CV writing mistakes – Spelling & Grammar
I have viewed four CV’s today and all four are littered with spelling and grammar mistakes. When I coach 1-1 or workshops on CV writing I often forget to mention spelling & grammar as this is very basic stuff. Unfortunately this basic stuff will cost you valuable interviews. Spelling & Grammar mistakes send out the wrong signals and I know many hiring managers who refuse to bring those guilty applicants to interview.
We are all human and we are all prone to making mistakes BUT please do not make Spelling & Grammar mistakes on your CV.
How can you overcome this potential problem?
1. Get someone else to script and type your CV – a professional or a friend.
2. Microsoft Word – Tools – Spelling & Grammar
3. Proof read your CV or get someone else proof read your CV.
4. Then trust and verify – proof read it again.
I will be posting other interesting CV, Interviews and career information over the coming weeks.
p.s I hope there are no Spelling & Grammar mistakes in this post. If so remember the saying “do as I say and not as I do”.
Tags: CV, CV writing, Format, Grammar, Jobseekers, Professional, Spelling
