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Ensure your contact details are on the top of the first page
Ensure your CV contains relevant key words for clients who search huge CV databases
If your CV is long highlight the skills most relevant to the job you are applying for, go into details on relevant experience and summarize everything else
Be positive, aim to emphasise your strengths, experience and ability to adapt to challenging and changing environments in the most positive manner
Assemble all the facts first and divide them into responsibilities and experience with achievements bulleted under main text
Edit out the superfluous or negative points
Make sure your CV is proof read and checked for spelling and grammatical errors. Ask a third party to comment on its overall appeal and message
Use positive words to describe your personal attributes i.e. adaptable, accurate, hard working, reliable, confident etc
Use positive words to describe your responsibilities and achievements i.e. achieved, implemented, completed, generated etc
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