Tips and Guidelines for CV/Resume
Writing
Your CV or Resume is
your Advertisement. Employer judge you in 30 seconds by just reviewing your
CV/Resume in his/her first contact. So
you should need to make sure your CV/Resume give the positive, attractive and
professional impression to the employer. To do so, there are certain tips and
guidelines that make your CV/Resume more attractive, positive and professional.
Follow the guidelines
and tips step-by-step to improve your CV/Resume by opening your CV in Microsoft
word and start editing it by reading each tip and guideline. This method is
best in practice to make your CV more attractive.
Your Name:
CV/Resume should need
to start with your name. Your name should be highlighted and bold. It is preferred
to use 18-20 font size for your name so that it clearly represents your name to
the employer.
Most of the CV/Resume
starts with the heading of Curriculum Vitae, CV, Resume etc. It was the old
practice and now employer don’t like this traditional method. So make sure your
CV/Resume starts with your name and try to avoid of using above headings.
Contact Details:
The second thing that
is most important is your contact detail. You should need to include your
contact detail in your CV/Resume clearly so that employer would be able to
contact you after reviewing your application. Your contact details include your
full address, email address, Telephone number(s). Double check this section
before finalizing your CV/Resume in order to make sure employer can get in
touch with you by using this information.
Personal
Information (optional):
This section is
optional. You may need to provide your personal information to the employer
like father’s name, marital status, nationality, gender and date of birth.
These kind of information helps employer to identify best suitable person for
the job regarding to these information. For example, employer might need to
hire a person who is single, not married. So you can also include this section
in your CV.
Note:
Addition of personal information is used only in CV. So make sure if you are
building your CV, them include personal information part in it. But if you are
building your resume, then do not include this section.
Objective
/ Personal Statement:
Employer will usually
be impressed by viewing where you would like your career to be headed. It is a
small statement mostly consists on 2-4 lines where you state about your goals
for the specific job you are applying.
Note:
Objectives or personal statement can be changed. It depends on the nature of
the job or job post you are applying for. It is advised that changed your
CV/Resume’s objective or personal statement according to the nature of Job /
Job position. It is common that people use a generic or single objective or
personal statement for their CV/Resume and they apply with the same statement
to multiple natures of jobs and job positions. So keep modify your CV/Resume’s objective
statement.
Some of the objective
or personal statements examples are given below:
Marketing:
Seeking position at any level of the marketing process, especially
in PR, media and marketing research functions, where extensive experience will
contribute to company’s growth and success.
General:
My
objective is to build and enhance my professional skills and experience in a
reputed and dynamic organization the gives me the opportunity to evolve in a
professional manner.
To
excel in my field by using my skills and experience through hard working and
research in order to serve the organization, parent and my country with the
best of my abilities.
Accountant:
Seeking
position in accounting field where excellent technical, analytical and
troubleshooting skills can be utilized and developed that leads to managerial responsibilities.
Computer Technology:
Programmer/Analyst
position which will provide me with the opportunity to develop skills in
software design.
Qualification
/ Educational Background:
The next part that is
most important is your qualification or educational background. You should need
to list your educational background with the name of Degree you passed, name of
educational institute, Year of completion and major/specialization subjects.
Note:
List
your higher qualification first. For example if you are mastered, then just
write your master qualification detail first, then graduation and then
intermediate.
Work
Experience:
You should need to mention
your work experience and career history presented in reverse date order with most
recent. Work experience includes all your jobs, internships and volunteer work.
In detail of each experience, you need to include company name, job’s title or
position, date of employment and job’s responsibilities. These things are more
in practice and you can find different formats to represent your work
experience in our Sample CV/Resume.
Projects:
This section is important and come for those applicants
who are students, fresh graduates/masters with no experience. So instead of
using work experience section, they should need to include this. In this
section you need to list your all project’s name and description that is most
important and have worth in professional world. Don’t include all projects with
minor importance. Some of the example are given below. More you can find in different CV/Resume samples.
Ø System Analysis: Analyze the Inventory
Management System of Calories Bakers, Lahore. Proposed them a new online IMS
that would be interconnected with all branches and Warehouse. Proposal includes
GAP analysis, DFD, Use case Narratives, Relational Model, Web layout etc. Tools
used HTML, CSS, MS visual studio, MS word.
Ø Developed Data Base Management System for Departmental Store
to keep record regarding products, regular customers, staff and suppliers.
Features includes reporting, forms and switch boards.
Ø Analyse the Financial statements for Pakistan textile industry. Sample companies include Asgard 9, Nishat Linen, City Garments and Kashaf Garments.
Ø Study and examine the HR practices practiced by HR department of Packages, limited. Study includes complete processes of recruitment, orientation, training, compensation management, safety measures and career placement.
Note: Include relative projects
in your CV/Resume. For example if you are applying for managerial post or for
managerial department, do not include your marketing research project etc. Try
to mention relative projects with their importance and application.
Interpersonal skills:
Interpersonal skills represent your skills that you have in yours. It
represents your key skills that you have built-in your nature or personality. For
samples interpersonal skills, click here
Note: These interpersonal skills have a separate section in CV. But in Resume,
You need to include these interpersonal skills in your personal summary
section.
Other Skills:
These skills include your computer skills and language skills
etc. As we know that computer skills are essential part of any job now. So you
must write your computer skills in bullet point. Several computer skills are
shown in our different sample CV and Resume. You can view to get idea which
skills you have and where you need to put those skills.
Other skills also include language skills. You also
need to mention your language skills in your CV/Resume if you have knowledge of
multiple languages with the level of fluency. For example if you know three
languages then mention them as: English (fluent), Arabic (beginner, not
fluent), Urdu (fluent and expert). This will help employer to find a person for
multinational position or keep you in consideration for multinational
replacement.
References:
Stat reference will be provided on demand but keep
planned of people you want to refer.
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