It Jobs Will Boost Business Growth

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Businesses will be increasing their IT spend and development, according to Gartner’s CEO Survey 2012.

During these tough economic times advances in technical strategies are being used to keep businesses one step ahead. Finding educated IT candidates with good experience is always hard; but this is good news if you’re looking for an IT job.

This industry is notoriously full of highly-skilled workers and with more time and money being invested into IT jobs it’s a great sector to join. If you’re looking for IT jobs you need to ensure your CV is specific to the industry; with a combination of your IT experience and specialised programme knowledge.

Whether you’re looking for IT jobs for the first time or you are an experienced employee looking for your next step up the career ladder your CV is your first opportunity to really sell yourself. As with all CVs there are several general rules you should follow, please read on for CV-Library’s top CV tips:

1. Most recruiters don’t spend more than 10 second scanning through each CV so make sure yours stands out; use succinct sentences that are easy ...
... to read with your key skills near the top.
2. Use a standard typeface so your CV is quick to read; Arial is a common font.
3. Do not only rely on a spell checker. You need to double check the spelling yourself and it often helps to ask a friend to have a quick check too. IT CVs tend to be full of technical specifics so check your spelling is correct!
4. Include your personal details in the body of the CV; not all printers include headers and footers so you don’t want vital information to be missed off.
5. Use a clear template with each section labelled and easy to find; dates of past employment need to be consistent.
6. Use active verbs and positive language; start with your achievements and key skills to grab the recruiter’s attention.
7. Ensure your referees are suitable for the IT job you’re applying too and check with them first so they can make sure they are contactable.
8. Use a professional email address; remember you are making a job application not writing to a friend.
9. Sell yourself at your best but be honest; you’ll be caught out at some point!
10. Don’t forget how important your cover letter is; this is your chance to explain why you’re applying to this specific technical job. Try not to use a general cover letter as recruiters won’t take your application seriously.

With unemployment figures highlighting how uncertain the economy is at the moment this is positive news for at least one sector. Maybe a job in IT is a good move for you to make? Search and apply to hundreds of live jobs in the IT and Technical sectors at CV-Library.co.uk.