.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/standout-cv.com\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1575452510574000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH5BEcPjZeVM3xGNXx6WjAEyHtrXg\">StandOut CV<\/a>\u00a0says, &#8220;If recruiters see that your CV attachment is called &#8220;Dave&#8217;s 2nd draft&#8221;, not only does it look sloppy, but it could also make it difficult for them to search for your CV, once they have saved it to their system.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A CV is only valuable if someone actually sees it &#8211; according to LinkedIn 72% of CVs aren\u2019t even looked at. That&#8217;s because software used by\u00a0recruiters and hiring managers can mistakenly decide your CV isn\u2019t relevant for the position, preventing your CV\u00a0from ever getting in their hands. Luckily, writing a\u00a0CV that ends up in front<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/15-tips-to-make-sure-your-cv-gets-seen\/\"> Continued \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":58,"featured_media":9886,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1110],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9874","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cvs-cover-letters"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9874","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=9874"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9874\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9886"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9874"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9874"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.adzuna.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}