How important is it to include work based achievements on my CV?

How can you be qualified for a position if you omit your work-based achievements, unless you are just out of college? The CV is Curriculum of Life, after all. Employers certainly care about experience; unless you are willing to settle for an entry-level job. you’d better not leave a lot of blanks.

Hi There

I have just found this really interesting piece of research conducted by a company called http://www.iProfile.org.

The research has been based on 1,000 jobseekers and 200 employers to find out what really is the most important part of your CV.

What the research found was that a massive 73% of all employers rejected candidates for interviews due to a lack of work based achievements on their CV’s.

The research also stated that jobseekers could effectively demand 5% on their starting salaries based around the inclusion of work based achievements.

These are just some of the examples discovered by the research, for more information I would recommend visiting the site. The link is provided below

Achievement Amnesia is the title of this research and can be found at http://www.iprofile.org/Career-Advice/Ac… or accessed from the homepage http://www.iprofile.org

It is a really interesting read and shows exactly what employers are looking for from a CV.

So! In answer to your question I would suggest that including your work based achievements is very important!

Hope this helps