Nowadays it is getting harder to find a job because of the economic depression. There is an increase in the number of applicants, on the other hand there is not enough vacancy for them and it creates a competition. In this situation, writing an effective CV can be just the reason of getting an interview or even maybe of getting hired. However how can a CV be effective? How can we take attention and have a chance to get an interview from the company we apply? There can be lots of different things to consider for writing a CV but in our opinion, the three most important things are being clear, simple but informative, stating what helps you to stand out from others to fit the job and hooking up the person who is reading.

First of all, we firmly believe that, a CV must be removed from everything unnecessary. It must be simple, easy to understand and at the same time include all the necessary information. As Cowan states in her article “10 Tips on Writing a Successful CV”, there are lots of other people who send their CV’s and because of this most of the time the decision-maker will not read each one fully, they will decide about it within sections so keeping it clear, short and informative is going to give you a better chance (2012). As it can be seen it is a simple but tricky part of writing a CV to keep it clear and short but informative.

Secondly, while you try to keep it simple, clear and short, the information you are going to put about yourself must be relevant and matching to the job you apply for. Meaning, it should help you stand out from other people who apply for the job. According to Cowan in her article “10 Tips on Writing a Successful CV”, you should absolutely mention your key skills that can give you an advantage over others and you should process really carefully in this step because any skill might help you to become a candidate (2012). It can be understood that anything that might get you ahead of others is crucial.

Lastly, your writing style, your CV’s design and your expression skills are very important.
Because of this, we strongly suggest that your CV must be attractive with its design, with the concisely listed information that it includes and you should always think about the decision- makers point of view. In the article “Top 5 Most Important Things to Remember About Your
CV”, it is stated, “While it is a laborious process to rewrite each CV to specifically target the audience you have in mind this is the most effective method of getting an interview. A little bit more effort now really does pay dividends in the longer term,” (n.d.) As it can be seen it is an amazingly effective method to always targeting your specific audience.

To sum up, it is widely known that sending a CV to a company is the first step through getting the job. As we stated above, when you are writing a CV you have to think that you are not the only one who is applying for the job. However you can be one step further from other by writing an effective one and as we stated above it is all about giving attention to very simple but special details.