CV Tips

WHY YOU NEED A GOOD CV

A CV is needed  to provide your potential employers with a description of what your qualifications and skills are. Your CV should be written in a way so that it markets your skills and your strengths. This will eventually help you land a good job that lives up to your expectations.

HOW DOES A GOOD CV HELP YOU?

  • It helps you grab the much needed attention of a potential employer.
  • Tells your employer about how you are appropriate for the particular job profile.
  • Highlights your USP.
  • And last but not the least, helps you bag an interview.

WHAT TO PUT IN YOUR CV?

A CV is an amalgamation of precise pieces of information that needs to be put together in a crisp manner. It ought to be arranged in a way that helps an employer get accurate information about the person. Some of the information that needs to be put in is:

  • Name and Contact Information
  • Summary or Objective
  • Professional History (Job experience or Internships)
  • Education
  • Skills
  • Certificates, awards and achievements

HOW LONG SHOULD YOU KEEP YOUR CV

There is no hard and fast when it comes to the length of a CV. It depends as per the job you are looking for and are applying to. Writing a CV just for the sake of it should never be a goal.

DO’S WHILE WRITING A CV

  • Use a professional email address.
  • Try to keep it contained to a page or two.
  • Write the CV according to the job you are applying to.
  • Your employer isn’t going to look at your CV for more than ten seconds. Try to keep your CV as readable and easy as you can.
  • Write positive attributes and achievements.
  • Lying in your CV should never be a motive. You will never be able to back your false claims with real life demonstrations.
  • Adding hobbies and co-curricular activities can be really helpful for certain jobs.
  • In the end be sure to review your CV and trim out the stuff that you think might seem unnecessary to the employer.

DON’TS WHILE WRITING A CV

  • Don’t arrange it in paragraphs as it reduces the readability of your CV. Pointers should be your go to thing while you are writing your CV.
  • There is no need to label your CV. The employer can tell what it is by just skimming through it.
  • Omit the skills that are unrelated to the job you are applying to.
  • Restrain from using a lot of weird fonts. This can be quite disengaging for the person looking at your CV.
  • Don’t use passive voice.
  • Don’t forget to mention your contact information. This includes your email and contact number.
  • Don’t sound too vague and unsure about what you are putting in your CV

HOW TO FINISH WRITING YOUR CV?

  • You should always make sure that you have edited and proofread your CV. Be sure to do it more than once.
  •  Make sure that you show it to other people too. They can be either your family or friends. Doing this can help you get other people’s perspectives.
  • Always be sure to have copies of your CV in different formats. Some companies that you may be applying to could ask for different formats.
  • Last but not least, email your application to the organisation.

In the end, a good CV isn’t which lands you the job. Your interview is going to do that for you. A good CV is which helps you get noticed by your employer. It is something which helps you get in the good books of your organisation.