Rec 2 Rec Agencies - 3 Things The Best Employers Are Looking For On Your CV

If you are currently seeking out your next opportunity in the recruitment to recruitment business, one of the first things you'll need to do is have a quality, up to date CV you can use in your applications. Whether you are applying to rec2rec agencies you want to work with directly, or through niche recruiters, the right CV will make you a lot more appealing to both agents and employers.

To improve your chances of getting through initial screenings and earning a chance to impress at interview, take a look at these three things the best employers are looking for on candidates' CVs.

Real Evidence of Your Skills

One thing that will make your CV really stand out against other candidates, who will probably have similar experience and skills to you, is real evidence of what you have done.

This means you should list actual achievements, backed up by numbers. Don't simply say that you took responsibility for a high profile account or that you hit your targets consistently, but use real figures or percentages to represent how much money you made or saved for your company.

If you are looking for a management position, percentages and other data relating to your team's performance as well as your own will also make your CV more impressive.

Show Your Interest In The Industry

As well as explaining your work history with your current and previous employers, your CV should sell you as someone who is enthusiastic about the rec2rec business and keeps themselves very active in the industry.

The best way to show how involved you are with the wider rec2rec world is to use examples. If you have ever written about recruitment on a blog or website, whether for your company or in your own right, you should mention this. Also mention any social media activity that you are involved with from a professional perspective, such as if you looked after your company's Twitter account or you have your own Twitter feed about recruitment.

Show That You Are an Interesting and Balanced Person

Many people neglect the part of their CV that talks about their interests outside of work, but in fact this can be an area where you can really make yourself stand out from your competitors by highlighting yourself as an interesting person they'll want to meet, who also understands the importance of a good work-life balance.

Think carefully about what you write here. A lot of people can't think of anything good to include as a hobby or interest and end up with boring fall backs like "reading" or "films". While there is nothing wrong with these, they are things pretty much everybody does, so if you want to use them you will need to enhance them - do you review books online, or make your own films?

Creative or sporting interests are always good to include because they can reveal your talents and the things you are passionate outside of work. Again, make it interesting and goal oriented if you can - training for a triathlon sounds more intriguing than "visiting the gym".

Use your CV to really show employers that you get results, that you are an interesting and well rounded person, and that you are active and enthusiastic within the recruitment community, and you become a really appealing proposition that will stand out from your peers.

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