How to make a CV stand out? What do employers like?

[GlitterOakTree]

I want to apply to a finance apprenticeship role but I want to avoid all the frequently used buzzwords that you find on a CV like "meticulus", "hard working", "logically minded" as it all sounds very cliché.

I don't know where to start as I have no experience in finance but I do enjoy working with figures and analysing data and using that info to think outside the box.

Any tips on how to make my CV stick out in a good way?

What do you look for as an employer?

What would convince you to give an entry level person a chance?

a lot of applications we receive are poor (badly laid out, sparce or over-verbose, full of spelling errors etc

So a very simple and basic CV with bullet points and brief paragraphs?

I have no hobbies at the moment. Unless reading to my toddler and taking her to the park counts?