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In this article we share the results of a survey conducted by the American Society HR Managers, where managers of very important things companies say that they like a CV and what not, which prefer CV model and more!
A group of 85 HR managers importates U.S. companies have participated in a survey which inquired about how to be a "perfect CV." The survey was conducted by the American Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM, for its acronym in English) and Laboralis has had the privilege of accessing the results, which we share then we hope will be useful!
+ 77.6% said a search to sail in places where people can upload your CV such as zonajobs, boomerang, etc.
+ 68.2% said they prefer to receive a resume via email.
+ Regarding the file extension, 95.3% said they would prefer CV in Word, and 51.8% said he also likes receiving them in PDF format (the question allowed multiple responses)
+ CV type of HR managers prefer? 50.6% said they prefer a chronological CV type, while 27.7% said they preferred a combination of chronological and functional. 16.9% said that the type of CV did not care.
+ Resumes for positions in lower ranks, 32.5% said he likes people to express their goals in their CVs, while 42.2% said it was not necessary, only matters that it is well written.
+ 47% said that a CV should not exceed one page, 21.7% said they may exceed one page and 31.3% said the number of pages does not matter.
+ should be presented on high quality paper? 33.7% answered yes, 50.6% have no preference, only 4.8% said it is not necessary to submit a CV with a high quality paper and 10.8% said they would not matter because only handle so Resumes electronics.
+ 77.1% said that the applicant must specify whether an organization has participated in community service or similar.
+ For hobbies: 18% said they should be included and 48.2% said they should be included only if they relate to the work to apply.
+ 56.6% said they should include the average, 13.3% said no and 30.1% had no preference.
+ 49.9% want to see extra curricular activities in the CV
+ The 80.7 said it is very important that the email address is professional, ie do not want email addresses as pepito_sexy_83@blablabla.com
+ 78.3% said that if the call an applicant for an interview will hear a message "unprofessional" on your answering machine, also continue to convene for the interview but that gives a very bad impression of the person. 9.6% said that if they hear a message unprofessional and desist from hanging summon for interview.
+ 73.5% said that the work history just want to see descriptions such as "short bulleted statements", ie, by way of ticks, as it is being written this article, although obviously very short ticks.
+ The 86.7 To view the listing of achievements in previous jobs.
+ The employment history must go back to 10 years later, held 32.5%. 61.3% said that older works may be mentioned that 10 years but must be related to the position you are applying.
+ What is the most important in a CV? 65% said the most important thing is both presentation and content, ie not only care about the content area or presentation, but both issues.
+ That is what makes a CV stand out from the rest? 97.5% said that it is easy reading and has an attractive design.
+ What things can be discarded automatically make a CV? 94.9% said write errors, 75% said it is difficult to read and 87% said they have a questionable or inconsistent work history. (The question admitted multiple responses)
+ It's okay to call an applicant to see if your resume was received? 41% said yes, while 33.3% said that people hate to do that.
+ Finally, 48.7% said it is okay to call the applicant to see how is the selection process after a few weeks if you do not hear of it. In this regard, 80% prefer that this consultation is done by email. On the other hand, 20.5% said that people hate to do that because if you have not heard then you have not been selected.
That's it! We hope this information is of value and is helpful in making your Curriculum Vitae. If you have not did, I invite you to visit this page to download Models CV!
Source: http://www.laboralis.com.ar/
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