Recruiters get tons of applications a day, while some are top notch, others clearly deserve the “could do better”! Between clumsiness and carelessness, a rereading of your CV and cover letter can very often change the course of your application and prevent it from ending up in the trash in the mailboxes. We’ve rounded up the 10 most common job application mistakes here!
1. Professional experiences abused
when the on does not fall’ professio experiences nels “, In the meeting“ Professional experiences f basic «. It is unfortunate to make a mistake in this emblematic section of the CV.
2. sad type for the same centers of interest
Between «Middle center Y t ”and“ CENTER Y of interest S. ”, In SAIT nec more where than the head Donner! This section is not insignificant for a recruiter, but it shows that you have a team spirit, a competitive spirit or that you are used to developing strategies based on your hobbies. Prefer “Free time” if you have any questions.
3. The first words of the cover letter: I would like to contact you
«I dare t «,» I dare S. «,» To contact you is », Let’s take a quick look at the Bescherelle and the problem is solved.
4. It is the turn of the experiences and skills acquired
«I have bought t » , «I studied t a «, and no, it is a» S. »Which we use in the past tense for the verbs of the third group.
5. To the addressee of the request
»For» or «Attention»? We use “in the intention of” when we translate an approach for someone, such as when we organize an event for someone. “Attention to” is used at the beginning of a letter to specify the addressee.
6. Capital letters in the month of the year
For an internship carried out between January and June 2015, many write «January – June 2015», we admit that it is prettier, but this is a spelling error, days and months are common words, they are not capitalized, except when all beginnings of a sentence are sorted.
7. Capital letters for mastered languages
«I speak fluent English, Spanish and German», as well as months, languages I do not take No capital letters. English, Spanish and German would be capitalized in the following cases: “an English/the English”, “a Spanish/the Spanish”, “a German/the Germans” (names of nationalities and names of inhabitants).
8. Your responsibilities hurt
«ES I am responsible for “Some may find this expression correct, but it is an anglicism of “I take care of it” let’s say in English. In French, about this I am in charge of or “I am responsible for.”
9. The polite and courteous formulas of the post
«I beg you S. accept «,» Please accept No «, No, in the words» I to by agreement is «.
10. The gold medal goes to the Curriculum vitae
It is still the title of your own CV! The same we are cold in your cover letter, in the name of your document: «cu r un poco de vida «» a race of power t ae». It’s much easier to just pass the name “resume.” You can title your CV with the title of the job, rather with the expression “ Curriculum vitae ”.
Word checker, proofreading, and proofreading software required. If necessary, have family members review your application. Negligent errors are so common in job applications that recruiters are sometimes forced to refrain from doing so or risk validating too few applications. This is no reason to ignore the French rules!
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