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USI Career Service Your CV is SEXY? Hints for an effective Curriculum Vitae Silvia Invrea 2019
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USI Career Service
Your CV is SEXY?Hints for an effective Curriculum Vitae
Silvia Invrea2019
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The Curriculum
A resume is your personal marketing document, designed to ‘sell’ your skills and abilities to a potential employer. Research suggests that readers scan resumes within about 10-20 seconds, so it’s important to show them at a glance why you’re the best fit. To write a winning resume, ensure it is:
• Matched to the Job Description• Focused on Achievements• Compelling Reading• Structured Correctly• Formatted Appropriately
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Compulsory fields:1. Personal /Contact data2. Education3. Professional experience4. Language skills/Computer skills
Optional fields/Additional Experience:1. Special awards, certifications, study grants, ….2. Publications3. Extra-curricular activities, affiliations, memberships…4. Volunteering/Social commitment…5. Leisure-time interests and activities6. References
The CV’s Structure
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Compulsory fields
1.Personal data
• Contact details (phone, e-mail, address?)
• Date of birth*
• Nationality
* Not indicated in Anglo-Saxon formats.
The CV’s Structure
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Compulsory fields
2.EducationInverse chronological order: (last first)
• Dates (from/to moth/year)• Degree title/course attended
• Faculty/area of specialisation• Name of School/University and
location (town/country)• Other relevant information
(final dissertation, final grade, university exchange programs, specific seminars, etc.)
N.B. Do not go further back than high school, except in exceptional cases.
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Compulsory fields3.Professional experienceInverse chronological order: (last first)
• Dates (from/to- month/year)• Name of Company, Location • Role (specify if internship) • Brief description of job (assignments,
projects, main responsibilities, team,
people management/reports, Technologies,
achievements, budget, etc.)
N.B. Indicate only professional work experiences, including internships. Temporary jobs should be included under “Other work experiences” (e. g. bartender, babysitter, etc.).
The CV’s Structure
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Compulsory fields
4.Languages and it skills Languages• Specify mother tongue • Indicate level for each language and avoid
using only european codes (A1, C1 etc); • List relevant language certificates (name,
date, grade) and/or language study abroad courses.
Computer skills (can skip if only MSOffice)• Be specific and as comprehensive as
possible (Group computer skills if broad -OS,SW,HW,…);
• The list can include anything from social media platforms to PM systems and computer languages. Avoid “internet” and “mail”.
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Optional fieldsstand alone or grouped under “additional information”
• Awards, Scholarships, CertificationsSpecify date, title and content and the awarding body
• PublicationsSpecify date, publication’s name and content, type of publication (article, book, conference paper, etc.)
• Extra-curricular activitiesMemberships, social commitment, volunteering, professional affiliations
• Leisure-time activities/HobbiesOnly if relevant
• ReferencesOnly if professional, true and updated (inform the referral first) –Indicate job title & contact detail
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And the Soft Skills?
The competence, by meaning, it is an ability which is made operational thanks to its concrete application, a notion reinforced to the test of the experience, a skill that develop itself until a specific know-how.For its empiric nature every skill owned can’t be expressed or explained but for in relation to events and experiences that have made it possible to acquire, enhance and experiment.
The definition and description of one's own competences is not an exercise that can be contained in a sterile list of
activities, skills and notions. Competence is an ability that become operational thanks to its concrete application, a notion reinforced to the test of the experience, a skill that
turns into specific know-how
The CV’s Stucture
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And the Professional Summary?What is it?
A Professional Summary is a brief list or few sentences at the
top of your resume (after your contact information) that
highlights your qualifications for a job.
It should gives the hiring manager, at a glance, a synopsis of
your professional qualifications.
It’s written with key words: future objectives but also goals
achieved in the past, which clearly illustrate what you are
capable of.
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future goals but also goals achieved in the past, which convey in a few words what you are able to do.
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the Professional Summary
This indication work as a key to the curriculum: the story of one's own training and professional history (the CV) must then appear as a coherent path taken to achieve the underlined objective.Risk:Spam and Focus misaligned
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1) COMMUNICATION (r ) EVOLUTION
• Impact on CV formatting
2) DESIGN CHOICE
3) NEW DIGITAL FORMATS• LinkedIn• Video cv
4) THE USI CV• USI CV format• CV Book• CV Review• English Language check
• A creative CV or a classic one? • Should I use the Europass model ?• Do I have to create a new format?
The CV: Format
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Communication evolution/impact on cv
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Format and lenght• Format and lenght suitable for video screening (1 max 2 pages)• Formatting compatibility (different browser/pc vs mac etc) better use a PDF format• New digital formats: Video CV’s -Linkedin Profiles - Web dossier
Editing• Hyper Links• Word processor/ Translation
Contact info • Mobile phone vs home phone• Email address vs postal address• Skype
Application by Email : • Cover letter in email body• Multiple application & Duplication mistakes
72 billion e-mails sent during each working day !! An average of 10 for every inhabitant of the earth and 20 for those who have access to the internet. How many machine letters could be written in one day?
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The Business CV…
The picture can be an occasion to personalize your CV, that can be seen as a guarantee for the information written in your resume.Use a professional pic that clearly shows your face.
The CV: Format
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guaranteeing your information with your face.
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…even for a Junior!
The CV: Format
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The creative CV
The CV: Format
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The Europass CVC U R R I C U L U M
V I T A E D I P A O L O R O S S I
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New digital formats
Linkedin Profiles
Video CV’s
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Linkedin profile
When writing a resume, the intended audience is another
person — but in a profile summary, the writing is more for
search engines.
Recruiters and others search LinkedIn to find
talent matching their needs, so turning up in these search
results is clearly desirable. And since the research is done
by search engines
the governing concept is keywords and their variations.
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Which Keywords?
1. Go Up the Org ChartIf there is a more senior, well-respected professional in your field, look at that person's LinkedIn profile and see what keywords are most prominent.2. Check Out Job PostingsJob postings are also content that is job-oriented and keyword-based, and hence is also a great resource: once you identify what your next job title should be, look at job postings for the job title and its variations. From there, review the terms that appear often, as above.3. Tie It All TogetherA great profile not only has the right keywords, but is also appealing to a human reader. Take the time to pull the keywords and the narrative together, so your profile is engaging and easy to read
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Video CVs are becoming increasingly popular with jobseekers wanting to stand out from the crowd. Rather than replacing traditional paper CVs, videos enhance job applications by providing employers with more insight into what an individual has to offer.
"A traditional CV outlines your skills, qualifications and experience, whereas a video CV enables an employer to get a feel for your personality,"
The Video CV
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The USI CV
1) Create your CVyou can use the USI Format available on your profile page .
2) Review your CV You can request a personal CV check with the career service. Upload your CV and send it to: www.Careerservice.usi.ch
3) CV Language check (english) After you have reviewed your CV, you can check the languagewith an USI English professor
4) On line CV BookMake your CV visible (on you Profile page)to companies searching for talents & collaborating with the Career service
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Add a picture to your CV• Tomorrow, March 22:
Add a professional picture to your CV: Individual photoshooting session
By Abel Gari Gonzalez, Photographer & USI Student
From: 10.45 - 15.30 Room 150
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Ready now?Contact us / visit our site for more info:
www.careerservice.usi.ch
