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Job hunters across the country are committing common CV mistakes and not spending enough time on their CVs which is costing them new roles, according to new research among careers advice experts.


Almost 80% of advisers from the National Careers


Service said that the most common mistake people made was sending generic CVs to employers


Two-thirds (66%) also said that this mistake was the one most likely to stop a candidate being put forward for an interview.


Meanwhile, research among the nation’s job seekers reveals almost a quarter (24%) of the people questioned admitted to not having tailored their cVs to jobs in the past, with 40% of unemployed people saying that not tailoring a cV to specific job requirements was a frequent mistake they made.


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