Avoid typos at all cots

Avoid typos at all cots

Speling mistokes in you’re CV are pretty much inxcusable.?

There, I said it. Kinda.?

According to a study carried out by Ghent University, the probability of you landing a job interview decreases by a little over 7% if you have just TWO spelling mistakes in your CV.?

(I actually think that drop is incredibly low, especially if those mistakes are in your opening statement).

Your chances decrease by almost 20% if you have more than 5 errors.

Couple that with a study conducted by Robert Half in 2018 that showed 70% of hiring managers are put off of applications due to poor spelling and grammar and that 17% of CIO’s identified that these are their top red flags, then it’s hard to argue against the fact that perfecting your CV is a pretty good investment of your time.?

If you’re in the midst of your job search, take 15 minutes today to:

  • Run a spell check
  • Think about changes to your format
  • Remove any irrelevant information

And thank me later ??

The End.


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Fukc me, scary stiff that

This really does boil my p**s when reviewing CV's, it triggers a switch off response inside of me. The other big one for me is standardisation if using the same term numerous times such as S/4HANA S4HANA S4Hana S/4Hana. It's that level of detail that is the difference between a yes or no to get a foot in the door

You've rilly captured the New Zillund uxint perfectly there, albeit unintintually.

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