Perfecting Your CV for New Media Jobs

Creating a curriculum vitae (CV) for new media jobs in sales can be a very time intensive so it is important not to waste the effort with errors.

CVs which contain multiple mistakes are often consigned to the bin without any further consideration as employers will use any excuse to whittle down the number of potential candidates for a position.

An advertisement for new media jobs is likely to solicit a response from a significant number of candidates and going through these applications is a time consuming process which many employers dread.

In order to find an appropriate applicant, CVs which include even the smallest of slips will be binned as an employer will not have the patience to entertain an application from someone who cannot even create an error-free resume.

There are many actions to take to ensure that your CV gets past the initial phase of any application for new media jobs, which is the first step towards gaining the employment position of your dreams. Once you have completed the first draft of your resume, you should allow a friend or family member to take a look at it as a fresh pair of eyes should be able to pick up on any potential mistakes.

Print out your CV as it is often easier to spot errors if they appear on a page rather than a computer screen because tangible copy is easier to read compared to the glare of a monitor.

If you are satisfied that your friend or family member has done their best checking your CV you may want to employ the services of someone with professional proofreading experience.

People with proofreading or subediting experience get paid to discover errors for a living so they will be best placed to examine your resume for all types of mistake no matter how big or small.

If hiring proofreaders or subeditors proves expensive then you may benefit from sending your CV to a recruitment agency as they will have years of experience of dealing with all kinds of resumes.

Those looking for new media jobs should select a recruitment company who specialise in the specific industry as they will know how to tailor your CV to a position in that sector.

You may be concerned that going to these lengths to check you CV will cost you valuable time but remember that badly created and prepared resumes will not land you a new job they will just land in the bin.

New media jobs are available at Carreras Lathane Associates (CLA). The new CLA site was created by web design London agency PureBlue.