{"id":8430,"date":"2020-02-28T09:00:09","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T09:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/?p=8430"},"modified":"2025-04-09T13:31:34","modified_gmt":"2025-04-09T12:31:34","slug":"enhance-your-cv-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/enhance-your-cv-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"How to enhance your CV in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

New year, new challenge? Fancy moving towards your ideal career by enhancing your CV.\u00a0 You could take your online A levels<\/a> and then look to apply to university.\u00a0 It is possible, in simple steps, to rejuvenate your view of the world of work by enhancing your CV.<\/p>\n

If your hopes for the next decade are less lofty, then you might want to hear other ways to enhance your CV.\u00a0 Here we explore how to improve your CV so you can live the future you desire.<\/p>\n

Start by reflecting<\/h2>\n

It might be possible to rewrite your CV without having to do anything too dramatic.\u00a0 You can look back over 2019 and make sure all your jobs and responsibilities are up to date.\u00a0 It is essential in the current jobs market to include all those transferable skills.\u00a0 Your CV needs to speak of your capacity to move quickly between roles.\u00a0 Remember to step outside of work and consider anything you have done for charity or in the community.\u00a0 If your role at work has stagnated a little over the last year, you can emphasise your onward development through these other roles and responsibilities.\u00a0 The extra effort you demonstrate when volunteering<\/a> or fundraising will enhance your employability, as you show that you are focused on career development.<\/p>\n

Have a cull<\/h2>\n

It would help if you made your CV as compelling as possible.\u00a0 This means your CV needs to be concise and only communicate the information relevant for the company.\u00a0 It would be best if you thought about how recruiters will scan your CV and then get rid of any extraneous detail.<\/p>\n

If you are applying for a specific role, you should get rid of anything that does not have a direct bearing on the job you are seeking.\u00a0 It would help if you considered the qualities they are looking for and then emphasise these.\u00a0 Don’t be nostalgic about this.\u00a0 You may have loved your 18 months in the drive-thru at McDonald’s, but now you are a qualified accountant, it is not necessarily that relevant and makes you look a little desperate to show any work experience.<\/p>\n

Avoid repetition and make sure the illustration of your skills and experiences are on point.\u00a0 You want to look clear-sighted about your future and avoid any sense of clumsiness.<\/p>\n

Make it professional<\/h2>\n

The way your CV looks is a reflection of your professionalism and competency.\u00a0 Therefore, you need to find a layout that lays the information out clearly and intelligently.\u00a0 The reader should not have to search for information.\u00a0 The use of headings and colours should make it easy to scan for the essential data, as well as tell a good overall story of you.<\/p>\n

You can find templates for CVs in Word and other word processing software.\u00a0 Job search websites also offer CV templates<\/a> that can help you get your information in some order.<\/p>\n

You may want to get someone professional to write and layout your CV.\u00a0 The cost will be minimal, but the return on the investment might be your dream job.\u00a0 If you wonder if you need a professional to help you out, pass your CV to friends and family and ask them to say how good or bad your CV appears.<\/p>\n

You need feedback on whether the CV grabs them if it was interesting if it took too long to get to the point, if the information was easy to read and relevant and if the tone was appropriate.\u00a0 You do not want to appear sloppy, but neither do you want to sound too smug either.<\/p>\n

Consider what your CV for the next year will be<\/h2>\n

If you cannot do much to enhance your CV from last year, maybe it is time to be proactive.\u00a0 You may need to think creatively about ways to demonstrate and improve desirable skills.\u00a0 You could volunteer or join courses.\u00a0 You could go travelling and seek out experiences that shape you more as a human.\u00a0 In short, imagine the change you want and then consider the action it is going to take to get there.\u00a0 Then, in 2021, when you come to prepare your CV for job applications for your dream role, you can smash your CV with all the right details and evidence.<\/p>\n

The important takeaways<\/h2>\n

The most vital idea to stress is the danger of a sloppy CV to your chances of progressing anywhere.\u00a0 Your future employer might not be a recruitment specialist.\u00a0 Consequently, you might not need someone expert in CV writing to produce your CV.\u00a0 However, you do need to make sure that your CV looks shaped for the job you want.\u00a0 Don\u2019t just rehash an old CV that is slightly adapted.\u00a0 New year, new CV!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

New year, new challenge? Fancy moving towards your ideal career by enhancing your CV.\u00a0 You could take your online A levels and then look to apply to university.\u00a0 It is possible, in simple steps, to rejuvenate your view of the world of work by enhancing your CV. If your hopes for the next decade are […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":8431,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[378],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8430","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-career-advice"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/editing-cv.jpeg","author_info":{"display_name":"Nick Cooper","author_link":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/author\/nccnickcooper\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8430","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8430"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8430\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42211,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8430\/revisions\/42211"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8430"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8430"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ncchomelearning.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8430"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}