Résumévs. CV Résumé. Curriculum Vitae

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1 Résumé(CV for jobs) Writing Workshop January

2 Résumévs. CV Résumé Short version, for job applications Essence of the CV Most relevant education, experience and skills to suit the specific position Introduced by Cover letter short CV Curriculum Vitae Long version, for continuing study, scholarship, post-doc Academic and work history, publications, conferences, etc. Accompanied by Statement of purpose academic CV 2

3 Europasstemplate Standard European document accepted in the EU Structured résumé/cv with generally accepted/ recommended sections Easyto create it (just download the template and fill it in with your own data) Standard levels for language skills (from A1- beginner to C2 proficient) Except for EU institutions and some NGOs, only few employers prefer it 3

4 How do recruiters know it? you CAN DOthe job (competence, experience, hard skills) you WANTthe job (motivations, interest, passions) you FITin their team (soft skills, personality) You have about 5 seconds to get the employer s attention! Help with areader-friendly, well-organizedresume, with highlights of your background and skills. 4

5 Résumébasic structure 1. Contact details 2. Professional Objective / Career profile / Summary of qualifications 3. Education 4. Honors and awards 5. Professional experience 6. Membership /extracurricular activities 7. Skills 8. Personal Interests 5

6 Contact details Name on the top of the page, instead Curriculum Vitae or Resume Permanent addressand Temporary (current) address Telephone, LinkedIn / portfolio website Not necessary: date of birth, place of birth, gender, marital status, religion, etc. Photo is optional (difference between the US and Europe) Might help: citizenship or nationality 6

7 Professional Objective orcareer profile orsummary of qualifications (opt.) Type of preferred organizations/sectors(business, nonprofit, think-tank etc.) or type of work Skills / competencies you have or you would like to use Not longer than max. 2-3 lines Directly relevant to the job you are applying to Examples: Seeking a position as School Teacher that will utilize my strong dedication to children s development and to their educational needs. Skilled in cultivating positive relationships with clients and colleagues. Fluent in French and English, conversational in Italian. Skilled researcher and administrator. Hold MA Degree in Economics and an MBA Degree. Experienced with a number of college/university database systems. 7

8 Education Dates, reverse chronological order Specify name, city, country Might help: expected year of graduation Degree Faculty, subjects and courses, only if requested or very relevant Study results (GPA, etc.) only if requested, and good enough 8

9 Honors and awards(opt.) Scholarships, if obtained in a competitive way Dean s list, prizes, etc. Example: 2008 CEU Outstanding Academic Achievement Award for the highest GPA for the year - Selected as one of 140 participants nationwide for 18-month professional development based on leadership potential and academic success 9

10 Professional experience Dates, reverse chronological order Specify name, city, country Position taken Measurable achievements Actions verbs! (conducted surveys with 400 people to determine awareness for product, coordinated the communication for teams from 5 countries, raised funds of USD, optimized the NGO s reporting system for local authorities, wrote articles for a publication with readers, etc.) or Skills you developed (have been trained for project designing, developed networking skills while contacting over 100 international organizations etc.) or Relevant responsibilities (responsible for editing the quarterly alumni e-newsletter, in charge of daily communication with foreign customers, coordinator of awareness raising campaign among young people etc.) 10

11 Professional experience Professional Experience Think Tank Fund Open Society Foundations, Budapest, Hungary, 06/ /2012 Research traineeship (part-time) Professional Experience Jun -Aug 2012 Think Tank Fund Open Society Foundations Budapest, Hungary Research traineeship (part-time) -Analyzedprojects and their outcomes within the European Research Framework program -Createda database with projects pertaining to the work of Think Tank Fund. Introduced pre-defined categoriesand classifiedindividually supported projects, resulting in 50% increase in project search speed. 11

12 Membership / extracurricular activities (opt.) Professional associations or groups Should be relevant for the job 12

13 Skillsand personal attributes Language skills Computer skills (Examples: MS Office, database designing, experience with social media platforms, applications for statistics, SPSS, high adaptability in using new software applications, experience in using equipment for professional presentations, etc.) Personal skills (Examples: Demonstrated success in preparing accurate and timely reports for management meetings, sound presentation skills developed while teaching during summers, creativity and problem solving skills, mentoring role while working in team, comfortable in leading small and medium groups, high adaptability in multinational environments, ability to motivate and energize others, etc) 13

14 Interests/Hobbies (opt.) personal interests and career interests section usually misused ( reading, traveling, sports ) must complete the picture of the whole person ( Examples: captain of the home town football team for the last 6 years, passion for photography and film making about multicultural events in Eastern-Europe, interested in contemporary German art movies) can suggest/strengthen your career objective (Example: interest in lobbying regarding environmental issues in developing countries, voluntarism committed person) or should be interesting hobbies(icebreaker?) 14

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