Dharkchild:


Here is the thing. A cv is an advert telling the recruiter these are the skills you have and you have achieved this and that with it. Where you have not achieved anything, you must convince the recruiter you can full achieve their job role.

Potentials you mentioned on the contrary is what is within you. The recruiter had no internal Google search to see your spirit man and ascertain that you can fulfil the required duties.

It seems therefore your responsibility as a job seekers to convince the recruiter that you are indeed capable of handling the job citing were you have handled related roles or how and where you have gained skills that can help you handle the job.

Your cv is an important marketing tool. Sell yourself properly

Ps. It is not the job of the recruiter to help people find their skill, his wok is to hire people who can DELIVER or who have proven that when given a chance they would deliver

Thank you very much sir! 1000 likes for you. Too many of us have this sense of entitlement that somehow the recruiter should come and see the attributes one has without being prompted. They will learn the hard way eventually.

1k001:


I'm sorry this is not an epistle, it's actually quite simple really and plenty of people are doing it already. I know because I see it and I hire them. Not every company has big budgets for hiring like the multinationals and even they still get it wrong. Hiring is imperfect, we do what we can to try get the best candidates. That includes CV, aptitude testing, interview etc. People just need to know how to present themselves appropriately, not sell themselves short. I'm only trying to help.

I understand you my brother. I always get piss off when I see recruiter using CV to turn down best brain.

1k001:


I see this post has gotten over 100 likes so it should be responded to.

First, let me preface this by saying I only ever employ young or fresh graduates. They are easier to train and eager to work, generally speaking.

When I refer to experience, I mean what did you do with your time when you didn't need to do anything. That is a key marker for a hard worker. For every fresh grad I employed, they either volunteered with their time or did a particular business. This needs to reflect in a CV. If it doesn't, those that reflect it in their CV will get the position before those that don't.

Regarding throwing CV's in the bin, that is just the reality, not pride or boasting. The main goal of a business is to make money, recruiting is a distraction, albeit a necessary one. So when I put up an ad for a position, and get over 100 CV's for one position, the fact is I don't have time. I need to find a way to quickly sort out the lazy and unserious people. The easiest way (not necessarily the most accurate) include some of the tips above. No recruiter will go through 100 CV's in depth just for one position. Recruiting is by its nature discriminatory as not everyone will end up with the job.

As regard potential, I'm open to cultivating promising people. However, if a CV cannot simply demonstrate why I should put the effort into them then why should I bother. I'm not their mother or father who is supposed to encourage them at every turn. A CV is the first step, then of course, there's an interview which is even more important. A CV, however, is the first impression, it needs to count otherwise no hope of an interview. No recruiter will interview 100 people for one position.

Even after a great hiring process, an employee may not deliver. It is always hard to predict who will. The CV, interview process is annoying and discriminatory but it's the best we have so everyone needs to learn how to optimize it for themselves. The purpose of writing this post in the first place was to help people be better. Many recruiters don't give feedback, I've tried to. Let who finds it useful use it accordingly.

Well said..
But I am not against ur thread.. My point is simple..
Some cv's are not written by it owner...
So don't criticize does that tried to be real..

kunleben1:


Don't mind this mumu hr who is rather happier throwing cvs to the bin. He is such a lazy one. I'm an advocate of a good cv but ds guys shd just stop painting it as if it's an end in itself.

I jst tire o

maxwell767:


Well said..
But I am not against ur thread.. My point is simple..
Some cv's are not written by it owner...
So don't criticize does that tried to be real..

exactly for instance some customer care attitude are so damn repulsive that you will wonder how HR and MD manage to hire them.

please op how many of these your rules did dangote follow b4 landing where he is How many did adenuga follow how many did magu follow b4 becoming EFCC boss how many did lie Mohammed follow b4 becoming minister of lieland

1k001:
Which is why I personally prefer to hire from my network but people will say that is

The above says it all ....

it is finished people, this is it! darn!