{"id":747,"date":"2016-11-11T16:44:24","date_gmt":"2016-11-11T16:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/?p=747"},"modified":"2025-10-22T15:57:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T14:57:23","slug":"five-typical-cv-errors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/2016\/11\/11\/five-typical-cv-errors\/","title":{"rendered":"Five typical CV errors...."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Five Typical CV Errors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/11\/cv-sized-no-pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-748\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/11\/cv-sized-no-pic-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"cv-sized-no-pic\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/11\/cv-sized-no-pic-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/11\/cv-sized-no-pic.jpg 470w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I have completed quite a few quick queries with students\u00a0these past six weeks and most of them are CV checks. I have read some amazing CVs and I am very impressed by the range of great experiences you have from previous work, volunteering, sport and\/or society responsibilities! However, some CV errors do come up again and again.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Not listing most recent first<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some of the CVs I have seen do not have the most recent information about the student on top. All CVs should be in reverse chronological order,\u00a0which means\u00a0most recent first. Most employers only spend 8-15 seconds reading through your CV and reading your GCSE results first, on the top of the CV, may not give the best impression. If an employer have to search your CV for your degree information, you know that the CV is not in the correct order!<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Spelling and grammar errors<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Do you know that some employers throw away the CV if they find more than two spelling and grammar errors? It is important that you check your grammar and spelling before you send off your final draft. Can friends and family help?<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bath.ac.uk\/asc\/writing-centre\/index.html\"> Writing Centre\u00a0<\/a> at the University is also able to help and have drop-in sessions and writing tutorials.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Listing every achievement accomplished or activity completed in your whole life<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The questions you should ask yourself is: What is relevant for the employer and the role you are applying for? Do you think an employer will be impressed by a Math Award from 2008 or that you won a pie-eating competition five years ago? What are your reasons for putting specific achievements down? My advice is to carefully look through the job description and person specification and make sure\u00a0your achievements and activities\u00a0are relevant and tailored to the job and company\/organisation you are applying to.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Describing previous job role tasks and nothing else<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some of you have some excellent experiences, from work, volunteering, societies and more. However, when you just list your tasks or responsibilities, the employer won\u2019t get the whole picture. What skills did you learn in the job? What did you achieve? What impact did you have in your role? Are you able to give more details about who, where, what,\u00a0how\u00a0to make it more\u00a0interesting to the reader?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Not reading our\u00a0leaflet<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/11\/cv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-749\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/11\/cv-212x300.jpg\" alt=\"cv\" width=\"172\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/11\/cv-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/11\/cv-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/11\/cv-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/blogs.bath.ac.uk\/careers\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/82\/2016\/11\/cv.jpg 1002w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you are relatively new to writing CVs or have not updated your CV in a while, reading through our<a href=\"http:\/\/www.bath.ac.uk\/students\/careers\/docs.bho\/cvguide.pdf\"> leaflet <\/a>can be very useful. It will give you some good examples to use when it comes to writing well and also give you a variety of CV templates. In many quick queries I have noticed students coming in relatively insecure about writing CVs, but after showing them the leaflet, they walk away with more confidence and return with excellent CVs. If you haven\u2019t already, I really advise you to pick up a leaflet in our Careers Services or you can find it online: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bath.ac.uk\/students\/careers\/docs.bho\/cvguide.pdf\">http:\/\/www.bath.ac.uk\/students\/careers\/docs.bho\/cvguide.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The best of luck and I may see you in a Quick Query appointment soon.<\/p>\n<p>How to book Quick Query appointments: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bath.ac.uk\/students\/careers\/one-to-one\/index.html\">http:\/\/www.bath.ac.uk\/students\/careers\/one-to-one\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five Typical CV Errors &nbsp; I have completed quite a few quick queries with students\u00a0these past six weeks and most of them are CV checks. 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