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The content is very similar to that of a standard CV, but keywords, important on a printed CV, are crucial on a text CV. If the computer doesn’t find the words it’s looking for, your CV will not make it to the next round, however well qualified you might be for the job.

Keywords and phrases will be the qualifications, skills and experience that are needed for the post. You’ll find them in the job description and can also look at the company website. Human scanners prefer to see this information in the form of phrases containing active verbs, but computers prefer nouns. So make sure you include plenty of them, including industry buzzwords and abbreviations, but be careful if you are moving from one field to another – only use terms which will be understood in the new area. Get yourself into the mind of the machine! Try to work out exactly which keywords it will have been programmed to find.

To learn more about how to apply for jobs, go to :Jobseekers' Success Kit