10 tricks for a million dollar resume

1. Give the somewhat dull side jobs from the past a revamped title. For years coffee gifted in a lunchroom? Then you were a ‘barista in an espresso bar’. Or did you write the texts for a webshop selling plastic bath ducks? Then you were all that time a ‘creative copywriter’.

2. Bringing a CV to life is quite a challenge, but it can absolutely be done. A nice image does a lot. Not in possession of a Stockphoto account? On sites like Pexel and Unsplash, you can find high-resolution images. For free, my friend.

3. Besides nice image from the Pexel site should also feature a nice picture of your own face on the CV. Stay far away from a white wall with a fluorescent light above it for those kinds of photos. Don't. Do. It.

4. Were you born like me with two left Adobe hands? Hire someone to design your CV. Know your own strengths, quite a handy skill too.

5. Oh yes, and speaking of skills: look at what information is relevant for your CV. I caught my previous CV with a section where I was going to rank my Excel skills. I haven't touched that program since my studies, dude. For my CV, copywriting, content creation, social media analyses, and engagement strategies are more important pillars to discuss.

6. And divide that information. A CV in which a lump of knowledge is crammed in font size 10 makes me feel very claustrophobic. A tip I once got from an internship supervisor: pour your CV into a PowerPoint presentation and make a PDF from it. This way, you work with different tabs and topics and there is more room for images and formatting.

7. Conducting a strengths-weaknesses analysis on yourself is not necessarily easy. Therefore, ask classmates, friends, and family where you shine and what can be ‘better’ in quotes. Reality check: yup. But it will definitely contribute to a strong CV and a confident job interview.

8. Ensure you have an online version and a printed version of your CV and make sure you always bring it to your interview, printed in triplicate or on the iPad. Check, check, double-check.

9. Your CV and cover letter should flow into each other like a kind of ombre. Everything you write in your letter should logically fall into place in your CV.

10. Make your signature known in both the letter and your CV. Ensure that you stand out and your future employer cannot possibly overlook you.

It can't go wrong like this, mark my words.