How to Write a CV
One of the goals of the Aleksander Foundation is to help University students develop their CV writing and presentation skills. Having a well written CV will significantly enhance your chances when applying for various competitions, but more importantly - for job positions. Therefore we want to share with you our thoughts of how a good CV should be organised and what it should contain. Attached is just an example; however it is a highly successful one.
One of the goals of the Aleksander Foundation is to help University students develop their CV writing and presentation skills. Having a well written CV will significantly enhance your chances when applying for various competitions, but more importantly - for job positions. Therefore we want to share with you our thoughts of how a good CV should be organised and what it should contain. Attached is just an example; however it is a highly successful one.
A couple of important points:
CV should be no more than 1 page
CV should be clear to read
CV should not be a description of the whole life, but just most relevant things
CV should not include elementary school and secondary school
CV should be personal – do not use standardized forms, your final judgment is what matters most
CV should NOT contain photograph
CV should use “Action verbs” – prepared, presented, organized, analysed, managed. There are numerous web sites providing action verbs classified into categories
CV should be no more than 1 page
CV should be clear to read
CV should not be a description of the whole life, but just most relevant things
CV should not include elementary school and secondary school
CV should be personal – do not use standardized forms, your final judgment is what matters most
CV should NOT contain photograph
CV should use “Action verbs” – prepared, presented, organized, analysed, managed. There are numerous web sites providing action verbs classified into categories
A good CV once written is just the platform that you should start building on. As you are
progressing through your education, and starting your career you should be focused in engaging
in CV enhancing activities. Examples include: taking specialised quantitative courses, completing
projects that have connection to the real economy and industry, learning foreign languages, using
statistical and various other specialised computer packages, applying for internships in your summer
and winter breaks, pursing own projects and investment ideas parallel to studying.
The CV is the single, most important 1 page piece of marketing you have - use it wisely.
Good luck!
Download a sample CV.
The CV is the single, most important 1 page piece of marketing you have - use it wisely.
Good luck!
Download a sample CV.