Spam email is so annoying, isn't it? I delete it all without even reading a word. If you are guilty of blanket emailing employers with identical CVs, your application is likely to get the same treatment — as Guardian writer Oliver Burkeman noted in a recent Weekend column.
Guardian Careers expert Steve Szita expanded on this in a recent blogpost and urged job seekers to stop systematically firing off CVs to every potential employer, highlighting how important it is to carefully tailor each and every application.
If you want to find out how to stand out from the spam, join our live Q&A. A panel of CV doctors will be online tomorrow, 1pm to 4pm to offer advice on how to get a great message across in your CV and ensure your covering letter is a compelling read.
Our panel:
Elizabeth Bacchus is a career coach, change management consultant and founder of The Successful CV Company — a CV and cover letters provider.
Christine Hopper of Newcastle Business School, Northumbria University, is the longest serving placements officer in a UK university.
Beverley Gartside is an established coach accredited by the International Coach Foundation. Through her company, Verticity she designs and delivers group coaching on managing careers through change.
Steve Szita, director of Dazzling CVs — a professional CV writing service.
James Innes is the founder and managing director of The CV Centre — a CV writing consultancy. He is also the author of a trilogy of best-selling careers books: The CV Book, The Interview Book and Brilliant Cover Letters.
This discussion is now open for advance questions and comments, so get posting.
