Ask yourself the following questions:
| Is it achievement-orientated? (Or is it a list of what the job involved) | Yes/ No |
| Are the verbs in the “active” tense? | Yes/ No |
| Is it structured in your favour? (Do you really want to tell them you are an unqualified sixty year old before they read of your chief executive experience?) | Yes/ No |
| Does it emphasise your special skills? | Yes/ No |
| Does it emphasise special achievements outside work? | Yes/ No |
| Have you avoided any “gaps” which would cause interviewer anxieties? | Yes/ No |
| Is what you have done quantified where appropriate? (Interviewers love the use of numbers – how much money did you save? What time did you save?) | Yes/ No |
| Have you used significant or emphasising adjectives? (Excellent experience, sole responsibility) | Yes/ No |
| Does the page ‘breaks’ make the reader want to turn the page? | Yes/ No |
| Are you saying what you can do for the employer? Focusing on benefits? | Yes/ No |
| Are you only telling them what they need to know? | Yes/ No |
If you can answer yes to all the above and you are getting short listed, then your CV is obviously working. If not, I can help you in different ways: