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CV is a selling document.....

by Guy
Date: Jun 2008
Swindale Parks' Top Tips to help you secure your next Sales or Marketing & Creative job........
Sales person or not your CV is a sales document, or put another way your own personal promotional brochure, most likely to be read when you are not present. The impact of both spelling and grammatical errors could be a one way ticket to the shredder. Get a friend with an eye for detail to proof read your CV before you apply.
Secondly the devil is in the detail so make sure your dates add up – boring as it is you only have to do it once and it will avoid any awkward moments mid interview! Oh, and wherever possible keep it to a maximum of two pages.
For more advice or assistance with your job search contact a specialist Sales or Marketing consultant on 0121 585 6079 
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