20 things to leave off your CV

This post in the icould blog was written by someone from Position Ignition: UK Career Consultants

The 20 things that should not be included:

1. ‘Curriculum Vitae’ or ‘CV’
2. The word ‘Résumé’
3. Photo
4. Video
5. Current work phone/email address
6. Date of birth or age
7. Nationality
8. Race or religion
9. Details of your marital status or children
10. Reason for leaving your last company
11. List of GCSEs/A Level subjects/degree modules
12. Waffle
13. Adjectives
14. The first person
15. The third person
16. Hobbies such as reading, walking or dining out
17. ‘References can be provided on request’
18. LinkedIn recommendations
19. Clipart/borders/illustrations
20. Tables

There is a short explanation of each of these here.

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