Writing a CV is no easy task, especially if you want it to be professional, up-to-date and, as a result, successful. It's much easier with resume services. But how do you write a CV yourself, and what are the common mistakes that arise when writing a CV?

Block ""About Me""

Mistake 1. Changing your name, so your current employer does not know you are looking for a new job. Many people do this when they are sneaking around looking for a new job. Nowadays, it is very easy to check whether a person is lying about himself or herself. And if a potential employer catches you in a lie as early as the CV stage, they will definitely not consider you for the job.

A piece of advice. If you don't want to expose yourself to your current employer, don't expose your resume to the public. Search for suitable vacancies and send your CV.

Mistake 2. Give details of your marital status, life history and other irrelevant information. The number of children as well as the category of driver's licence does not affect your development skills.

Contact block

Make it easy for the job-hunter and list all your current social media profiles. Before doing so, check them for any information that might be undesirable to a potential employer.

Block ""Desired position and salary""

Error 1. Mismatch of experience and skills with the desired salary.

Tip. If you have a monetary threshold and are not prepared to negotiate, specify it right away. And if you are willing to negotiate the terms, the amount may not be named.

Mistake 2. Specify in your resume several positions at once.

Tip. If you are a SEO, developer, designer, or project manager, write a separate resume for each of your desired position, and indicate the corresponding skills, experience, and projects.

Education Block

If you have a college degree that is relevant to the position you are applying for, list it. If you are a doctor by education, but have completed development courses and have decided to learn a new profession, it is better to specify only the courses. I advise you not to specify free courses, but basic courses that give fundamental knowledge of the profession.

It is important to specify: the name of the specialty, course description, your thesis, technology stack and what you ended up learning. Include a link to your final projects or thesis to make it clear what you are good at.

Don't forget to include the name of conferences, hackathons you attended in the same section. You can also add lists of books and documents you have read here.

Box ""Work experience""

Error 1. Too much text. Some job seekers give a detailed description of each job. But an executive is interested in your current skills, not in what you did 15 years ago.

Tip. The earlier the job, the less you need to write about it. Be more specific about your responsibilities in your last position.

Mistake 2. Describing duties in the same way for all jobs. Obviously, the job responsibilities differed from job to job.

Mistake 3. Citing irrelevant experience. For example, you have decided to make a radical career change. In this case, it is better not to specify in the resume the previous place of work. Honestly, say that you are a beginner.

Block ""Skills""

Mistake. Don't list all the technologies you have in a solid list. It will not be clear to the reader of the resume at what level you are proficient in a particular technology.

Tip. Add a brief comment or assessment of your level of expertise for each technology.

It's a good idea to keep your resume in several formats to share it quickly.

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