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How To Optimise Your CV For Reading Online



Posted: Friday, October 08, 2010

by EnglishCV
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Did you know you can create a bigger chance at landing an interview by optimising your CV for reading online? This is because not many employers accept paper applications now, and rarely print the applications they receive. This costs time and money after all. Instead they read the applications they receive on their monitors. This though is more tiring than reading paper! Computer screens exhaust our eyes encouraging employers to skip paragraphs and scan.

However you can turn this to your advantage. Optimise your CV for reading online and you increase the chance employers will browse your details and invite you to interview. Read through the tips below then, and optimise your CV before sending out the next group of emails!

Use A Screen-Friendly Font

Switch to a monitor-friendly font and employers are much less likely to grow exhausted reading your CV. Vision-friendly examples include Verdana Size 12: this is least likely to prompt headaches according to a recent study by the Vision Ergonomics Research Lab. Choices also include Century Gothic: the University of Wisconsin declared this the most readable font in studies last year.

Of course changing font sometimes means removing text from your CV to accommodate larger letters. This though enables you to evaluate the content of your CV. So make the switch!

Use Bullet Points And Small Paragraphs

Begin using bullet points and small paragraphs, and employers are more likely to spot important details about you. This is because employers begin skipping when faced with long paragraphs of more than one hundred words. This amount of text is just too exhausting to read on a monitor! Hence break any long paragraphs on your CV into two and place vital details at the beginning. In addition break any lists about abilities and talents into bullet points.

Use Keywords

This trick applies to people who post their CVs on jobsites such as Reed.co.uk and VisualCV.com. Ensure that when you submit your CV you include keywords in the title and throughout. Keywords are terms employers use to search for applicants. Hence entitle your CV using the position you're seeking rather than your name. For example a computer programmmer named John Smith might entitle his CV: 'John Smith - Computer Programmer.' This increases the likelihood employers will find your CV on jobsites and invite you to interview.
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