What-makes-a-good-CV

March 29, 2020 By 0 Comments

While going through a booklet on the latest offers on electronics ,first thing you do is to skim & scan through the document ,searching for a particular gadget which you have been long waiting for !!

Same way, a CV is a selling document; it sells your Expertise , Scholastics , Competency sets , skills and achievements to a potential ’employer’, it will also give them a picture of what kind of employee you would be. So when writing your CV, step into the reader’s shoes; ask yourself “what do they want to read?”.

The one who drafts the CV in line with the Job Descriptions has got a better Talent Visibility !!

Some Quick Facts :

  1. A recruiter spends max 5 to 10 “seconds” on a CV.
  2. 95% of the ”Eligible” CV is rejected due to the fact of “Cluttering/ Bad Structuring”
  3. Most of the job seekers overlooks on sentences , not on “key Words”.
  4. Cover letter should discus about why the candidate wants to meet the recruiter ; but most of the times unfortunately it’s a summary ditto of the CV itself.
  5. Grammatical Mistakes & Spelling Errors… Huh !!this one can nail you during interview.

Before CV Preparation :

  1. Download some sample CV’s from Google.
  2. Focus on the Market which you are looking for.
  3. You may use LinkedIn to get an idea about the recruitment trends of the country.
  4. You must utilize your strong Research skills to learn about the typical JD’s of the position you are looking for.

Creating your Success Story :

Your Success Stories are those Experiences you had in the past. Remember to make it in a chronological order and it must be conscripted in increasing level of responsibilities/span of control .

  • Ensure your success stories cover a variety of levels and functions.
  • Don’t forget to include traditional/vertical paths as well as unique paths.
  • Feature about your specific accomplishments during the stint.
  • You have stretched yourself with senior management exposure
  • You have taken discretionary efforts for creation of an initiative, or program
  • You have assumed significant responsibility and accountability during the stint
  • You are open to challenging and leading-edge work

CV Drafting :

Ideal Length :Even though debates are still on about the length of CV , you can draft a CV of 2 – 3 pages long depending upon your experience.

Header ( Not the document Header & Footer): Adding your Name, Communication Details as a Header with case-sensitive formatting will help you to save the space. You should not add anything more than “Your Name , Communication Options , A tag line of which describes you” in the header.

Career Objective: Instead of adding a summary of what you have done, it is always better to add what exactly is your CAREER ASPIRATION.

Your CV must reflect what you want to be in “Future” along with what you were in “PAST “ !!