Your C.V.

• C.V.. or curriculum vitae are essentially a selling tool. It outlines your skills and experiences so that a potential  employer can see at a glance. Every employer today asks for a C.V.. A good C.V.. will get you interviews which lead  to job offers. A C.V.. is like a personal brochure. C.V.. must promote your strengths, aptitudes and abilities. C.V..  must  demonstrate the benefits you can bring to the employer’s organization.
• Stick to three broad heads, in this order: Professional experience even if it is a summer job [include your  designation, dates of tenure, company name, and a brief description within 20 words of the company’s nature of  business], academic background [only degrees/diplomas], and personal statistics [date of birth, ability to relocate,  personal interests].
• Segmentation. Your short-term course in pottery comes under ‘Hobby’ while your familiarity with computers is  included in ‘Job skills’ or ‘Education’.
• Spell check. No one likes bad grammar or the misuse of apostrophes.
• Positive personal characteristics. If you’re good at writing or accounts, mention it. Be honest though.
• Use a crisp, professional font like Times News Roman, Tahoma or Arial. Create sections by playing with the font  size, using bold to differentiate between headings and text matter.
• Awards and accomplishments. Mention debates you’ve won, elocutions where you out-talked every one… But dig  out old certificates before you do this.
• Work history. If you have one, that is. Even if you volunteered at the local SPCA, put it down for posterity. In case  you’re wondering, it’s the society for prevention of cruelty to Animals, which is also why you must read the next-  and last-point.
• Shore up on general knowledge for your interview. Go watch some telly!        
• Always be honest and accurate in writing your C.V.. Make your C.V. simple and as clear as possible. Your C.V.  should not be too lengthy. Your resume should fit within one page only. A resume should never exceed two pages.  Your name, address, telephone and e-mail contact details should come right on the top of the first page. It’s  critical  to stay accessible by putting your mobile number and e-mail address on other pages.
• Details about your educational background relevant to your desired profession should be jotted down in a proper  manner. If you have consistently topped your school or ranked third in college, this is the place to write home  about  it. Give details about your qualification-whether the course and your degree/diploma are recognized by some  university. You should mention your education from S.S.C, H.S.C, Degree/ Diploma in which stream, post  graduation, specialization with academic organizations and the year of passing.
• Mention about your total work experience with job descriptions in brief and the period worked for every  organization.  If you had spells of unemployment, justify the gap by describing what you did during that time, may  be for travel or any personal commitments or then developing your skills on formal courses.
• While jotting down your personal details, academic qualifications, past work history with the most recent position  listed first, achievements. Use clear headings, simple language and adequate margins and line spacing.