{"id":7095,"date":"2023-06-14T09:07:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T08:07:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/careers\/?p=7095"},"modified":"2024-07-03T16:16:22","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T15:16:22","slug":"ensure-your-cv-sizzles-this-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/careers\/?p=7095","title":{"rendered":"Ensure your CV sizzles this summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Summer is finally here! With long evenings, garden days and BBQs aplenty, what better time to \u201chot-up\u201d on CV writing and move forward in your career goals. We\u2019ve got everything you need to get your CV sizzling.<\/span><\/p>\n

Try 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 \u2018yes\u2019 pile for that job interview. You\u2019ll get useful tips and advice on how to make improvements. If you don\u2019t have a CV already or want a fresh one, you can create a CV from scratch with CV builder. Find out more in the video below and get started now with CV360 and CV Builder with Abintegro.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Make your CV a hit<\/span><\/h3>\n

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<\/a> page. An OU student said about a recent CV workshop:<\/span><\/p>\n

Good advice given and new ideas that I’ve not seen in online searches on how to revamp my CV.<\/span><\/p>\n

Make your CV sizzle<\/span><\/h3>\n

Recruiters spend less than 30 seconds deciding whether to read a CV. Our webinar Five seconds for your CV to make its mark <\/a>will show you how to make your CV stand out for all the right reasons. You can also review your CV from a recruiter\u2019s perspective with our CV checklist<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bring in the team<\/span><\/h3>\n

If you\u2019re still not sure your CV is quite there and you\u2019d like us to look over it, contact Careers and Employability Services<\/a>. One student recently said about our CV support:<\/span><\/p>\n

“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!”<\/span><\/p>\n

Careers and Employability Services<\/a><\/h5>\n

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Summer is finally here! With long evenings, garden days and BBQs aplenty, what better time to \u201chot-up\u201d on CV writing and move forward in your career goals. We\u2019ve got everything you need to get your CV sizzling. Try our CV360 tool which uses Artificial Intelligence to score your CV against common checks and Applicant Tracking […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":50,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,6],"tags":[86],"class_list":["post-7095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-career-planning","category-cv","tag-career-planning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/careers\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/careers\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/careers\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/careers\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/50"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/careers\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7095"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/careers\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7095\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7559,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/careers\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7095\/revisions\/7559"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/careers\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/careers\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=7095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.open.ac.uk\/blogs\/careers\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=7095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}