Top Words to Include in a CV
The words that we use can make a big difference in life. Words can make people laugh, cry, go to war or create peace.
When it comes to your CV, the words you use either encourage the recruiter to call you for an interview or move swiftly to the next CV.
A study by the University of Hertfordshire showed that certain words and phrases used in CVs had an influence in determining which candidates were shortlisted for an interview.
As a result of the study, they published the top words to include in your CV.
Top Words to Include in a CV
Achievement
Active
Developed
Evidence
Experience
Impact
Individual
Involved
Planning
Transferable skills
Continuing the theme, we took a look at the top 10 words that recruiters were searching on to find you, on both CVtrumpet and All Executive Jobs in April 2009.
Top Words in Recruiters’ Searches
Manager
Director
Sales
Project
Business
Management
Development
Marketing
Head
Operations
To have your CV appear in more recruiter searches, just make sure that your CV contains some of the above keywords, as long as they are appropriate and fit with your background.
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To your success,
-Robert
Robert Odhams
Founder
CVtrumpet.co.uk