Top ten worst CVs revealed

Just IT, the training and personalised recruitment agency for graduates and professionals, has revealed the results of its six-week study to help people improve their CVs.

Sunil Duggal, MD at Just IT Recruitment, receives hundreds of CVs and cover letters every day, some brilliant and others appalling. In a bid to educate job seekers, he identifies the ëdonít dosí by revealing some of the worst to land on his desk from potential candidates.

Here are the some of the best of the worst, and tips on what to avoid when applying for a job:

The neurotic: a candidate submitted a password protected CV which could not be accessed

The evangelist: a candidate ended a covering letter with ëJesus loves youí

The banker: a candidate put their bank details on their CV

The cyber-criminal: a candidate put that their lifeís ambition was to be a hacker

The punctual one: a candidate put ëIím good at timekeeping. I wake up at 6am on Monday, Wednesday and Fridayí on their cover letter

The bone idle: a candidate sent across a generic template leaving gaps where there should have been information describing the job position they were applying for, and the company they were applying to

The enigma: a CV was submitted with no name or contact details

The pervert: CVs with inappropriate email addresses such as ëcaught****ing@school.comí

The narcissist: a cover letter from a candidate with one objective - ëto please and attain supreme perfectioní

The porn star: a CV was submitted including a photo more suitable for a glamour shoot

ìWhile these examples might be extreme, the reality is that there are so many applicants who submit CVs which are below par and will not make it past recruitersí inboxes,î said Duggal. ìThere is an ongoing concern that graduates are limiting their chances of success at the first hurdle.î

ìSo many candidates are getting even the basics wrong. On average, almost a third of job-hunting graduates who approach us will be rejected simply for their poor grasp of language. Badly-written, poorly punctuated CVs and cover letters reflect inadequate communication skills, attention to detail and attitude ñ automatically relegating those candidates to the bottom of the pile,î said Duggal.

ìIt is up to universities to ensure that graduates are not only on track for first-class degrees, but also equipped with the basics, by offering advice about the job application process,î continued Duggal.