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What is the purpose of a CV?

• To inform the employer about

your education, work

experience, skills and interests

• To ‘sell’ these qualities and to

persuade the employer to invite

you to interview

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• It is not ‘one size fits all’, you

need to tailor your CV to each

position you apply for.

• Research the company. Do they have a mission

statement or core values? What will they be looking

for in you? Who works there at the moment? What

are they passionate about?

Personal details (as a Header)

Career Objective

Professional Synopsys / Resume Summary – to include

Education -

Work experience -

Leisure interests -

Specific skills – e.g. IT, Foreign Language, Artistic skills etc

Awards and Recognition, Voluntary Work

Extra Curricular Activities, Interests and Hobbies

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Name (as a heading rather than ‘CV’)

Address (term-time and home)

Telephone number

Email address

Make sure this is a professional email address

The following are not requirements, but if you wish, you can include:

Nationality

Sex

Date of birth

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Your career objective tells the employer

what you are really looking for

In a position.

Career Goals (Should be aligned with Job

Requirement and Company applied for

Your long terms perspective w.r.t your career

DO NOT GENERALIZE

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Resume Summary

• Current organization

• PQ (Mention if you are a Rank Holder or an Awardee)

• PQ Experience

• Awards and Recognition

• Special Achievements / Competency

• AMit Kansal .doc

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Start with the most recent along with Year of passing

Don’t forget your current study

Mention relevant modules

You might like to mention top marks

You don’t have to put your grades on if you weren’t happy with them

Include the years of study

Segregate your Academic and Professional Qualifications

Educational Qualifications.doc

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Chronology – Reverse Order

There is no need to list every job you’ve ever had – detail the

most relevant

Mention about your Growth Path

Don’t just list your duties – sell your skills. Which skills are

relevant to the position/company you are applying to?

Negotiated, Instructed, Delivered, Founded

Designed, Calculated, Created

Controlled, Invented

Administered,

Analyzed etc

Dates, name of company, position and skills:

Spl mention of the RR you’ve earned in the organization

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What examples can you give from your work experience?If you have no paid work experience, give examples from voluntary work or

from your course

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Choose interests and activities which can demonstrate skills

relevant to the job such as:

• Teamwork

• Organising

• Commitment

• Your intellectual abilities

• Your personality

• Your artistic ability

Awards demonstrate your achievements to

your employer

Forget about any awards you received prior

to 7 years

Give the award details with quantifiable

terms

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This section tells the employer what skills you have that fit

the position they are looking for.

Try to describe the skill you have and how you have demonstrated it.

Do not over sell or misquote a skill set which would be difficult to justify

For E.g

Communication skill – I have been a member of the debating

team at school

Financial Data Interpretation Skills. Cleared NCFM

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In this section you can demonstrate your strengths to an employer

If you have a limited experience, this is a valuable tool for demonstrating your abilities to an employer.

Please avoid jokes and irrelevant hobbies such as sleeping etc.

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Be brief - a two page resume is ideal (1 pager for freshers)

Prepare CVs for individual companies

Customize your resume for your job target

Use action verbs/ positive words – it will create strong impact. eg. motivated, monitored, created, analyzed, coordinated etc.

Consider your Audience

Spell Checks and Grammatical correctness

Written Communication skills are tested.

Rejection rate due to Ambiguous CV is 60%

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DO’s

1. Avoid folding your CV

2. Don’t include irrelevant information –previous Salary, unproofed awards, prizes and publications etc.

3. Say what you did, not what you think

4. Avoid unusual font size, stylish letters, graphics, underlining and unusual spacing etc.

5. No Paragraphs

6. Avoid repeating information

7. Avoid personal pronouns (I, my, me)

8. Don’t outsource, do it yourself.

9. Do not oversell

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Letter of application

Used when asked to ‘apply in writing’

1 side of A4

Opening paragraph – motivation for the job

Followed by background skills and experience developed

through study, work experience and paid work

‘Matching up’ with job description

What you can offer the employer

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Should be three short paragraphs

Opening paragraph – why you are writing

Paragraph 2 – show knowledge of employer,

Job Profile, highlight your skills

Paragraph 3 – Refer to your CV and

availability

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Ambuj Tiwari.doc

5.doc

Anand Verma (1).doc

IIM CV.doc

XLRI CV.pdf

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In-Formal Dress up, Executive presence

Verbose

Interrupting the interview

Looking South speaking North

Not able to justify whats being written in CV

Not carrying your CV, casual attitude

No homework on the Company, Job profile, No vision and

career goals, No growth path

Communication skills (Articulation issues)

Over confidence, lack of energy, Impatience

Monetary attitude

Not reading and knowing enough about the interviewer

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Add a summary

Fill in all relevant details pertaining to your educational background

Fill in all relevant details pertaining to your Employment background (Keep updating Info)

Detail about your strengths, skills and synopsis of your profile

Membership of various groups

Keep updating your CV on Linkedin on monthly basis. Keep asking for recommendations and Endorsements.

Keep updating your skills (spl section which all recruiter watch)

1st and 2nd connections

If you have nothing to add to your CV in 1 years time – ITS TIME TO CHANGE JOBS

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