Lee Harding - The Introverted Recruiter

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ARE YOU MAKING THIS MISTAKE ON YOUR CV?

Your CV shouldn’t just list your responsibilities.
Recruiters don’t really care what your duties were.
They are about if you were any good at the job.
So instead of “Responsible for social media campaigns”
Say
“Managed our social media acc

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Been auto-rejected for a job?

This is why.

1. You’ve applied for a job on the company website and it has asked you some questions as part of the application process. These answers will determine whether your application progresses or not. Reasons can vary such as you don’t have

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Most people job search with no plan.

They update an old CV.
Turn on Open To Work.
Scroll job boards for hours.

And still get nowhere.

Then when an interview finally comes…
they don’t know how to prepare.

After 20 years in recruitment
I built a Job Search System that fixes th

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Does the ATS automatically reject your CV?

This is one of the biggest myths in job searching. Many people believe that an Applicant Tracking System scans their CV and instantly rejects them if it doesn’t contain the right keywords.

The reality is very different.

An ATS (Applic

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Things we are not including on our CV in 2026. Including these can hurt your job search and stop you getting job interviews

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Why you’re not getting job interviews
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How to professionally shut someone down without ending up in HR
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Things I don’t care about as a recruiter...

...so you shouldn’t either.

How long your CV is.
How many keywords are in your CV.
Career gaps.
If you use the Open To Work Banner.
Short stints at jobs.
How old you are.
A million other things.

The only thing I care about is if you

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Why Your CV Isn’t Getting You Job Interviews
It’s Hard to Read

If at first glance your CV has really lengthy paragraphs, very little white space and looks like it is going to give the reader a headache, it probably will not be read properly.

Use short, simple paragraphs. Do not

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Everyone researches the company. Nobody checks if the boss is toxic before a job interview #jobinterviewtips #boss #worklife #careeradvice

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Best Answer to “Why Do You Want This Job?”
Don’t say “I need a new challenge” or “I like your company values.” Here’s how to answer this question in a way that actually makes hiring managers want to hire you.
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I can guarantee you a high ATS score.

I can guarantee you a CV that will beat the ATS.

I can guarantee you a CV rewrite that will get you a job.

I can guarantee you’ll appear on the first page of LinkedIn Recruiter search results.

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Why your job application was instantly rejected

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3 years ago I created a free CV template.

I didn’t know then that it would be used to help over 35,000 people find a new job.

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