How to make your CV efficient

Those who look for a job and send spread their CV to where ever they can tend to ignore thinking about what happens after their CV reach the recruiter’s email box. It is only natural to assume that if someone post an ad for a job then he or she will spend the time to read all the CV that they will get. In an ideal world this would probably happen but the more the attractive the position is the more people will send their CV and the less time the recruiters will have to read thoroughly each one that they are getting.

To get your CV noticed you have to use the Stickiness Strategy that will get the recruiter read the whole document from top to bottom. According to the Stickiness Strategy you will need to use the following methods:

1. Timing is everything. If the ad was posted during the middle of the week (Tuesday-Thursday) then you should send your CV on that day. Monday is the worst day as people are getting back from the weekend might have more important things on their TO-DO list. Sending on Friday will push your CV to the bottom of the list for the next week. But the worse of all is sending on the weekend where it will blend with all other CV and the other emails the recruiter got.

2. Use relevant keywords. If the work is mainly selling so you will use keywords the revolve around selling. A good tool to generate keywords is Google’s Keyword Tool.

3. Cover letter is your stage. While everyone will send more or less of the same CV content and format, the cover letter is the only way to differentiate yourself. This is the place to strengthen your previous experience with personal motivation. The stress is on personal because the recruiter wants to see through the letter if the candidate fits his image of the potential worker. Thus, write in a personal tone with enthusiasm and motivation.

If you are looking for a job in Sundsvall you can find them at the Job Board.

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