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Is Your CV Working Against You? The Subtle Mistakes British Candidates Keep Making

Is Your CV Working Against You? The Subtle Mistakes British Candidates Keep Making

British job seekers are losing out on roles not because of a lack of experience or qualifications, but because of deeply ingrained habits that make their applications blend into the background. From a cultural reluctance to champion their own achievements to formatting conventions that were outdated before the millennium, the problems are widespread — and almost entirely fixable. Here is what UK hiring managers genuinely want to see, and why so many candidates are failing to deliver it.