Medilocum provides healthcare recruitment services to healthcare professionals of all grades across Australia, and much of their success is attributed to the level of expertise the company brings in terms of advising potential candidates on CV preparation. While it seems unlikely that small structural errors could hurt your chances, Medilocum knows what recruiters look for, and what they don’t want to see on your application. When looking at your CV, employers note certain common errors and it could well cause them to overlook you during the hiring process.

A quality resume can open the right doors by effectively communicating your qualifications to employers.

Personal Details – Ensure that your CV contains your phone number and personal email address. If possible, use an email address that includes your first and last name. Skip on the humoristic address that your friends use. You can always put a forward from your professional-looking address to your primary email inbox.

Irrelevant Summary or Career Goals – Use these areas to show why you want to work with the specific recruiter in the advertised position. These sections should be tailored to suit each application. Use this opportunity to summarise relevant employment history and career goals.

Additionally, it is important to ask someone to proofread your CV for grammatical errors and inconsistent formatting and fonts. Keep the CV short and concise for ease of reading and follow application instructions.