UK jobseekers are missing out on their dream job because of easily avoided CV blunders, according to research by fish4jobs.

The study found that badly presented and written CVs are more of a turn-off to 73% of employers than a candidate showing up late, wearing inappropriate clothes or swearing in an interview.

It found that the most irritating mistakes for employers were in many cases the most easily avoided. These include misspelling key details such as the employer’s and even the candidate’s name or job title (67%), grammatical errors (89%) and including irrelevant information (65%). An additional 63% reported seeing inappropriate personal email addresses – for example, [email protected] and [email protected].

The research found that just one misplaced letter can make a huge difference to a candidate’s career prospects. It found the most common errors included: candidates claiming to have "worked in a busty office" and people looking for "a job as a manger".

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