Improving Your CV, Chapter 26: Information accuracy on your CV

Part of Course 1: Improving your CV · Chapter 26 of 29 · 2 min

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Be accurate on your CV: never lie, but also don't undersell yourself. Many people leave out the numbers that would make their experience convincing.

Lying can cause serious trouble, even though most employers don't check every claim.
Vague statements like "I ran some projects" or "I ran the budget" waste the chance to say how many, or how much.
If the exact figure varies, use honest approximations such as "nine plus" or "just under ten".
The aim is the best accurate picture of you.

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