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• Types of CV

• CV VS Resume

• How to create an attractive CV

• MUST and MUST NOTs

Types of CV

Chronological CV

• The chronological or performance CV is the most traditional and widely used format.

• This type of CV basically outlines:

your work and

educational history

and is ideal if you have stayed in the same career for most of your working life, steadily working your way up. 

use the chronological CV in the following situations

• If you have steadily progressed in one chosen field and are looking for promotion or better conditions.

• If you have no gaps in your work history.

• If you want to highlight where you have worked rather than what you have achieved.

• If you are staying in the same industry.

Functional CV

• This type of CV focuses on and highlights the skills and achievements that you have gained throughout your whole working career irrespective of where and when you acquired them.

• This is useful if you do have gaps in your working

career or if want to change career completely. 

Use the functional CV in the following instances:

• If you want to change career fields.

• If you have gaps in your work history due to bringing up children, illness or any other reason.

• If you have little experience due to just starting out or just finishing college or university.

• If you want to show a prospective employer that you possess the correct skills for the job even though you do not have experience in that field.

CV Resume

• a CV is a fairly detailed overview of your life’s accomplishments, especially those most relevant to the realm of academia

•  A typical CV for someone in the beginning stages of his or her graduate school career

• might only be two or three pages in length

• a general and concise introduction of your experiences and skills as they relate to a particular career or position that you are aiming to acquire.

• may have to be altered for each position that you are applying for so as to emphasize those skills and experiences most relevant to the work.

• Resumes are usually no more than one page in length.

• They are often accompanied by cover letters

How to create an attractive CV

• CV creation is the first step in order to start looking for a job

• Using samples from internet is a total mistake as it doesn’t guarantee a good CV

What is the mistake?

• Use of the same CV for every position- WRONG

• The employ want to know WHY should select you and not somebody else!

Which is the structure?• Name and Contact Information: 

contact information for your current institution or place of employment may work best, unless you do not want your colleagues to know that you are job-hunting.

• Areas of Interest: 

a listing of your varied academic interests.

• Education:

 a list of your degrees earned or in progress, institutions, and years of graduation. You may also include the titles of your dissertation or thesis here.

For a recent graduate without working experience,this section will be over the working experience and for canditates with bigger experience vice versa

• .

• Grants, Honors and Awards: 

a list of grants received, honors bestowed upon you for your work, and awards you may have received for teaching or service.

•Publications and Presentations:

 a list of your published articles and books, as well presentations given at conferences. If there are many of both, you might consider having one section for publications and another for presentations

I write ONLY the one that are relevant to this position

• Employment and Experience: 

this section may include separate lists of teaching experiences, laboratory experiences, field experiences, volunteer work, leadership, or other relevant experiences.

• Scholarly or Professional Memberships:

 a listing of the professional organizations of which you are a member. If you have held an office or position in a particular organization, you can either say so here or leave this information for the experience section.

• References: 

a list of persons who write letters of recommendations for you, which includes their contact information.

MUST and MUST NOT in the CV

MUST

What a company want to see in my CV

•Skills (Can I do my job?)

•Achievements ( through references)

•Development (How I developed in the working or education field?)

•Personality (What can I contribute to the team?)

• Be specific and direct

• Adjust it to the position that you apply for

• Have proofs of everythign that you mention in the CV

• Use numbers rather than just description of your experience

MUST NOT

• Use unuseful information about previous experience(no of Children)

• Use many colours• Informal language• Tell lies• References• Reason for leaving• Hobbies and interests• Photographs

Your CV is your image towards the potential employer!

Take care of it!

Persuade that YOU are the BEST for this position!