What typical errors do people make in CVs?

What typical errors do people make in CVs?

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The typical errors that people make in CVs are typing errors and spelling errors. Put your CV through a spellchecker, read it through yourself thoroughly and get somebody else to proofread it for you as well. If it has any errors, no matter how simple they are, that CV will potentially get rejected. Other areas that you may find people making mistakes with CVs are in the use of too many fonts, which make it look very messy, and the overuse of colour, trying to make it look too jazzy. Employers reject CVs on those bases.