Some people have heard time and time again and therefore now believe "oh it"s your CV what gets you the interview". The result being they have attached such an emotional value to it they can not let it go.
Some people, spend days, weeks, months and in some cases YEARS getting their CV ready to fire out to hiring employees and agencies … yet in the end they never send it! This emotion they have attached to it is so strong that anything less than perfect will just not do.
Ready to shatter a few myths so you can actually start applying for all opportunities and opportunities?
Myth 1: Writing A CV Is Hard
Wrong!
What people, generally, find "hard" is selling who they are, their skills, experience, knowledge and potential.
A CV is just a tool, all you need is the "know how" and knowledge and understanding of the tool to make it work for you. There is no point wasting time looking for "Free CV Templates" if you are unable to complete the empty boxes, also searching for "good CV examples" is not another great thing to do. Why? Because you will no doubt try and replicate it word for word. To create the best CV for you, look at you first.
Unless you have taken an inventory of who you are, where you have been, what you have learned, where are your skills, where are you talents, gifts and uniqueness you will find selling yourself an extremely difficult task. No one can sell you, you have to do it. To learn to sell, adopt a career change salesman mindset.
Myth 2: If My CV Is Perfect I Will Always Get An Interview
Wrong again. What your definition of perfect is, may not be the same definition the employee / recruiter has. It should be "perfect" for each job you apply for and there is no way that every job will be the same. A perfect CV involves having the bulk of it done and tweaking it as you go.
Having only one CV for a career change is ineffective. Why? There is nothing worse for an employer to look at a CV and be thinking "have they read the advert"?
Myth 3: My CV is The Most Important Part of Searching
No actually it"s not. Okay, if you are just sticking to only traditional job searching methods it will be your first introduction to a company or agency, yes it"s pretty important.
More important is your attitude and goal orientated behavior. When applying for a new position or starting down a different career path. The CV should be the last thing put together. Research and document everything, learn the language your future employer is using first.
Creating your CV"s will be a hundred times easier.
The Myths Attached to CV"s
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