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Warm-up your CV this winter

Posted on • Career planning

Ensuring your CV stand outs from the rest, so you don’t receive an icy response from employers, can feel like a challenge. Melt away any CV uncertainties – use our top tips to make your CV warm and inviting so to employers don’t leave it out in the cold this winter.

Where to start

Note down everything you’ve done in your studies, employment, and personal life. You might already be doing this if you have a Personal Development Plan.

Think about the skills you’ve used by completing a skills audit.

Build your CV

Our CV Builder tool helps you create tailored CVs from scratch. You’ll be guided through what content needs to be added, in what section and why.

Once you’re done, you’ll find our CV360 reviewer tool in the same place. CV360 uses Artificial Intelligence to score your CV against common checks used by employers. You can review any CV using CV360 to ensure your CV ends up in the ‘yes’ pile on recruiters’ desks.

Check your CV

Review your CV from a recruiter’s perspective with our CV checklist.

See our CVs Overview for tips on choosing the right type of CV for you. Our CV FAQs can answer some of the questions you might have.

Make your CV stand out

Recruiters spend less than 30 seconds deciding whether to read a CV. Our webinar Five Seconds For Your CV To Make Its Mark will show you how to make your CV stand out for all the right reasons.

Workshops and one-to-one support

Join OU Career Consultants and fellow OU students in our live workshops to learn how to tailor your CV and make it a hit with employers. Workshops are run throughout the year and can be found on the OpportunityHub events page.

If you’re still not sure your CV is quite there and you’d like us to look over it, book a consultation with OU Careers and Employability Services. One student recently said about our CV support:

“The OU’s Career and Employability Services helped me to get my CV in shape. The Employability Adviser provided me with some great pointers on how to write a clear and concise CV for impressing potential employers. Keep up the good work!”

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