The Next Big Question ?? How to Build a CV ~~ Here is the Answer

Here we bring the Biggest Answer to all students. This is a simple format CV for Graduate Students with NO Experience in industry.

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Your Name

Contact Details (including Town and County)

Telephone numbers including mobile contact details

Email address & professional linkedin address

Do not include any further personal details including martial status, gender, nationality as this does not add any value and may impede your application.  You should use Arial or similar business font and the size should be 10.5 or 11.

PROFILE

This section should include a brief history of your academic and employment career to date, it should include details of the sectors that you are keen on working in and it should also include some of the skills you have used in your career to date.  This section should never be in bullet point format and should be no more than 8 to 10 sentences long. This is your opportunity to present your unique skill set and the value you can bring to a new organisation.  Example: Graduate with excellent academic qualifications including first class BSc honours in xxxx.  Excellent communication, organisation and project skills.

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS 

• This section should include a list of 4-8 achievements using the STAR method and should be presented in bullet point format.  Use this section to highlight any achievements you may have had in a voluntary capacity.
• You should include outstanding academic qualifications, results etc.
• You should include details of group presentations that you have led, presented etc.

·        If you have employment experience then you should provide examples of your achievements, you need to show employers that you have solved problems similar to theirs and that you achieved the results for which they are looking.

·        Example: Secured 90% in group project on statistical research, allocated tasks and led project through to conclusion.

EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

Remember you should start with your most recent employment first and work backwards even if this position was not in your chosen field.  You should also include details of voluntary work including supporting fundraising activities or memberships of societies etc…

           

Title Held, Name of Company                                                       Dates of employment

·        Insert further details of your key duties and responsibilities.  Remember to use active verbs including sold, solved performed etc.

·        Insert further details of your key duties and responsibilities.  Remember to use active verbs including sold, solved etc.

·        Insert further details of your key duties and responsibilities.  Remember to use active verbs including sold, solved etc.

·        Example: Reorganised stock room improving operational performance of the team.

Title Held, Name of Company                                                       Dates of employment

·        Insert further details of your key duties and responsibilities.  Remember to use active verbs including sold, solved etc.

·        Insert further details of your key duties and responsibilities.  Remember to use active verbs including sold, solved etc.

·        Insert further details of your key duties and responsibilities.  Remember to use active verbs including sold, solved etc.

EDUCATION & TRAINING

List any qualifications gained

University Name, dates (if applicable)

List any qualifications gained

College Name dates (if applicable)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Insert details of memberships

Example: Associate member of the Institute of Chartered Surveyors since 2010

CORE SKILLS

·        Include details of all skill you have to offer potential employers.

·        Include details of all skill you have to offer potential employers.

·        Include details of all skill you have to offer potential employers.

·        Example: IT Skills: Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook and Explorer

·        Example: Well developed analytical and numerical ability.

INTERESTS

Include brief details of interests if you have the space on your document however avoid phrases including 'socialising', 'partying' etc.

References available on request

Privacy and identity theft have become an issue in recent years and it is best to protect the details of your referees, do not include their contact information on your CV.  Employers don't need this information within the early stages of the recruitment process.

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KEEP IT IN THE MIND :

1. Always Remember that your CV reflects you in  front of the HR. NEVER LIE IN YOUR CV. (It's a CRIME.)

2. You should have the JUSTIFIED ANSWER to each and very word in your CV.

3. It's your CV not your JANAMPATRI, try to limit your CV till 3 pages.

4. Your each and every Certificate or Achievement mentioned in CV, should have a VALID PROOF, at the time of submission. Remember if you have a Certificate which is available ONLINE, make sure you have the print out.

 

5. TRY TO BE PROFESSIONAL, HR is here for interview not for your Marriage Proposal.

6. SELF-ESTEEM, Yaaaa....... you need the job (Sorry we needthe Job ;) ), BUT THE COMPANY ALSO NEEDS YOU. ALWAYS KEEP IT UP.

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Happy CVing. :)

Shivam Kotwalia