article_snippet.sent: For those who have ever applied for a job and not heard anything back, this could be the reason why.
article_snippet.sent: It turns out, falling at the first hurdle and not even being inviting to interview can be down to your CV, new research has revealed.
article_snippet.sent: Conducted by research firm YouGov for higher education school, GSM London, 600 employees and senior executives were surveyed to find out GSM London, 600 employees and senior executives biggest resume peeves.
article_snippet.sent: Unsurprisingly, brevity is valued, with a massive 46 per cent of the polled senior executives finding long waffling CVs irritating, with only 26 per cent disliking short resumes.
article_snippet.sent: A survey of 600 employers and senior executives also revealed that employers prefer a professional quality to a CV, with nearly half (44 per cent) disliking if the tone seemed too informal or casual.
article_snippet.sent: Although ranking relatively low in the scheme of annoying resume errors, senior execs also found attached images of applicant irritating.
highlights_snippet.sent: A poll of 600 executives was conducted by YouGov for GSM London .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Brevity is valued, with employers disliking waffling resumes .