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Graduates offered CV advice

UK graduates have been offered advice on how to make their CV stand out from the crowd.

Dan Hawes, co-founder of the Graduate Recruitment Bureau, said that with graduate vacancies drying up as a result of the recession it is more important than ever for able candidates to make themselves as employable as possible.

He commented: "You are trying to secure an interview and so should think from the selector's point of view. Look at the job description and include words that they would include and keep your CV short."

Mr Hawes advised those looking for graduate employment to take the time to tailor their CV for potential employers and not simply send out a generic copy.

According to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, unemployment for 18 to 24-year-olds was 722,000 in the three months to June 2009, up 46,000 from the three months to March.