7 Mistakes STOPPING you from landing an interview 😱😞
Tags: cv, career, interview, juniors
Published: 2021-05-07 16:53:15

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Recently I have been assigned a role of filtering CVs and I was really shocked with those mistakes, So I thought why we don't try to avoid them.



## Stop using CV/Resume online templates. I see them killers  

* Rule #1 while you are creating your CV it **MUST NOT** be more than 2 pages. an A4 paper size is very enough for your previous 4 companies with a brief description about every one, Education, Skills.

>This Applies to you whether you are **fresh**, **+2 Junior** or even **senior**

* 2 Pages Only Remember don't waste the space with the online CV Templates. Neat and professional Word Document is enough, no need for fancy SVGs.

🚨**Warning:** DO NOT apply with word document, instead convert to PDF🚨

![Alt text of image](https://media.giphy.com/media/d10dMmzqCYqQ0/giphy.gif)  



## Your LinkedIn and Github accounts are very important
* I see too many people forget to put their LinkedIn and Github accounts.
* You add your personal projects but HR or the guy who filters Cvs out needs to an evidence.

>This applies to **GitLab** - **Jira** or any code hosting platform for version control and collaboration

![Alt text of image](https://media.giphy.com/media/lMm1EzWYlGiZqtOgEJ/giphy.gif)  

## Try to host your applications online as much as possible
* This adds weight to you as seeing your projects in actions has a different impact than reading a description. Let your work talk instead of you.
* You can use any free hosting provider just like "**Heroku** - **Netlify** - **Github Pages** - **Firebase Hosting**" and many more.



## Try to use situations to express your skills instead of indicator.
* One of the things I learned when I was creating my CV is that numbers and metrics has an amplified impact on the CV Filtration phase.
* So as an example instead of saying that you have Leadership and good communication skills, You could say:

>I Led a team of 4 UI/UX, Back-end, Front-end, and a mobile developer and got A+ and ranked as the #2 valuable project in the college.

## Your LinkedIn Works as your CV also
* For LinkedIn give it attention and make sure it's updated with your relevant experience.
* Keeping your self active on LinkedIn will grasp attention to you sooner or later.
* You can search Online how to make your LinkedIn Profile standing out from others and apply those tips and hacks.
Give a look at [My LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ibrahimhasan96/) I have applied those tips there.

## This advise especially for Github Users 😎🤩
* Github has a very nice feature called **Github Secrets**, You can add a README to your Profile. Very neat and stylish.

* I have added this to [My Github Profile](https://github.com/hima-Megahed) too you can give it a look and fork [**hima-megahed**](https://github.com/hima-Megahed/hima-Megahed) repository and change information to yours.

## There is no need to put your Personal Photo
* I see you should not put your personal photo to the CV unless the employer asked that. And believe most of them don't ask for that.
* This also will add more space to your projects and will reduce number of pages remember **Rule #1** ☝️.