Survey for CV related issues

This post is related to "CV writing tips tricks and insight”. In this post we are going to look at some facts and figures which are collected from different surveys done with different employers.

Survey

Question # 1
What mistakes made by the candidates’ causes the employers to reject a candidate

Spelling mistakes or typos 61%
Copying words from job post 41%
An inappropriate email address 35%
That don’t include a list of skills 30%
More than two pages long 22%
Contain more tasks than results for previous positions 16%
A photo in a CV 13%
Large amount of text 13%

Question # 2
What are most common mistakes in CV?

Spelling and grammar 56%
Not custom-made to the job 21%
More lengthy 16%
Poor work history 16%
Poor format and bullet less 11%
No accomplishments 9%
Inappropriate email 8%
Objective is too ambiguous 5%
Untruthful 2%
Having a photo 1%

Question # 3
What is your response on unprofessional email address?

Ignored the candidate for job 76 %
Don’t bother 24%

Question # 4
How many applicants provide incorrect information to potential employers?

63% provide incorrect information
37% provide correct information

Question # 5
What false information provided by candidates?

38% exaggerated or lied about their education
35% included incorrect details in their employment history
31% made false statements about professional qualifications and memberships.

Question # 6
What are the most important aspects of CV that you look for?

Previous related work experience 45%
Qualifications & skills 35%
Easy to read 25%
Accomplishments 16%
Spelling & grammar 14%
Education (these were not just graduate recruiters or this score would be much higher!) 9 %
Intangibles: individuality/desire to succeed 9%
Clear objective 3%
Keywords added 2%
Contact information 1%
Personal experiences 1%
Computer skills 1%