Rafeef Dahir

Crafting Your C.V!Alumni & Students Careers Office

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What?

It is a marketing document in which

you are marketing yourself!

Your skills, abilities, qualifications , and experience

Before 2014 2014-2017 2017 - Present

Alert!

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Spend time to write yourC.V, and then spend moretime editing it!

Layout:

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How to pass the 3 seconds test?

Content:

▪ No spelling or Grammar Mistake

▪ Never use all upper case letters

▪ Be aware about the creative font you are using

▪ Highlight section headings

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Don’t hurry/rush to send it out!

Principles!

heading

“I”

introductory phrases

font size

Proofread

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Common C.V Sections/ Categories

There are major sections that it is a must to be included in the c.v

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Career Objective / Career Summary?

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TIP │ Use the built-in color

palette with green and yellow

for callouts and accents

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Don’t!

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Lie!

Never!

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Templates!

Avoid!

Ask yourself!

• What did I do?

• How did I do it?

• What were the results?

When not Sure!

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Tips !

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Questions?

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Crafting your C.V!

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