How to write a CV (adapted from Ahmed Abd El-Rahman)
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How to Write a Professional CV
By:
Oladapo Fadoju
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Agenda
What is a CV?
How should you organize your CV
Things you should avoid in your CV
Things employers look for
Ensure that your CV is neat
Recruitment agencies
Write your CV
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What is a CV?
Is a written profile of your professional qualifications
Prepared by an applicant seeking employment
Multiple versions
It might be called Resume
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How should
you organise your CV
Name & Contact Information
Personal Profile (Career Objective)
Technical and Interpersonal Skills
Career History
Experiences (only if you have gaps in your work history or recently left education)
Education
Professional Certifications and Training Courses
Other Info
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Name & Contact
Information
Your Name in the top and in boldface
Address (optional) Residence
Email Includes your name
Phone number Preferred pattern
+X(XXX) XXX-XXXX
Write only one mobile
Land number is optional
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Personal Informati
on
Military Service Status (optional)
Marital Status (optional)
Gender
Other Driving License
How should you organize your CV
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Personal Profile or Career Objective
Clear, concise, and targeted to your career goal(s) or a clear statement that matches the needs of the potential employer or recruiter.
Should include Who you are: a statement, one
sentence long, that describes you truthfully but powerfully
Skills and qualities that you possess
If you want to have more than one career option you should develop multiple CVs
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Technical and Interpersonal
Skills
Technical Skills
Interpersonal Skills Goal oriented
IQ score (optional)
Communication and Presentation
Work under pressure
Language Skills
How should you organize your CV
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Career History
Start with the most recent
Employer name
Position title
Time interval (month/Year)
Brief description of your role and responsibilities
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Experiences Your Projects
Start with the most recent
Project name
Involved duties and skills
Brief description
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Education
Start with the most recent qualification
For each qualification name
year attained
Don’t include primary or high school if you have graduated more than 5 years ago
If you are currently in a degree In progress
Expected graduation date
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Professional Certifications and Training
Courses
CPD & Training Courses Start with the most recent
Training Center name
Time interval (month/Year)
Brief description (optional)
Certifications Start with the most recent
Certification name
Earned date
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Other Info General interests or
Hobbies e.g. Drawing paintings
Solving puzzles
Reading novels
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Things you should avoid
in your CV
ID number
Personal photo
Irrelevant awards, publications, &
memberships
Travel history
Previous pay rates
Reasons for leaving previous jobs
Typing & grammar errors
Lengthy descriptions
The words “References available
upon request”
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Things employers look
for Signs of achievements
Patterns of stability & career direction or progression
Professional presentation of your CV
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Ensure that your CV is
neat
Recommended fonts Calibri
Tahoma
Times new Roman
Use one or two fonts only
Use bullets, but don’t overuse them
Recommended font size 12, don’t use smaller than 10.
Print in high quality, white paper
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Recruitment agencies
Rename your CV file to be your full name
Enter a job code and\or job title in the email subject
Write the following in the email body
Dear Sir/Madam
Kindly find my resume in the attachments.
Regards,
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Write your CV Time for the workshop
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Thank You