Free templateCV tips carousel
One CV line, rewritten
A three-page carousel for job seekers: a vague CV line struck out, its rewrite with the number drawn to scale, and the rule behind it.
Free. It opens in the Motionix editor as your own copy.
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- Size
- 1080 × 1350 px
- Pages
- 3
- Motion
- Yes, plays live and in GIF or video
- Category
- Social posts
Every page
Page 2
Page 3
What it shows
- Before and after
- Sentence parts in tints
- Number drawn to scale
Good for
How to use it
- Open the template. It becomes a project in your account.
- Change the words, colours and pictures. Every part is an ordinary shape, line or text box.
- Press Play to watch it build, then present it or export it.
What is a CV tips carousel?
A CV tips carousel teaches one improvement to a CV over a few slides, usually as a before and after. It shows a weak line, a stronger rewrite and the rule behind the change, so readers can fix their own CV straight away. The most useful single rule is to replace duties with results: the action, the measurable change and the method.
When it helps
- A career coach sharing one rewrite a week with jobseekers on LinkedIn.
- A recruiter showing the difference between lines that win interviews and lines that get skipped.
- A university careers service preparing graduates for application season.
- Someone changing career who needs to describe past work in terms of results.
Tips
- Write numbers as digits, not words; "18,400" catches the eye when a recruiter skims, while "eighteen thousand" blends into the sentence.
- Not every line needs a number. Two or three results per role are enough, and a page full of percentages starts to look invented.
- Rewrite for the job you want: keep the results that match the advert and cut impressive ones that do not, rather than listing everything.
How to rewrite a CV bullet point
Find the weakest line
Look for lines that start with "Responsible for" or "Helped with". They describe a duty you held, not what you achieved in it.
Start with a strong verb
Open with what you did, such as grew, cut, launched or rebuilt. Pick a verb you could defend in an interview.
Add the number
Say what changed and by how much: "from 2,100 to 18,400 followers in nine months". Without exact figures, use honest estimates, percentages or scale.
Say how you did it
Finish with the method, such as "by posting a recipe every day", which shows judgement and gives the interviewer something to ask about.
Check length and truth
Keep each point to one or two lines on the page, and make sure every number would survive a reference check.
FAQQuestions
Common questions.
What is the difference between a CV and a resume?
In the UK, Ireland and much of Europe, CV is the usual word for the document sent with a job application, typically two pages. In the US and Canada that document is a resume, and a CV means a longer academic record of research and publications.
How long should a CV be?
Two sides of A4 is the usual expectation in the UK for most jobs, and one page can be enough for a school leaver or graduate. Academic and medical CVs run longer. Recruiters skim, so relevance matters more than filling space.
What are action verbs on a CV?
Verbs that say what you did, such as led, grew, reduced, built or negotiated, placed at the start of each bullet point. They replace passive phrases like "responsible for" and make it clear that the result came from your own work.
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