8.Seek feedback: Before finalizing your CV, consider getting feedback from colleagues you trust, supervisors , or professional CV writers. They can make valuable insights and ideas for highlighting your strengths and minimizing weaknesses. Remember, the aim of your CV is to present yourself as a strong and qualified candidate. By strategically showcasing your strengths and minimizing weaknesses, you can create a compelling document that demonstrates your gravity to potential employers.
How to state the correct objective
An Objective determines what kind of job you would like to have. Generally, it is used when you are not responding to a specific advert but sending your CV so that a recruiter or HR manager will have a suitable job for you.
An Objective is placed under your personal details.
For example,
Helen Brown
Helen.brown@virgilio.it, +39 640 7898 3456
Objective: Position as an editor of drama novels aimed at a female audience.
You may simply wish to state what your career objective is, e.g.:
A career in physics with a special focus on engineering.
A position in teaching, specializing in helping children with learning disorders.
An Executive Summary
An Executive Summary is made up if a person applies for a specific advertised job. It is a summary of who you are and enables a recruiter to get an instant idea of your qualifications and skills only by scanning your CV.
The secret of its success lies in highlighting your unique skills and achievements that will distinguish you from other candidates.
An Executive Summary can be sometimes called a Personal Profile, or Career Highlights.
Like an Objective, it should be placed immediately below your personal details.
No heading is necessary but it can be put either on a light grey background or in a box.
Remember: you are trying to sell yourself to the reader by writing your Executive Summary or Personal Statement. However, you should not exaggerate your abilities as otherwise you will seem less trustworthy. Thus, avoid filling your statements with adjectives such as amazing, best, outstanding unless you can provide true evidence of such attributes.
Try to use words with positive connotation such as achievement, active, evidence, experience.
Avoid using negative words such as