Modern CVs often full of jargon and irrelevant details

London -  Many jobseekers today ruin their chances of getting an interview by littering their CVs with nonsensical jargon, spelling mistakes and bizarre, irrelevant detail, a survey  has revealed.

According to the research, three-quarters of employers are regularly disgusted at jargon such as bottle-neck, penetrate the market and laser-focused, the Sun reported.

Meanwhile, the study revealed a host of peculiar CV boasts such as good origami skills and weird “achievements” including ‘successfully putting daughter to bed over 100 times’.

Other oddball details included a candidate’s ear size measurement while another applicant spuriously claimed to have ‘experience of Arctic warfare’.

One unintentionally hilarious CV for a post as a PR account executive listed excellent upper body strength as a persuasive trait.

The research, carried out by career website Monster.co.uk, quizzed 255 bosses responsible for recruitment.

It found 71 per cent of bosses complained they are frequently irritated by jargon or acronyms in CVs.

Nearly half (43 per cent) said confusing jargon, including terms such as leverage, execution and linkage, was enough to seriously harm candidates’ chances.

Younger jobseekers, typically aged between 22 and 30, were found to be the worst exponents of meaningless jargon.

Many bosses also complained modern CVs often feature wholly inappropriate photographs and are packed with irrelevant information such as height and weight.

One jobseeker blew their chances by writing their entire CV in text speak while another left a recruiter unimpressed by sending a CV in a smelly, old tennis shoe, with a note saying ‘Does this  mean I have my foot in the door?’