A vague profile
The bad version could be anyone's; the repair says who you are and what you can prove.
I am a hard-working, passionate team player looking for an exciting new challenge where I can use my skills.
Customer service adviser with five years on phone, webchat and email, resolving most billing questions at the first contact. Looking for a complaints handler role.
Duties instead of results
Start each bullet with what you did, and add a number where you truthfully can.
Responsible for the stockroom. Duties included serving customers and using the till.
Unpacked and priced two deliveries a week so the floor was full before opening. Served up to 150 customers a shift, including refunds.
Missing or messy dates
Use one date format throughout, newest job first.
Sales job – clothes shop – a few years Warehouse 2019 to now?
Sales Assistant | Quayside Fashion, Gateshead | 2022–2024 Warehouse Operative | Brightline Distribution | February 2023–present
Personal details a UK CV leaves out
The UK CV rules explain why age, marital status and nationality stay off, and your National Insurance number never goes on a CV.
Date of birth: 14/03/1990 · Married · Nationality: British · NI number: QQ 12 34 56 C
Leeds · 07700 900000 · your.name@example.com
Design that hides the content
Paste your CV into the CV checker to find several of these mistakes automatically.
- Skill bars and star ratings with no words: replace them with the skill and where you used it.
- Photos and graphics: leave them out for UK jobs unless asked.
- Tiny text to fit one page: cut words instead.
- Two columns sent to an online portal: send the Plain version instead.