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12 CV Mistakes That Make It Harder to Get an Interview
October 5, 2026 • CV AdviceJob Search
There are hundreds of articles online listing CV mistakes. Most of them tell you not to use Comic Sans, not to lie and to check your spelling. Fair enough. But assuming you haven’t written your CV in fluorescent green and claimed to be the former CEO of Microsoft, there are much more common reasons a decent candidate can still have…
What Recruiters Actually Look for When They Read Your CV
October 5, 2026 • CV AdviceJob Search
People massively overcomplicate what recruiters are doing when they read a CV. We’re not checking whether you’ve used the perfect font. We’re not sitting there with a secret list of banned words. We’re not awarding points because you managed to squeeze “results-driven professional” into your opening paragraph. And despite what half the internet seems to think, we’re not watching an…
Your CV Looks Fine. So Why Isn’t It Getting Interviews?
October 5, 2026 • Job SearchCV Advice
Some of the hardest CVs to improve aren’t terrible. They’re fine. No spelling mistakes. Sensible font. Two or three pages. Jobs in reverse chronological order. Nice little profile at the top. Skills section. Everything looks professional. And absolutely nothing makes me think, “I need to speak to this person.” That’s the problem. Professional isn’t the same as persuasive A lot…
I’ve Applied for 50 Jobs and Had No Interviews. What Am I Doing Wrong?
October 5, 2026 • Job SearchCV Advice
If you’ve applied for 50 jobs and had no interviews, I wouldn’t tell you to apply for another 50. I’d stop. Not permanently. I’m not suggesting you dramatically close LinkedIn, light a candle and wait for the universe to send you employment. I’d stop long enough to work out what the first 50 applications are telling you. Because zero interviews…
Why Does My CV Keep Getting Rejected? A Recruiter’s View
October 5, 2026 • Job Search
Most employers aren’t going to tell you why they rejected your CV. You’ll either hear nothing at all or get an automated email thanking you for your interest before telling you they’ve decided to pursue candidates whose experience more closely matches the requirements. Which tells you absolutely nothing. So you’re left trying to work it out yourself. Maybe it’s your…
Why Am I Not Getting Job Interviews? Start With These 7 Things
October 5, 2026 • Job Search
If you’re applying for jobs you know you could do and still not getting interviews, it’s very easy to assume the problem is the job market. Sometimes it is. There are jobs attracting hundreds of applications, employers can afford to be pickier and plenty of very good people are finding job searching harder than they expected. But “the job market…
Stop Trying to Use STAR in Interviews
September 8, 2026 • Job Interviews
STAR is probably the most common piece of interview advice in existence. If you have ever Googled how to answer a competency-based interview question, you will have been told to structure your answer using Situation, Task, Action and Result. It is not bad advice. The problem is that people become so focused on remembering STAR that they forget they are…
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