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LINTON UNIVERSITY COLLEGESCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
TOPIC 1.3
PREPARATION AND UPDATING THE CVPREPARATION AND UPDATING THE CV
LINTON UNIVERSITY COLLEGESCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
A résumé, commonly written "resume," is a document that contains a summary or listing of relevant job experience and education. It is closely related to a similar document, a curriculum vitae (CV), which focuses more on education, publications, and other accomplishments. Both are typically used to screen applicants, often followed by an interview, when seeking employment. The résumé or CV is typically the first item that a potential employer encounters regarding the job seeker.
LINTON UNIVERSITY COLLEGESCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
CV versus ResumeCV versus Resume
There are several differences between a curriculum vitaecurriculum vitae and a resumeresume. A curriculum vitae is a longer (up to two or more pages), more detailed synopsis of your background and skills. A CV CV includes a summary of your educational and academic backgrounds as well as teaching and research experience, publications, presentations, awards, honors, affiliations and other details. As with a resume,resume, you may need different versions of a CV for different types of positions.
Like a resume, a curriculum vitae should include your name, contact information, education, skills and experience. In addition to the basics, a CV includes research and teaching experience, publications, grants and fellowships, professional associations and licenses, awards and other information relevant to the position you are applying for. Start by making a list of all your background information, then organize it into categories. Make sure you include dates on all the publications you include.
LINTON UNIVERSITY COLLEGESCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
CV BasicsCV Basics
11 First impressionsFirst impressions
22 What’s in a bad CV?What’s in a bad CV?
33 So, how do I write a good CV?So, how do I write a good CV?
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A bad CV...A bad CV...
...ends up in ...ends up in the waste the waste paper basket!paper basket!
LINTON UNIVERSITY COLLEGESCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
CClichéslichésAAll chattyll chattyTTediousedious
AAll fonts & gimmicksll fonts & gimmicksSSpelling errorspelling errors
TTriviariviaRRigmaroleigmarole
OOverwhelming detailverwhelming detailPPretentiousretentious
HHazyazyEErrors (grammar/typing)rrors (grammar/typing)
A bad CV results in...A bad CV results in...
A bad CVA bad CV … …
F F lawslaws
A A wkwardwkward
I I nconsistentnconsistent
L L ongong
U U nnecessary detailnnecessary detail
R R igmaroleigmarole
E E rrorsrrors
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A good CV will bring A good CV will bring you...you...
SS trong trong
UU nique nique
CC lear lear
CC oncise oncise
EE ngaging ngaging
SS hort hort
SS tylish tylish
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11 ContentContent
22 LanguageLanguage
33 LayoutLayout
How do I write a good CV?Reference: Patricia Quigley (career Specialist for Tipperary Institute-
Ireland)
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Be Be focusedfocused Show Show initiativeinitiative and and
resourcefulnessresourcefulness LinkLink achievements to roles achievements to roles Ensure that information is Ensure that information is relevantrelevant Ensure that it is Ensure that it is truthfultruthful PrioritisePrioritise information effectively information effectively Show evidence of Show evidence of abilityability Highlight key Highlight key strengthsstrengths
1 Content
LINTON UNIVERSITY COLLEGESCHOOL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
TalkTalk to the to the readerreader Aim for Aim for clarityclarity and and brevitybrevity: : Make your CV sound Make your CV sound alivealive Your CV must generate Your CV must generate interestinterest Make a Make a few wordsfew words do great work do great work Lively and expressive Lively and expressive
descriptionsdescriptions of relevant work of relevant work experienceexperience
2 Language
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Describing previous work Describing previous work experienceexperience
E. Pearson & Co.E. Pearson & Co. Dublin Road, Athy, Dublin Road, Athy, Co. Kildare.Co. Kildare.
Sales RepresentativeSales Representative 2002 – 20052002 – 2005
Sold a broad range of office products to Sold a broad range of office products to companies.companies.
Developed and maintained an excellent Developed and maintained an excellent professional relationship with customers.professional relationship with customers.
Liaised with customers and management on Liaised with customers and management on a daily basis.a daily basis.
Compiled weekly and monthly sales reports.Compiled weekly and monthly sales reports.
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33 LayoutLayout
Have Have attractiveattractive CV design and CV design and layoutlayout
Organise text well in order to Organise text well in order to maximise maximise impactimpact
Brief and consistent Brief and consistent headingsheadings Be Be neatneat EditEdit your draft CV your draft CV
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To concludeTo conclude……
‘ ‘The The resultsresults you get in the you get in the selection process will be selection process will be in direct in direct proportion toproportion to the the amount of amount of efforteffort you put into its you put into its preparation.’preparation.’