Tips for CV Preparation for the Executives

Just as other job positions, executives should also prepare their CVs carefully to attract the interests of the employers. As an executive, you should stand out to be chosen for an interview among all other job applicants. The most important part of preparing your CV is to avoid providing too many information. Below are some common mistakes that executives do in their CVs, and with these tips, you can prepare for the best by avoiding the following mistakes.

Too many unnecessary words

As an executive, you may have many skills and talents related to your career, and all of those skills may be important to you in some ways. However, providing all of your skills in your CV will only make it overloaded and the employer may not be choosing you because of this. The best way is to add only two or three types of skills that are related to the job you’re applying. So, before you write down your skills, think carefully and make sure you only add the main point so that the information will be accurate and effective.

Writing Job Description in detail

One common mistake found in CVs of executives is writing the job description of their previous or current job in detail. As such, the main point to showcase to the potential employer is not obvious enough, so, the employer may not choose your CV. Again, as an executive, you should provide the duties of previous job or current job only on the basis of the JD of the job that you’re applying. Then, the employer can recognize the related experiences you have for the applying job.

Weak Choice of Words

When writing your experiences, it’s also important that your choice of words are effective or otherwise, it won’t get to the point and this may not attract the employer’s interest. When you choose the words, learn the words included in the Job Description that you are applying and then choose some of those words or use the words that is strong enough to show your experiences.

Not showing Success Stories

An executive may have success stories or have done impacts in the previous jobs. However, most of them do not provide about these in their CVs. In order to receive the employer’s interest and be chosen as a unique person among many others, you should provide your achievements or impacts you brought with your performance in your previous jobs. For example, you can provide in terms of exact numerical amounts or percentages to describe your past achievements in ways such as “I helped to raise 20% of sales in 12 months” Or “I helped to reduce 30% of costs in 6 months,” etc. This can show your good performance in your career.

Sending Same CV to all Jobs

Don’t just prepare one CV and send the same CV to all the jobs you’re applying. When applying at a company that you’re really interested in, you should prepare your CV according to the Job Description that you are applying for. You should also learn about the company you’re applying and tell how you can leverage your skills for the company.

Laura Cho

www.laurachointernational.com

Laura Cho is an international certified coach developing millennial talents to build a successful career by unleashing their full potential with her HR expertise. She is a public speaker sharing HR and career topics at various stages in Hong Kong, Cambodia, Singapore and Myanmar at Universities, Colleges, Radio shows, journals and public seminars.