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Give your CV a spring clean

Posted on • Career planning

Medium close up photo shot of woman using laptop outside with flowers in the background.Spring is here, a time for growth and new beginnings, so why not take a fresh look at your skills and update your CV. We’ve got everything you need to help you to make your CV spotless and to move forward in realising your goals.

Dust off your list of skills

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.

Take your CV to the cleaners

Get your CV spotless with our CV360 tool which uses Artificial Intelligence to score your CV against common checks and Applicant Tracking Systems used by employers. CV360 helps your CV pass this first hurdle, so it ends up in the ‘yes’ pile for that job interview. You’ll get useful tips and advice on how to make improvements. If you don’t have a CV already or want a fresh one, you can create a CV from scratch with CV builder. Get started now with CV360 and CV Builder.

Make your CV a hit

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. An OU student said about a recent CV workshop:

Good advice given and new ideas that I’ve not seen in online searches on how to revamp my CV.

Make your CV shine

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.

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.

Bring in the team

If you’re still not sure your CV is quite there and you’d like us to look over it, contact 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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