How can we help?

One of the main reasons why a CV will not upload successfully is because it contains data that is not compatible with our system. We suggest that you keep the layout of your CV as simple as possible and avoid 'unnecessary' decorations such as graphics, tables, text boxes or multi-column layouts as this will be rejected and you will be unable to load your CV successfully.

If you can remove these, then copy and paste the text into a new word document without any graphics, tables, text boxes or multi-columns in it you should be able to upload your CV without any further problems.

Below are out tips on successfully loading a CV to our site:

1. Keep the layout of your CV as simple as possible.
2. Avoid 'unnecessary' decorations
3. Avoid the use of Text Boxes: these do not convert well into simple text or html formats, sometimes becoming blank.
4. Avoid the use of graphics. Again these will not appear in simple text or html versions of your CV. They also make the MSWord documents very large.
5. Avoid using multiple tabs to arrange text, instead use a single tab with the correct tab setting. In the text version the tabs may convert to varying numbers of spaces. In html format the multiple tabs may force the text to wrap unpredictably over multiple lines.
6. Avoid using tables
7. Avoid using multi-column page layouts.
8. Avoid multi-sectioned documents.
9. Don't password protect your CV
10. Don't embed other documents.

However, if you still experience concerns then may we suggest changing it to a Rich Text File (.rtf) and then try again to upload it. Saving documents as a Rich text file (.rtf) instead of a word document (.doc) often works if the file isn¿t uploading.

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