Facebook is changing, unless you want future employers to know your entire history, you need to change your privacy settings ASAP. If you are wondering what to do, here is a quick guide

First let’s see how your profile looks like to the entire world.

1. Log in. Click on your name in the top right corner.
   
2. Click ‘View As..’
   
3. If you have already enabled your Timeline view then this is how it looks to everyone. You can also enter any of your contacts name to see how your Timeline appears to them.

Fix your settings.

1. You can hide individual post from your timeline.
   
2. Always make sure you set the right visibility of your post.
   

We would be interested in hearing your comments, are you concerned by this or do you just accept that in tomorrow’s world there will be no secrets? Is this bad for job seekers or does it have no impact?

With LinkedIn on the other hand, everything that I have read in the past year or two has been overwhelmingly positive and none more so than when talking about social networking and recruitment.

So I was taken aback recently when I asked a head hunter why he didn’t accept my invitation to join my network on LinkedIn. He said “it’s for your protection, everyone knows that I am a head hunter and when you and I connect,  everyone in your network (including your employer) gets an email update telling them we are now connected and everyone will assume that you are either a client or looking for a job”. He added that the other thing he found astounding was that people did not realise that LinkedIn was one of the biggest CV databases around and unlike Monster, Reed or Total Jobs, you don’t even have to buy a license to be able to see the people who are looking for a job; as they simply tick the looking for a new job box or interested in new career opportunities and are then visible to the entire world, including their employer.

I decided to do a bit of research and came across these articles in the Telegraph & Mail discussing the sacking over a LinkedIn profile which highlight to me the exact issue my friend had outlined.

The articles cover the case of John Flexman, 34, who posted his career history on networking site LinkedIn while employed as a graduate and development manager for gas company BG Group in Reading, who alleges he lost his job for saying he was interested in ‘career opportunities’ in an online CV.  As part of his profile, he also ticked a box to say he was interested in career opportunities.

However, after discovering Mr.Flexman’s profile his employer took exception to it, saying Mr Flexman had revealed confidential information and breached company policy.Mr Flexman is understood to have been ordered to remove the profile and was called to a disciplinary hearing for ‘inappropriate use of social media’.He was using the website to advance his career at a cost to the company: “In effect what you were saying was ‘what a terrible place this is but what a great job I’ve done’,” BG Group lawyer Ian Gatt QC, is reported saying :

“Mr Flexman said he should have put more thought into the content of his profile but that he had a right to post his CV publicly “.

“But did I do it to further my career? That’s absolute nonsense.”

On his return to work he was handed a list of disciplinary charges and told he could be sacked, Reading Employment Tribunal heard.The dispute led to Mr Flexman’s resignation in June.

Employment law experts have commented that it was unlawful to treat anybody differently because they were seeking employment and looking for a job is not a sackable offence. However, employers are entitled to expect loyalty from staff and if the employee knowingly published confidential information in his online CV, the dismissal may have been justified.

Most people still believe that LinkedIn is a networking site and that’s why the CV details are required in order to find and connect with like-minded people, but my friend the headhunter says that it is rubbish, it’s a recruitment site, that’s what everyone uses it for and that is probably the major source of income for LinkedIn.

The hearing is continuing,so we will have to wait to see how it all ends, but clearly more consideration needs to be given to what information you are prepared to put online in public “networking” or CV databases and more thought needs to be given to how someone else may interpret whatever you are putting online.

Has anyone come across anything like this? If you are able to share positive or negative experiences, would love to hear your story.

Also any thoughts on LinkedIn: Job boards or social networks?

Lucy Pavia – author of girluniterrupted shares her list of dos & don’ts when looking for your first job

As a class of 2008 graduate, arriving into the working world felt a bit like turning up uninvited to a party; the reception was frosty and no-one offered me a drink. Undeterred (and very stupid) I chose to follow a career in magazine journalism, and after two years, many tears, an incident with a pug and 467 Starbucks runs, here is what I’ve learned:

1)  Keep your CV short. My father has been working for 45 years and his still fits onto one page. No-one cares that in the summer of 2005 your responsibilities at Café Nero included ‘cleaning the coffee machine and wiping tables’; this fascinating insight will be explained in the job title. The Managing Editor of a top fashion glossy once told me that a one page CV is a great display of self-confidence. That said, the same woman also told me she was impressed that I hadn’t felt any pressure to dress fashionably for my interview…

2)  There is absolutely no excuse for being late for an interview, bar sudden death or a complete and unexpected shutdown of all available transport anywhere. Turn up an hour early, find a nearby cafe, read your CV over, and interview yourself. Other occupants of the cafe thinking you’re mad is preferable to a potential boss thinking you’re unreliable.

3)  Carry an umbrella on the way to an interview. I once met a Features Editor of a newspaper looking like a human dishcloth. I was sitting by a warm radiator and my clothes began to steam…

4)  Be nice to everyone, particularly the nasty sourpuss bent on making you feel rubbish. Like a playground bully, she’ll stop when she sees it’s not working.

5)  Don’t bitch. Or even worse, don’t send bitchy emails. I once heard a horror story of a guy in an office who wrote to a friend about a fellow female colleague saying ‘X never seems to wear a bra.. Have you noticed?’ He accidentally hit reply to the entire 300 staff in the building, including poor old X. He lost all professional credibility in the click of a mouse.

6)  If you get chatting to a high-flyer at a party, email them the following day saying how good it was to meet them. They could become a valuable mentor.

7)   When covering a celebrity party, don’t point at the nearest D-lister and ask the PR loudly: ‘who’s that then?’

8)   On a similar theme, don’t drink too much if you’re covering a party.

9)   Don’t power trip the work experience person. In years to come you could find them sitting across from you in an interview and they won’t have forgotten that 1000 paperclip challenge you set them at 5.30 on a Friday afternoon.

10)   Accept sometimes that life isn’t fair and many job opportunities simply boil down to luck and circumstance. Case in point: a friend of mine worked with a man who habitually picked up half the pile of CVs and threw them in the bin with the words ‘I don’t like working with unlucky people’.

Follow Lucy’s blog at www.girluninterrupted.co.uk/

1. Watch your word order

Including your own interests is always useful and helps to demonstrate that you’re a well-rounded individual. Just be careful how you list them. Word order can be crucial, as this unfortunate CV phrase shows: ‘…coaching the local under-11s boys’ swimming team, amateur photography…’. Oops.

2. Don’t rely too heavily on spell checkers

Spelling mistakes occur far too frequently. Don’t rely on the spell check or grammar check because they will let elementary mistakes slip through, such as using ‘sore’ instead of ‘saw’ or ‘hear’ instead of ‘here’ and so on. I once read a CV in which a candidate talked about his ‘extensive soft drink skills’. He meant ‘software skills’ but his mind had wandered during the writing and his spell check didn’t see anything wrong.

3. Check your punctuation carefully

Make sure you apply the best word order and the correct punctuation. Otherwise, you could end up writing something like this candidate: ‘Proactive – I’m always scribbling down work ideas whenever I can such as when I’m commuting on the back of an envelope.’

4. Be honest – but not too honest

It’s always a good idea to be open and honest on your CV. This doesn’t have to mean sacrificing your professionalism or objectivity, though. In one CV a candidate wrote: ‘My last boss was a bit of a plonker and was probably on the fiddle too’. This hardly inspires confidence.

5. Get your numbers right

Simple keystroke errors with numbers are also an easy mistake to make. Often these are missed because the writer is only concentrating on getting the words right. I’ve seen applicants claim that they ‘have 43 children’ and ‘left school in 1892’.

6. Pay attention

Ensure that any claims you make about your abilities aren’t undermined by silly slips or errors. My personal favourite is an applicant who wrote: ‘I developed a strong attention to detail while working as a Recetpionist’.

7. Speak English

In an ever-expanding global market, possessing international experience or other languages are both becoming more and more important. Just make sure you put this across in the right way. One applicant once declared: ‘I exposed myself to the French market for three years.’ Really? Do the Gendarmes know? Another declaimed: ‘I am bilingual – fluent in English, Spanish and French.’ Well, maybe not English.

8. Only speak if you have something to say

It’s amazing how many people pad out their CVs with worthless information. Among the many fascinating facts I’ve been told are: ‘I hold a driving licence (Provisional)’, ‘I am physically fit and often walk to work’ and ‘My interests include watching television’. If you haven’t got anything interesting to say or any extra skills to promote, then say nothing

9. Always be professional

Employers will always glean aspects of your personality from what you write on your CV. Again, as in number 4, you must remain professional at all times. Don’t write statements similar to these applicants: ‘I like trying to get off with the girls in my office’ or ‘I enjoy going out on Saturday nights and drinking loads (probably too much!)’. These are sure-fire ways to get your CV filed in the bin.

10. Avoid jargon, waffle and total nonsense

We’re all aware of the need to avoid jargon in our CVs and resist the use of too much technical speak. Unfortunately, many candidates can’t resist the temptation to add their own utter nonsense, gobbledygook and waffle. Here’s one of my all-time favourites: ‘I feel my past is defined by my future, whilst my future defines my past.’Eh?

11. One size does not fit all

Your CV should not be a standard document that never changes but should be tweaked with each job application in mind. A colleague of mine once told me about the time he advertised for a Marketing Executive, Senior Marketing Executive and Marketing Manager. One person applied for all three posts – with identical CVs and Covering letters. Only the job titles were changed. Needless to say, he hit the waste-paper bin three times!

12. Avoid ‘zany’ fonts and coloured paper.

Your CV should be clear, professional and concise. I’ve seen CVs written in fonts that are, quite simply, unreadable and printed on migraine-inducing coloured paper. Often candidates choose them with the mistaken belief that they will show their individuality and make them stand out. Wrong. Stick to a clear and straightforward font – Arial, Times, Verdana, Garamond and Tahoma are all good starting points. Paper colour? Any as long as it’s white.

13. Two sides are enough

The basic rule is very simple: Write no more than two sides of A4, ideally in 10 or 12 point. Never let your point size go any smaller and don’t shrink your margins with the aim of cramming loads more in – you’ll just make the whole thing unreadable. Sadly, many people ignore this simple advice. My record? I was once presented with a CV that was SEVENTEEN sides long!

14. Avoid clichés

‘I’m a team player’, ‘I think outside the box’, ‘I’m a blue sky thinker’ etc. etc. etc. These are just a few of the phrases that will make you sound like a candidate for The Apprentice on a bad day. Don’t use them! Recruiters are so bored of seeing them! You’ll almost certainly end your chances of an interview because the interviewer will have flat lined.

15. Mind the Gap

You might be able to get away with a month or two gap on your CV. Maybe you took extended leave or just needed some time for yourself. I was once given a CV where there was a SIX YEAR gap in the person’s employment history. When I brought this up, they became evasive and I never got a straight answer. Needless to say they struggled to find a role. What had they been doing? Employers will immediately think the worst. If you do have gaps in your career history, they explain why. Honesty is always the best policy.

Written By Steve Szita, director of Dazzling CVs –  Get Daily CV writing tips on Twitter: www.twitter.com/dazzlingcvs

You may have seen the story of Rhiannon Mackay, who was jailed for six months this month. Her crime? She lied on her CV.

To get the job of capital projects administrator with Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, she falsely claimed to have two A levels and also forged a letter of recommendation. She used the same false CV to apply for 11 other jobs. It was only when her performance was deemed to be below par that managers at the Trust looked closer at her background and she was ultimately convicted using the Fraud Act 2006, making her the first woman to go to jail for CV falsification.

Should she have gone to prison? Was her crime so great? After all, survey after survey has shown that most people confess to having a CV that’s not, shall we say, 100% truthful. This bending of the truth seems to be fair game and was even, you could argue, vindicated by Alan Sugar when the 2008 winner of The Apprentice,Lee McQueen, was caught red-handed lying (or at least exaggerating) on his CV yet still walked away with the big prize.

So why do people lie on their CV? After all, who’s going to know if, for example, I nudge my grade C in GCSE maths to a B or say that I’ve five years experience in management when I’ve only got four?

The old adage that says “it’s harder to get the job than actually carry it out” has much to answer for. You may think you can blag your way through the job in the early days until you get to know the ropes but, as Rhiannon Mackay found, this tactic can blow up in your face in spectacular fashion.

I highly doubt her conviction will change very much, especially outside the public sector. People will continue to subtly round-up qualifications and experience and, probably, continue to get away with it, providing they don’t overplay their hands. These are difficult economic times and desperate times often lead to desperate CV writing — but it really doesn’t have to come to exaggerating (or even telling barefaced lies) on your CV.

Here’s my nine-point plan to help you stay on the path of CV righteousness.

· Although CV stands for Curriculum Vitae — ‘the course of life’ — it’s really a sales tool, not an autobiography. Write with your goal and intended audience in mind. Don’t write it as a memoir. Also, writing actively is more engaging than writing passively. For example, “I completed the project in under six weeks” opposed to “The project was completed in under six weeks by me”.

· Open with a strong profile that’s intelligently, confidently and attractively written. Make sure it clearly highlights your skills and experience in relation to the post you’re applying for.

· One CV is not enough. If you’re sending out identical CV’s to every job you apply for, then you need to stop now. No two jobs are identical. Your CV should reflect this. Keep a master copy and adapt it accordingly.

· Don’t send a CV out by itself. Your covering letter is equally important, as you will use it to focus the recruiter’s mind on the job in question and how your skills and abilities meet his/her requirements. Clearly flag up your key qualities and illustrate with strong action words such as “achieved”, ”enhanced” and “accomplished”.

· Emphasise your current/relevant skills and experience. Most of the focus should be on the last five years. To help keep the CV short, sharp and arresting, don’t be afraid to delete (or at least drastically cut) job information and skills that are not relevant. This is especially true if you have a history of temporary jobs or have undergone a career change. Of course, account for the time (don’t leave gaps) but don’t spend ages talking about it.

· If you make a claim about yourself (creative, team player, proactive) make sure you back it up with a real example which quantifies the claim. For example, “An accomplished team manager. When ABC Ltd and XYZ Ltd merged, I successfully led and integrated the two companies’ accounts departments”. And be ready to expand on it at the interview stage.

· When writing your CV, make sure it’s well organised and clearly laid out, with well-defined headings and sections. It should be immediately obvious what each is about; career summary, professional qualifications, career objective and so on. The average recruiter will only spend a few seconds scanning your CV and won’t waste time hunting around for the relevant information.

· With so much CV sifting and sorting now being performed electronically, it pays to work keywords into your CV. Make sure that they address areas including your industry, job titles, expertise, specialist skills, technical qualifications and the key companies you’ve worked for. This is not, however, a substitute for intelligent and professional CV writing where you describe and back up your achievements properly, more of an added dimension to the document.

· Finally, don’t claim to have skills you clearly don’t possess. If you do get the job, being unable to fully operate PowerPoint or Excel, for example, having claimed you’re an expert, will create a terrible first impression.

It’s possible to impress without stretching the truth — knowing how to make the most of your skills and abilities will do the job.

Written By Steve Szita, director of Dazzling CVs

Not so long ago, even at the beginning of the new millennium, letters where still kings of communication, and we were perfectly prepared to wait the week required for a response. At the start of 2010 the world of communication is a very different place. Clients can contact me 24/7 by email, mobile phone or instant messenger, I  can receive information regarding what my favorite celebrity is eating for breakfast as they are eating for breakfast as they are eating it, direct to my mobile phone. Equally I can find out what someone I’ve not met more than once got up to on New Years.

This prevalance of Social Networking and communication is becoming increasingly important for recruiters, and clients increasingly want to make the best use of referral schemes over the traditional methods of recruitment/ 83% of adults regularly use social networks, which now takes up 93% more time than in 2006 according to bizreport making the need for individuals to capitalize on this increasingly apparent.

This can often be a bit bewildering, tricky and time consuming, so we have put together a few tips and ideas to help you get thinking about how the new world of communication is important for your job hunt.

Finding jobs online has long been the norm, but in the forever evolving realm of the internet the world of online recruitment is too changing. Searching through an online jobs-board is useful, but not always fruitful. According to an article on Mashable.com the amount of jobs posted on job boards has been decreasing at over 13% in recent times, making this an ever more prevalent issue. This is a quick guide to get you thinking about how web 2.0 could help you with your career, getting you ahead of the game in these tough times.

For some this may seem a little confusing or scary: Social networking, online referrals and self branding may sound a bit scary for some. However, all it’s really about is building your network and getting yourself ‘out there’ online.

The traditional way to find jobs online was to apply for roles, not really knowing if you where actually going to enjoy the role. Whilst it would be naive to say these days are over, Web 2.0 has bought for many the opportunity to build a personal brand that attracts employers to them.

This does not mean you need to be an online guru, but it’s important to make yourself aware of these technologies and how recruitment fits into them.

Web 2.0 is not a technical term like it sounds, more a buzz word that refers to an idea or attitude. This being that the internet has moved on from its roots towards a wealth of rich interactive content composed and shared through a system of participation and community.

This starts with your CV, make sure your CV is clear, this may sound obvious and nothing to do with new technology, more common sense, but the majority of sites, including MPB allow employers to search CVs to find candidates there interested in. Make sure all the terminology in your CV is your industries most used. – take a look at some job descriptions in your field; does the text in your CV correspond well to requirements?  For example, rather than putting experienced with Microsoft Office put Experienced in using Microsoft Word, Excell and Acesss as an employer may be looking for someone with particular knowledge of one application. Mypeoplebiz also allows you to write an anonymous personal profile which is searchable by employers, and you can find a guide to getting this right here. 

 To really participate in web 2.0 You need to be a “prosumer”, a content producer, not just a consumer of online content. This doesn’t have to be difficult and you can spend as little or as much time as you have depending on what you want to do.

Whether you want to go all out and create a blog, or maybe your one for a YouTube video or a flickr photo album or all of the above. It is up to you and what you feel up to doing. If your currently unemployed this a good project to undertake as a way of building your IT skills whist doing something that may help you get that much craved job.

Blogs

If writing is something you like, start a blog about your professional expertise and experience, this works particularly well for media and marketing jobs and has become almost essential requirement for some roles. You can include photos, music and video in this too, bringing together all your online work.

Creating a blog will prove your passion and understanding for the subject matter. Mentioning this in your CV or Profile will highlight your passion; recruiters are likely to check it out. If they like what they see they will want to hire you, not just on your apparent professional ability but it is a great way to make you personable, make your blog get them like you.

-Making a blog doesn’t have to be difficult, give it a try with blogger.com or wordpress.com, both free.

Video

A new trend is the talking CV or video resume, this can be a great way to stand out from the crowd and get noticed, but only do this your feel your are confident enough, otherwise it may do more harm than good. In the New Year Mypeoplebiz will enable you to attach your talking CV to a job application and employers also will have the ability to create clips explain the role to you and introducing the work environment.

Photography

One of the simplest things you could do is create an album on flickr.  Flickr is a photo sharing site where you can upload your photography to discuss, share and interact with other photographers. If you have a digital camera or a mobile phone camera, get snapping!

This will be great for personal interests or hobbies section of your CV, even better say your applying for a role in a electrical retailer, you can prove your interest and understanding of the technology, cameras, computers and the internet just by creating photo album online.

Going social and Building your network

So you’ve got Facebook and reconnected with some old school friends and laughed at some embarrassing photos of yourself, but how can social networking sites help get you a job?

Firstly, it’s an excellent way to bring everything together and publicize anything you may of created online as outlined above, also make sure all your profiles are linked together, e,g there is a link to your twitter on your facebook profile etc. You may also want to think about how employer friendly you profile is, and remove content or change security settings to fit as it’s reported that many employers search social networking profiles of prospective employers to gain a greater insight.

Secondly, if you haven’t already done it, join the professional social networks. Primarily this is LinkedIn, but there others, namely xing.com that could also prove useful. Perhaps not as fun as the other social networks but definitely a useful tool for building your professional reputation and finding jobs. Start by adding all your contacts from outlook, Gmail etc you can build up from this point on. There are simple functions to do this on LinkedIn as well as an Outlook LinkedIn Application. The more people you are connected to the easier this is because you’re only able to reach other people in your network (1^st 2^nd and 3^rd degree connections).

Recruiters are starting to use LinkedIn (as well as others social networks) as a serious source for candidates, and is a great place to find jobs online, so complete as much as your profile as possible. The mypeoplebiz LinkedIn page publishes all the jobs on the site, including referral bonuses, you can refer anyone or people can refer you.

Further to this there are thousands of jobs advertised on linked in, look through groups, almost all of them have a jobs tab. More important advertise yourself, get involved join groups and conversations this way you can make connections and get noticed, Avoid sounding like a sales pitch, people will tune out. Stick to the rules of the group – it will be tempting to post in more popular sections of groups to get more attention to your message but these groups are often well policed and is likely to get you kicked out of the group if you do it more than once.

Evaluate regularly, how much time are you contributing to this compared to the delivery, are there any additional bonuses that you have discovered.

However, be patient this will not change your circumstances overnight, try to have fun with it and make it something you enjoy.

 Let us know of your web 2.0 activities and any experiences you have!

But if a profile is written correctly it can be invaluable in getting the job you want, especially with MyPeopleBiz as your profile becomes searchable to all of the employers on the site, letting you be head-hunted.

By writing a web-recruitment profile you will attract employers to come and look at your capabilities and all employers on MyPeopleBiz are verified before they can view your profile. Because your profile is “NO Names” and does not identify you, your privacy is safe and you can decide once you have taken a look at the job spec whether to respond to that employer and to reveal your identity by sending a full CV.

Having a good profile is the key to getting companies to want you, bringing you a step closer to a great job and earning some extra cash with a sign-on bonus through MyPeopleBiz. What is displayed to employers is as follows:

-The sectors your work/would like to work in (IT/telecoms, Charity & non-profit)

-Region, and Location (West and Central London)

-Job Type (Permanent, Temp, Contract)

-Your profile

So let us help you write a Killer Profile to maximize your chances with MyPeopleBiz or anywhere else:

Whether you’re looking for a change, getting back into work or starting your career, a good profile is essential to stand out from the crowd and may be a key factor in getting you that all important interview.

Take the following steps to ensure that you will be able to grab an employer’s attention and make your job hunt successful.

What is a profile?

A profile is the best way to introduce yourself to an employer before they know you, allowing you to flag your skills,  previous experience, qualifications and making that all important first impression. It can be the difference between someone reading your CV or not.

Is a profile necessary?

YES, a profile is the best way to get the employer thinking about you in the way you want them to. They are usually most effective for sectors with high competition such as PR, Marketing, management consultancy, the media and events management where you really need to stand out from the crowd. However, there are several tips and pointers to make sure your profile is doing the right thing:

Firstly, try to think about your core strengths, a profile is a sales tool. Include brief details of your major selling points especially those which are relevant to your chosen career path.

A profile can be used in many forms, as part of your CV, as an introduction to a covering letter or as part of an application form. However, there must be a slight difference between these:

-They should act as introductions to highlight your strengths

-Taylor this to your CV, highlighting specific parts which your feel most proud of and are most relevant

-Taylor this to your covering letter to introduce what is to follow, don’t simply use as a generic introduction for all your covering letters:  your CV and Covering letter profile must be different

-It may be hard not to say the same thing on your CV, Covering letter or application form but try and say it in a different way, use a thesaurus if necessary!

What goes into a Profile?

-Overview: A description of what you are

-Achievements: Endorsement of what you are

-Personal Qualities that have contributed to those achievements

-Summary of capabilities and description of next challenge sought

When writing your profile ensure that you:

-Keep sentences short and to the point

-Objectives and aims should be kept to a sentence or two

-State the Job sector you’re applying for

-Write a sentence about why you are looking for the type of work you are after

-Briefly state you prior experience, e.g “5 years experience as a web developer ready to take on a new challenge as senior developer”

-focus on your attributes and why they make you suitable

-avoid common and overly generic terms such as hard working and communication skills

-use real word examples and facts figures are liked by employers; e.g. “by demonstrating how the product worked to customers sales went up by 10%”

-keep it within 7-8 lines

What do I do if I don’t know what jobs I want to go for?

-Be careful as a blatantly unfocused profile is a big mistake, a carefully worded summary of your key strengths and attributes will still enhance your chances.

Here follows some short examples for your reference:

A good example:

A versatile IT graduate with a strong desire to succeed in the industry. Possessing developed skills using C#.NET, ASP.NET, SQL SERVER. With my previous educational and employment experience I am used to juggling many tasks and meeting strict deadlines. Having worked for Sun Co for 3 years a server administrator, where I installed a brand new system, I am looking to progress into a senior server administration position in a customer focused organization.

-Highly specific, outlines parts of CV and specific skills that can be drawn from them such as time management and juggling tasks.

Bad example:

I am a dynamic individual with good communication skills, I would like a job in IT because I enjoy working with computers, I find the environment interesting and satisfying, The opportunity to learn new skills and technology is also appealing.

-Very Bland, Generic and broad as well as a poor sentence structure

Last words

Check for typos and grammar mistakes. It doesn’t have to be one paragraph; a few 2-3 line paragraphs will allow you to be even clearer.