Increasingly, employers are interested to see your digital CV. A digital CV is, as it sounds, a CV that is readily accessible online via your own or a third-party platform.

When creating an online CV, there are many different options available. You can take a full ‘bells-and-whistles’ approach and build your own website or create a video to create a big impact. Or you can leverage an existing networking platform, such as LinkedIn. You can also use a free online CV builder.

An online CV has the advantage of being discoverable by potential employers, but also has the disadvantage of not being tailored to suit a specific role that you may be going for. While they certainly have their place and will become increasingly more important, digital CVs are best used in conjunction with a more traditional, off-line CV.

You can never invest too much time in crafting the perfect CV. Even if you get the basics right, there are important nuances to consider that will help ensure that your CV gets to the top of the pile.