Cover letters, we’ve covered. Here: the CV, aka Curriculum Vitae or Résumé, depending on which you prefer. They’re your first port of call when tweaking your sales pitch that will ultimately get you a job. Ensuring your CV is up to scratch should be top of your to-do list but with a sea of similarly written and structured sheets of A4 doing the rounds in every employer’s inbox you need a way to make yours stand out from the crowd. Here are some of those ways. Use a Photo The perfect option for the photogenic among you is getting a face along with the name.  Doing this can make your CV not only more memorable but also more personable. Obviously, practice rationality as no one wants a hyper-filtered selfie or a holiday snap from your jolly up in Zante. Keep things reasonably sober and sensible and it will leave the right impression. The issue with creative solutions to getting noticed is just how difficult it is to get right and how easy it is to get wrong. Don’t be afraid to make it a more positive affair than the customarily grim passport photos we all have. We flag here that ...

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