CV Building Workshop
IDEATE
INNOVATE INSPIRE
• Stands for Curriculum Vitae.
• Marketing Document, where you market yourself!
• Most flexible and convenient way to make
applications.
• Application Form
• There is no “one best way” to construct a CV!
What is a CV?
What is a CV?
Execution
Planning
Learning
Making a CV
Making a CV : L-P-E Model
• Know the startup
• Internship Position Details
• Recipient Executive Details
• Mind specified guidelines
• Follow Standard format
Making a CV
Making a CV : Learning
• Jot down all the related information.
• Filter, get the information that can be fit in.
• Filter again, lack of space/repetition.
• Prioritize related points.
Making a CV
Making a CV : Planning
• Try to use a standard format.
• Write an effective objective.
• Be precise.
• Give brief description of important points.
• Proof Read.
Making a CV
Making a CV : Execution
Do
Don’t
Highlight important
information
Cite non-quantifiable
achievements.
Use tables
Use Photograph
Formal Font, size 9-10
Colored/Glossy font
Provide contact
details
Use “I”. Write in
Passive.
Making a CV
Making a CV : Do’s and Don’t’s
Step-by-Step
Standard Format
Include
1.Name
2.Contact Number
3.Address
4.Email ID
5. Date of Birth
Do not include a photograph, unless specified.
Step-by-Step
Standard Format
+
Personal Details
Generally a one-liner.
Start with “To”.
Write in Passive.
Be precise but exhaustive.
Step-by-Step
Standard Format
+
Personal Details
+
Objective
Objective
3.CGPA(until now)
Step-by-Step
Standard Format
+
Personal Details
+
Include:
Objective
+
1.Class
X
Educational
Details
2.Class
XII
National/State Level Engineering Entrance Ranks
Academic Scholarships
Other academic records
Step-by-Step
Standard Format
+
Personal Details
+
Objective
Include:
+
Educational Details
+
Olympiad
Ranks
Scholastic Achievements
Include as many relevant courses.
classes.
Step-by-Step
Standard Format
+
Personal Details
+
Objective
<Optional
Field>
+
Educational Details
+
Include
Courses undertaken in College.
Scholastic Achievements
Include
courses completed in online learning
+
Relevant
Courses
<Certificate
MUST>
2.Relate skills to the job at hand.
E.g. Finance <-> Analytical Skills.
Marketing <-> Exposure to negotiaition/persuading
activities.
Step-by-Step
Standard Format
+
Personal Details
+
Objective
1.Use
“Action Words”
+
Educational
Details
e.g. He
gave a speech.<-> He delivered a speech.
+
E.g.
If you work in a restaurant.
Scholastic Achievements
You
+ work in a team, provide quality service, deal
Relevant
Courses
tactfully
with complaints.
+
Work Experience
Step-by-Step
Standard Format
+
Personal Details
+
Objective
<Optional>
+
Educational Details
+
1.Languages.
Scholastic Achievements
2.Programming
Languages.
+
Relevant
Courses
3.Computing
knowledge.
+
4.Technical
knowhow.
Work Experience
+
Skill<Certificate
Set
may not be required>
TV, Reading.
is a boost.
Step-by-Step
Standard Format
+
Personal Details
+
Objective
Short
and to the point.
+
Educational
Don’t Details
put solitary hobbies , e.g. Watching
+
Show
a range on interests.
Scholastic Achievements
Out
+ of the ordinary hobbies.
Relevant
Coursesrelevant to the job.
Interests
+
An
evidence of leadership and team skills
Work Experience
+
Skill Set
+
Extra-Curricular Activities
Tips for a good CV:
1.Craft your CV specific to the job.
2.Carefully and clearly laid out content.
3.Informative but concise.
4.Accurate in spelling and grammar.
5.Try to fit in a page.
Contact:
Kunal Desai
Senior Manager
Corporate and Media Relations
Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kharagpur
+91 9830794765
kunal.desai@ecell-iitkgp.org
Thank You!
THANK YOU!