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Old 26th May 2003 | 03:23
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niknak
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I must admit that when I was in management, I always preferred to see an original, well presented CV on quality paper, rather than a faxed copy. It gives a good initial impression and also means that it's more likely that the person you've addressed it to is the only one who will initially review it, as oppsed to half the office staff who also have access to the fax machine.

I know that a lot of employers encourage the use of email as a form of sending CVs, and there's nothing wrong with that, provided you send it as an attachment and don't type it out in the email text box.

Just a tip - there's nothing more irritating than reading a CV that goes on forever, don't forget that the recipient will be reading 100s of them over a year, even more if specific jobs are advertised.
Keep the CV to no more than 2 pages long, once you think you've fine tuned it, go through it and check it again, ideally, get someone who's used to reading them as an employer to do so.
Stick to relavant facts about yourself, why you want to join, your knowledge of the company, and how your asperations match what they can offer and what you can give them in return.
Finally, re read it before you go into the interview, you wouldn't believe the number of candidates who when I've questioned them about statements in their CVs can't remember what they put down on paper!

Best of luck.
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