Quick tips to make your CV more effective

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ANI Washington
Last Updated : Jul 07 2013 | 11:50 AM IST

Whipping up your resume to make it more effective takes no time at all.

Here are some tips that rev up your resume, a resume should always be concise, and not crowded and there should be some white space and a decent font size for readability, CBS reported.

A person should make their hyperlinks live, as it becomes easier for people to contact you or learn more about you by just clicking.

Fluffy objective statement should be removed instead write about your internships, volunteer jobs or even classwork, which show skills that will translate in the workplace.

The resume shouldn't just highlight what you did, but also what you achieved.

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First Published: Jul 07 2013 | 11:45 AM IST