COOL CV TIPS 2 |
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| 6. Use CV
keywords. Include specific key words and phrases
that describe your skills and experience, such as Product Launch,
Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Sales, Account Management,
MS Excel, Adobe Illustrator, Graphic Design, and Advertising.
7. Use buzzwords. Use industry jargon and acronyms to reflect your familiarity with the employer’s business, but not to the point where it makes your CV hard to read or understand. Spell out acronyms in parentheses if they are not obvious, such as TQM (Total Quality Management).
8. Use action verbs. Portray yourself as active, accomplished, intelligent, and capable of making a contribution. Examples: Managed, Launched, Created, Directed, Established, Organised, and Supervised. 9. Avoid Personal Pronouns. Never use personal pronouns such as ‘I’ or ‘me’ in your CV. Instead of complete sentences, use short action-oriented phrases: “Coordinated and published a weekly newsletter concerning local community events.” 10. Highlight key points. Although most formatting such as bold, italics and underlining is lost in an electronic CV, you may use capital letters, quotation marks, even asterisks, to emphasize important words or section titles. |
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