Twitter users write better CVs and are more likely to be shortlisted for a job interview, a new survey reveals.

MyJobGroup.co.uk, UK’s largest network of regional job boards, analysed 500 CVs from UK-based jobseekers and found repetition abounds.

One-third (37%) used exactly the same opening phrase; while the three most popular first-line words are ‘experience’ (27.1%), ‘skills’ (23.2%) and, ironically, ‘individual’ (22.6%).

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