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The CV that gets read
Two pages that survive the software and the six-second scan.
How screening systems and busy people read CVs, what goes where, how to turn duties into proof, and the Kenyan norms on referees, length and what to leave out.
44 min6 lessons1 free
Start the course- How your CV is actually readTwo readers, neither of them patient: screening software and a person with a stack of applications.7 minFree
- Structure: what goes whereThe order of sections for a Kenyan CV, and how it changes for graduates, experienced people and career changers.8 minPro
- Achievement bullets that prove the claimEach bullet under a role should make the reader believe something specific about you.7 minPro
- Kenyan norms: referees, length and what to leave outThe local conventions that puzzle people who learnt CV writing from foreign templates.7 minPro
- Tailoring without lyingEvery CV you send should be shaped for that job. Where the line between tailoring and fabrication sits.6 minPro
- Formatting, file names and sendingThe last mile: fonts, files, email subject lines and the mistakes that get applications deleted unread.7 minPro