Being to respect the facts and tell the truth is one of the very important things when you put your achievements on your CV. Being avoid exaggerating the achievements.
As I mentioned before, recruiters will select candidates based on the criteria that are best suited to the business and the position, not the best candidates.
Therefore, it is not necessarily that you have many outstanding achievements that will ensure that your CV catches the eyes of recruiters. The rank of the position and the perspective of the department to recruit personnel plays an equally important role.
With senior positions, it is clear that a good track record in the field you are applying for is a plus. It will be difficult to assess the seniors in a profession if, during a long time of work, they do not have a bright spot on their CV.
In addition, the achievements listed add to your work process how much effort you have put in to achieve those results. Although each business is different, the conditions and processes are different, and the people will not be the same. A track record at a previous employer does not guarantee success at the company you are applying for. But as I stated above, that would be a “plus”.
However, please note that for some personal reason you are forced to apply for positions whose ranks may not be as high as your current position. Double-check that the achievements you listed are still relevant to your CV.
Imagine you applied for the position of a purchasing specialist for a business and the achievement stated was “managing 20 subordinates with over 10,000 suppliers”. Really, this achievement should be noted to consider whether to include it in your CV or not. When looking for a specialist, employers want a candidate who actually works daily with the small processes that the department sets out.
The fact that you mention your management experience is sometimes a minus point because there will be perceptions that you only applied for a temporary job before looking for another management-level job.
I don’t encourage you to fake your CV, but it’s clear that you “accidentally” forget that the skills that you actually have are not too big or affect the business. The fact that you don’t own it but credit it, that’s “scary” and “harmful”.
Sometimes there’s a milder level of problem in the achievements section, which is “inflating” the achievement. Inflated here are very small words that are amplified to make an impression on a CV. Although it does not have a very negative connotation like you falsely declaring your CV, with what you do not do but write as doing.
It brings another misleading effect to your resume, which is “self-enhancement” through misinformation.
Let’s go from the simplest example, in a new work category, the manager creates an implementation team with three roles: “supporter”, “executor” and “leader”. You can imagine a “leader” who has the role of guiding the group’s activities to the goal through the knowledge and work manipulation that the “executor” provides, under the addition of external information from the “supporter”.
In other words, the “leader” has a leading role for the “implementers” to carry out the work in the right direction, with additional help from many issues outside of expertise from the “supporter”. Changing your role in your CV from “supporter” to “leader” will greatly affect what employers perceive you as.
It is a sad truth that not all interviews are conducted by qualified people to assess the candidate’s ability. Job interviewing is a skill that needs to be constantly honed and learned. And the truth is that not all managers participate in job interviews regularly.
Therefore, identifying a candidate’s capacity through a CV is also one of the important factors affecting recruitment decisions.
Exaggerating your CV’s achievements to get a job in a position can be a short-term success. But in the long run, the gaps in skills and knowledge will be difficult to fill in a short time, but the probationary period is not too long. Therefore, be honest with what you write to help both recruiters and yourself.
