20 Reasons Your CV Is Letting You Down (Part 2)

By Ruoro Kairu 

Last week, I shared on the first part how your CV could be letting you down. This week, I would like to continue with the second part. We shall continue looking at some of the mistakes you make while writing your CV that could potentially sabotage your chance of being called in for an interview.

Some of these mistakes may seem obvious, but you would be surprised how many times we get CVs that have the same repeated errors.

Related Read>>> 20 Reasons Your CV Is Letting You Down (Part 1)

4. Grammar and spelling errors

This seems like a tiny detail. After all, isn’t a CV supposed to show your qualifications and not dwell on the ‘small stuff?’ No!

The Kenyan job market is very competitive. Recently, we were contracted to shortlist for a company in the healthcare sector. They had advertised 17 positions and received over 7,000 applications. As such, when shortlisting, the recruiters had to look at every single detail.

In such a case, a spelling error or grammatical mistake could disqualify you. While this is not the case on every job, you do not want to take any chances.

Leave no room for error. Go over your CV; check for spelling, commas, structure, and other grammatical errors. You can also pass it through the various spell-checking and grammar applications and software.

Read on to see more reasons why your CV is letting you down.