Get More Interviews: The 3-Line CV Summary Formula
Your CV summary is your hook when recruiters only skim for 10 seconds. Follow this simple 3-line formula to stand out: 1) Role + years of experience + industry 2) Key achievement or metric 3) Target role and the value you bring Examples: • Customer Support Rep | 2 years | Fintech – Resolved 40–60 tickets/week; cut response time from 6h to 1.5h – Seeking a support role to boost retention and onboarding • Data Analyst | 1.5 years | Retail/Ops – Built dashboards in Excel/SQL; reduced stock-outs by 12% – Aiming to turn messy data into actionable insights • Entry-level | Accounting graduate – Created a 3-statement model and reconciled 200+ entries during internship – Ready to support reporting and controls Use this template to draft your summary: [Target Role] | [Experience] | [Industry] [Top skills] + [Proof/Metric] Seeking [Role] to [Impact] Drop your title and years of experience here (no contact details). I’ll help you craft a 2–3-line summary that gets noticed.
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