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out of ten CV’s which are prepared by Information Technology professionals fail

to meet the basic standards and are turned down without even being read fully,

according to a recruitment company. As a consequence, thousands of candidates

are excluding themselves from attractive job opportunities.

Although

the company handles over 60,000 CV’s per year, it estimates that at least 60%

would not be admitted if they were sent directly to potential clients due to

basic errors.

The

company Marketing Director said, “Sadly it’s often the most highly qualified

candidates whose CV’s are so poorly constructed that they are literally dead on

arrival. Attractive job opportunities in the IT industry often generate intense

competition and there is often little to choose between the candidates”.

“Advice

on the presentation format of CV’s in relation to the requirements that they

are being submitted for should be an Industry standard so as to add real value

to the candidates that you are representing and indeed to fulfil your

professional obligations to your clients”.

“Writing

a CV can be extremely difficult and too often a CV turns out to be a generic

overview including a lot of information that is irrelevant. People should

remember that an employer typically spends between 15 and 30 seconds scanning

each CV and you have that one chance to make an impression”.

Question:

- Recruitment companies say that potential clients ...