CV review service

SLU Career can review your CV and personal letter

Do you want help with your CV and/or cover letter? Send them to cvreview@slu.se and we will get back to you with comments and suggestions.

How?

Attach your application documents in an e-mail. Please use Word format. Make sure to include the job description if you are applying for a job that has been advertised. Give yourself plenty of time if you have a deadline for your application. After we have reviewed your documents, we will send them back to you with comments and recommendations on how to improve them.

Why?

A good application improves your chances of getting the job! You can easily avoid the most common mistakes by using our checklist.

Checklist - Reviewing your CV 

First, check...

• that your contact details are correct and available on all pages
• that your CV is no more than two A4 pages long
• that you have used reverse chronological order (the most recent events first)
• that the CV is 100 % grammatically correct and spelled correctly

Review the contents and structure

• Only include relevant information for the position that you are applying for
• Frequent headings: Education, Work Experience, Voluntary work and Commissions of Trust, Languages, Computer Skills and Other qualifications
• State when your education programmes and jobs started and finished
• Describe what you have learned and your results, briefly and concisely
• Be consistent with fonts and size of headings

Checklist - Reviewing your cover letter

First, check...

• that you and your employer’s contact details are correct
• that your letter is at most one A4 page
• that you have a heading with the reference number (if available) and the name of the position that you are applying for
• that the letter is 100% grammatically correct and spelled correctly
• that the application is clear and easy to read

Review the content and ask yourself...

• does the letter match to the position that you are applying for?
• have you shown why you want to work in the particular company in the particular position?
• have you shown why you are suitable for the post?
• how can you contribute to the operations/position which you are applying for?
• does the letter complement your CV and vice versa?

Before you send it...

• carefully follow the instructions that the employer states
• attach your CV and letter as one document
• consider how you name the attached file
• send as a PDF so that the format of the documents does not change
• check that you have signed it and put your name in print