02 ppt how to make a cv ( full)

How to Write a Curriculum Vitae ( C.V.)

H.SinvhalProfessor, Earth Sciences

I.I.T. Roorkee

[email protected]

How to Write a Curriculum Vitae

•What is a C.V.

•Why we need to make a C.V.

•Does one C.V. meet all requirements

•Why it should be flexible

•What is the ideal length of a C.V.


• What is your aim in life ?

• How do you plan to achieve it?

• What is your dream company/organisation ?


Do your SWOT analysis

• What are your Strong Points• What are your Weak points• What are the available Opportunities • What do you perceive as Threats


• Decide for whom you are writing the C.V.

• Find out more about the company/ organisation


• Is your application Solicited/Unsolicited ?

• Application Solicited• Application Unsolicited• Covering Letter

• How did you come to know of it? • Web-site, Newspaper, Specialized

Journal, Friend, other • One page with C.V. attached.


C.V. Performa

PERSONAL DETAILS:

Name : Last First Middle

Father’s Name : Last First Middle

Date of Birth Age DD MM YY (In Years)

Sex : Male /Female

Marital Status : Single / Married

Nationality : Indian


• Correspondence Address(upto..date) ----------------------------------

• Contact Phone No.• E-mail• Permanent Address:--------------------------

• Inform the Company if there is any Change


• Place of Birth ___ Distt.___ State______

• Passport No.________________

• Driving License No. _________


• Academic RecordLast Degree First , Mention Specialization, Year, Univ./ Division ( CGPA details)/ Special Achievements etc.

• Short-term courses / professional training programmes attended:

• Membership of Professional institutes / associations:


• Sports / extracurricular activities:

• Details of summer training and projects undertaken


• How computer savvy are you ? Computer Languages KnownSoftware Packages handled

• Other Achievements : SURA/Member of other clubs/groups

• Sports • Any other achievements in Student Life


List your significant achievements

a)

b)

c)


What type of assignments are you aspiring for?

(1 : Most Important, 5 : Least Important)

Entrepreneurial

Managerial

Dynamic

Growth Oriented

Administrative

What benefits motivate you ?

(1 : Most Important, 6 : Least Important)

Long-term Benefits

Performance Driven Growth

Medical Benefits

Immediate Cash Benefits

Social Security

Profit Sharing


In the coming 5 years, I expect to have the following career path :



How do you gather knowledge about

the following ? (a) The competitive environment

(b) Market and trade dynamics

(c) Products/services and technological trends

(d) Innovations and patterns of customer behavior


How have you applied best practices ?


Classify your reading habits (books & articles on global economy, general business practices, specify industry, general knowledge, current affairs)


(a) Are you decisive but sometimes too quick,

OR are you more thorough but sometimes too slow ?

(b) Are you intuitive or go purely with the

facts ?

(c) Do you involve many or few people in decisions ?


Are you more comfortable dealing with concrete, tangible, short-term issues,

OR abstract, conceptual and long-term issues ? Please explain


Describe a complex situation……

(a) In which you had to learn a lot, quickly.

(b) How did you go about learning ?

(c) How successful were the results ?


How creative are you ? What are the best examples of your creativity in processes, systems, methods, products, structure or services ?


How do you go about establishing goals for performance (bottom up, top down, or are they easy or “stretchable”) ?

What should happen when people fail to perform ?



How have you tried to build team-spirit ? Cite examples of your successes and failures


Describe situations when your alertness enabled you to solve a complex problem


How have you changed for the better during the recent years?


How well organised are you ? What do you do to be organised and what do you feel you ought to do to be better organised ?


What sort of mood swings do you experience ? How high are the HIGHS, and how low are LOWS, and why ?


What has been the most difficult criticism for you to accept ?


How much supervision do you want or need ?


Describe a situation or two in which the pressures to compromise your integrity were the strongest you ever felt


When there is a difference of opinion, do you tend to confront people directly, indirectly, or tend to let the situation resolve itself ? (Write specific instances.)


Describe a situation in which you were most effective in selling an idea or yourself


What motivates you ?


Give some examples of the biggest challenges you have faced and overcome


REFERENCES (Tell them that you are giving their names as referees)

1.

2.

(With phone No. and e-mail address)


Describe your Objectives :

Professional :

Personal :


How far and how you been able to keep a balance between Professional Objectives, Personal Objectives and expectations of the dear ones ?


If you are single :

a) What expectations do the following family members have from you ?

i. Father :

ii. Mother :

iii.Other members :


If you are single :

b) What efforts have you made to live up to their expectations?

i. Father :

ii. Mother :

iii.Other members :


FAMILY DETAILS

Thank You

Harsha Sinvhal

02 ppt how to make a cv ( full)

Economy & Finance

details of summer training

shortterm issues

general knowledge

best practices

recent years

longterm issues

best examples

performa personal details