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CV TIPS
When it comes to applying for clerkships and graduate roles, you will most likely have the same education qualifications (i.e a law degree) as most other applicants. Therefore it is worth working out what can make your CV impress recruiters and hopefully land you that all important interview!
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Make sure you have ticked off the basics - things like making sure your CV is logically ordered, formatted correctly and emphasises skills that are particularly relevant to the advertised position.
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Keep it trim - the point of a CV is to be able to concisely communicate your relevant achievements and experience, it should ideally be one page but maximum three pages. Recruiters do not want to spend their time reading essays, so really use your editing eye to work out what is relevant to the role and what could be left out.
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Tailor your CV to the advertised role - while you do not necessarily need to make a new CV every time you apply for something, using the language of the advertised role in your CV shows that you have good attention to detail and have taken the time to match your skills to what the employer wants.
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Check your resume for any grammar or punctuation issues. You could perhaps give your resume to a family friend or a trusted colleague to look over your resume and highlight any potential red flags.
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Highlight achievements outside of the law employers do like to see things like volunteering, sporting achievements or other activities as they can definitely add to your job credibility. Do not assume that just because they do not relate to law, they should be left out.
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Tell the truth - you have to assume that everything in your CV will be critically analysed and cross checked. Maybe even do a Google search to ensure that everything in your CV is correctly reflected online.
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