my cv
DESCRIPTION
This presentation gives some tips to the fresh graduates about how to write a good CVTRANSCRIPT
MY CVPiTechnologies
AhmedYossef
AGENDA
• What is CV ?
• What to include ?
• CV contents
• Do and Don’t
WHAT IS CV ?
CV does not bring the job for you
CV is Just a gate .. where you pass to the
interviewKeep is simple to pass
smoothly
WHAT TO INCLUDE ?
Include what the interviewer wants to
seeNot what you want to
say
CV CONTENTS
CONTACTS
• Title should be your name .. not “CV”• Include your mobile number .. your email -
professional email address• Include your address - it is important 1
PERSONAL INFO
• Date of birth• Gender• Militarily Status - for males only• Social status 2
OBJECTIVE
• Write about your passion, your motivation and your skills that meets the job requirements you are applying to
• Don’t exceed three lines 3
EDUCATION
• State your degrees start with the most recent
• Stop at High School grade, no need to mention your KG grades
• BcS. Faculty of ..., University, .. [2011/2012], Grade: A+
4
CERTIFICATES
• State here the well known certificates you have if any
• Like: JSE, CCNA, ... • This is not to mention certificate of
attendance of a free session5
EXPERIENCE• Start with the most relevant to the job you
are applying to• It is OK to have different versions of CVs to
be sent to various companies• In bullet style, state the field and summarize
your experience in it•Remember: important things first and detailed
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Section
OTHERS
• Languages: if you know any language other than Arabic and English, blush it
• Personal skills: don’t write much• Hobbies: swimming and reading ...
no comment ! 7
DO AND DON’T
Don’t
Write a CV in more thantwo pages
Do
Compress your CV into 1.5 or 2 pages as max ..
Remove any unnecessary data
Don’t
Send your CV attached in an e-mail without body
Do
Write some info about you and about your interest in the vacancy
while sending your CV
Don’t
Put many HR e-mails in the To field while sending your CV
Do
Put them into the BCCor send each address an e-mail
Don’t
Use colors in your CV, if you don’t know how exactly to use colors
Do
Use only black, gray and you may use blue if needed
Use bold style with important words