Interview expert says there are 5 things you should never include on CV

An interview expert has shared the top things she insists companies don't want to see on your job applications, which they often see anyway. If you have been job hunting for a while, you know the pain of going through endless job applications, interviews, and tests only to hear nothing back from an employee or to be met with 'thank you for your application' emails. New job processes can be demoralising but you have to stick it out if you want to land a role.

But one thing that is imperative to get right and impress potential employers is your CV - and it appears a lot of reoccurring errors are causing employers to be put off from applicants.

Anna Papalia, author of Interviewology: The New Science of Interviewing, is an author and job application expert - and she has been sharing her top tips. Anna, who boasts 1.5million followers on her TikTok page @ann..papalia, said there are five things you must NOT do if you want to land a job.

Anna said: "Things I don't want to see on your resume in under a minute...I'm just making sure you have the skills to pass you onto the interview."

Don't include your objective

READ MORE: Careers expert shares how to answer to 'awkward' job interview question

Anna said that you don't need to declare what your objective is for applying for the role. The expert said: "I know what your objective is, it's to get a job. I'd rather see a summary, summarise your work experience."

Don't include your address

Anna said: "I also don't need to see your home address." Instead, she suggests simply just including your email address and phone number so the employer can get in touch with you.

Don't use the word 'I' when speaking about experience

Anna explained that you should avoid using the word 'I' on your CV as this is implied.

She said: "Under your professional experience, in your bullets when you write 'I worked at blah blah blah', I never want to see the word 'I'. I'd just take it off and just lead with worked or consulted with or whatever it is."

One gobsmacked individual wrote in the comments: "Imagine not getting hired because you wrote 'I' on your resume."

Don't include volunteer experience

Anna says she has noticed people including a number of irrelevant skills on their CV.

She brutally put: "I don't care about your volunteer experience... No one cares about your volunteer experience... Especially if it has nothing to do with this job. No, it doesn't make you sounds well rounded. And no I don't care about your personality."

In the comments, people were gobsmacked by this. One individual wrote: "Not caring about volunteer is WILD. It's shows they're a person who sites about other people. You should want people like that."

Another said: "Hard disagree on volunteer experience. Such a green flag for culture fits, additional soft/hard skills, and it’s excellent for those in challenging job markets and those with low to no work experience. Coming from job coach for non profit that supports single parent families."

Don't just choose a random name for the document

Anna said the number one takeaway that she wants people to remember is to save their CV document as their name.

She noted: "I receive thousands of resumes and they're all saved as resume."