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10 Things You Should Never Include in Your CV
Your resume is your professional calling card and not your autobiography. While it’s tempting to add personal touches or extra details, some information can hurt your chances more than help. Here are ten things you should leave off your resume to keep it clean, professional, and recruiter-friendly. 1. Passport Numbers or National IDs Unless your recruiter plans on applying for a loan in your name (spoiler: they don’t), this level of personal data is unnecessary and risky. Protect your privacy.
Advice: When Is the Best Time to Apply?
No secret here: the best time to apply for a job is as soon as you see the posting. But lets dive deeper. The ideal time to apply is within the first 3 to 5 days after a job is posted. This is when recruiters are most actively reviewing new applications. Often, interviews are already being scheduled by the beginning of week 2. Between weeks 2 and 3 the focus typically shifts to interviewing and not screening.
How AI Can Improve Your CV
If you are writing a CV at the moment, how often did you start and dropped? How often did you change the paragraphs or maybe had a fear of missing something important? It can be very overwhelming! Between trying to remember all your achievements, choosing the right words and tailoring each version to a job, it is very easy to miss details or lose confidence in the final draft. That’s where AI can help.
Step-by-Step: Tailoring Your Resume to a Job
If you are sending out the same CV to every job, you are likely missing out on interviews. Employers want to see that you understand their specific needs. This doesn’t mean rewriting your CV from scratch every time, but your CV requires tailoring to a job ad. Think of your CV as a marketing document. The product is you and the goal is to show that you fit that specific job. Here’s a step-by-step guide on what to do
What Is ATS and How to Pass It
If you’ve applied for a job online and didn’t hear back, your CV might have been filtered out by an ATS before a human ever saw it. What Is an ATS? An ATS (Applicant Tracking Systems) is a software used by employers to manage job applications. It scans CV for specific keywords, formatting, and structure to determine which ones match the job posting closely enough to be reviewed by a recruiter.
What to Write in a Cover Letter in 2025
Yes, cover letters are very much alive and relevant in 2025, especially when you are: Applying for competitive roles where employers want more than a CV file Changing careers or industries and need to explain your transition Responding to job posts that request one (they do read them) Reaching out directly (cold applications, referrals or portfolio links) Applying to mission-driven organisations where values alignment matters While not every recruiter will read your cover letter, hiring managers often do, especially when making final decisions or debating between candidates.