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10 CV Reading Tips
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- Start with the end in mind. Refresh on the core skill requirements of the role and these in order of importance into ‘must haves’ and ‘nice to haves’. If desired, create a spreadsheet and a rating system allocating scores to people based upon these criteria.
- Print the CVs and use a highlighter for the reviews. Note initial impression and thoughts down on the paper for review.
- If you have multiple CVs to review do them all at once; it makes comparisons more effective.
- Look for inconsistencies and time gaps that need to be explained.
- Look for relevant experience, career progression and key learnings the candidate may have gained from seemingly unrelated past roles.
- Pay attention to the use of words: involved in, knowledge of, and experience in generally indicate a less than expert level of ability or a team, rather than individual, achievement.
- A lack of achievements listed doesn’t always mean there weren’t any! But it normally does...
- Pay attention to formatting and layout if presentation is important for the role; sloppiness can tend to transcend.
- Sentence crafting, words and general articulation indicate IQ but not necessarily EQ. If English is a second language be aware that someone else may have written it.
- Appropriate qualifications can add dimension to the role and person.
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