Avoid these practices that ‘break the heart’ of recruiters – El Financiero

This document It is requested in most selection processes, when companies are hiring personnel and it is recommended that you always have it updated.

Therefore, if you take courses or diplomas to add knowledge, you must register them regularly, since you never know when the job of your dreams will appear, so you must have your resume ready to ‘conquer’ that recruiter.

What mistakes should you avoid in your CV?

There are some job search platformsin which you can register and share your professional experience in the CV. For example, LinkedIn, Indeed and OCC.

We tell you the most common mistakes that you should avoid if you want to get the ‘yes’ from the recruiting company.

These were listed by Adecco, a human resources company, and add to the errors exposed by Gabriela Realpe, content creator on LinkedIn and specialist in training people to work remotely.

• Accounts of email not professionals. Leave behind that email from high school or middle school, where your nickname or a combination of letters and numbers appears that can cause confusion. This means of communication is part of your cover letter in the digital world. It is recommended that it bear your initials or date of birth.
• Complex design. There are a large number of templates on the web for you to make your CV. There are some quite colorful ones; however, It is recommended that you choose something elegant and simple, so that it does not visually tire the recruiter.

• Do not omit information that you consider important. If you have a long professional career and consider that certain experience adds to your profile, do not hesitate to leave it. If what you are looking for is to optimize spaces, you can modify the margins or choose a template design more in line with your information.
• Give greater importance to design. The CV can be very visually attractive, but if the words do not communicate, it will not be very useful. It is important that you choose the right phrases. Action verbs that explain what you do and your achievements are recommended.
• Do not share your LinkedIn profile. ‘The future is today’. The digital age is here and you must have an open account on this platform, where recruiters look for personnel. Bloomberg exposes the case of Donovan Harris, 27, a communications strategist in Washington, DC, who has a profile full of skills and that has allowed him to get a job. “I know that people have found my profile based on certain keywords or specific skills that appear on my LinkedIn. Recruiters reached out because of that,” Harris says.

• Gabriela Realpe, LinkedIn content creator, points out that you should not lie about some skill. For example, your level of English. It is possible that later you will be given a test to confirm this and the result may not be positive, so total sincerity is suggested.
• Also, apply for vacancies whose professional experience does not match what the recruiter is looking for. If you have skills for different professional fields, you can make several CVs, oriented, for example, to journalism, marketing, advertising or internal communication and send them according to the job and profile requested.
• Include hobbies, height, weight and marital status. Although some CV templates include it, it is advisable to leave it aside, since this information is irrelevant compared to your professional performance. There is even a debate about attaching a photograph, due to the biases due to physical appearance that could arise when selecting personnel.

What to do in a job interview?

Once your CV clicked with the recruiter and you passed the first filter, The company will contact you to arrange a first interview. This is usually with human resources or one of the direct bosses with whom you will work if you stay in the job.

A mixture of feelings will invade your chest: the joy of joining a new project, perhaps with greater economic income; Added to this is the nervousness of not knowing what they will ask you.

You should not let fear dominate you, be confident at all times in your knowledge and skills. ‘Learn to sell yourself’ and explain everything they can add to the company.

Nu Mexico shared recommendations so that your interview gets a 10, some of them are:

• Research the company you would join. Its history, vision and mission.
• List the reasons why you want to join the work team, as well as what you would add to the company.
• You can also make notes about any questions you have. If you perceive that in the interview they will not give you space for them, you can comment that you have some concerns and raise them.

With information from Bloomberg and Felipe Gazcón.