Writing a CV

1. Writing a CV Good Practices and Strategies, Examples Doncho Minkov academy.telerik.com Technical Trainer www.minkov.it Telerik Academy

2. Table of Contents • What Is a CV? • Why We Need of a CV? • Why We Need a GoodCV? • The Goal • Success strategy • How to Stand Out? • Structure • Questions

3. What Is a CV?

4. What Is a CV? Summary of skillsand experience

5. What Is a CV? Summary of skillsand experience Not a biography

6. What Is a CV? Summary of skillsand experience Not a biography Highlightsaccomplishments

7. Why We Need a CV? Show experience

8. Why We Need a CV? Show experience Reflects more than paid work experience

9. Why We Need a CV? Show experience Reflects more than paid work experience Why we are betterthan the rest

10. Why We Need a CV? Show our skillsand abilities Show experience Reflects more than paid work experience Why we are betterthan the rest

11. Why We Need a Good CV?

12. Why We Need a Good CV? Because of theRecruiters!

13. Why We Need a Good CV? Because of theRecruiters! No time to fullyreview every CV

14. Recruiters

15. Recruiters: Review100CVs

16. Recruiters: Review100CVs Select only 1 for interview

17. Recruiters spend 20-60seconds on a CV

18. The firstimpression The recruiters count most: Finding the correct keywords

19. The Goal

20. Sell The Goal

21. Sell The Goal Inform

22. Sell The Goal Persuade Inform

23. Sell The Goal Persuade Inform Get an Interview!

24. OK. But how to do all this?

25. OK. But how to do all this? All you need is a!

26. The Success Strategy?

27. The Success Strategy? Be unique

28. The Success Strategy? What you want next? Be unique

29. The Success Strategy? The point of the CV What you want next? Be unique

30. The Success Strategy? What the employer wants? The point of the CV What you want next? Be unique

31. The Success Strategy? Good presentation What the employer wants? The point of the CV What you want next? Be unique

32. The Success Strategy? Good presentation What the employer wants? The point of the CV What you want next? Success Strategy Be unique

33. Be Unique Good presentation What the employer wants? The point of the CV What you want next? Success Strategy Be unique

34. Be Unique Good presentation Don't copy paste What the employer wants? The point of the CV What you want next? Success Strategy Be unique

35. Be Unique Show creativeness Good presentation Don't copy paste What the employer wants? The point of the CV What you want next? Success Strategy Be unique

36. Be Unique Show creativeness Good presentation Don't copy paste What the employer wants? The point of the CV What you want next? Success Strategy Be unique • Show what you wantto show

37. What You Want Next? Good presentation What the employer wants? The point of the CV What you want next? Success Strategy Be unique

38. What You Want Next? Why you choosethis exactjob offer? Good presentation What the employer wants? The point of the CV What you want next? Success Strategy Be unique

39. What You Want Next? Why you choosethis exact job offer? Good presentation What the employer wants? The point of the CV What you want next? Success Strategy Be unique How you plan to develop yourself in the future?

40. The Point of The Resume Good presentation What the employer wants? The point of the CV What you want next? Success Strategy Be unique

41. The Point of The Resume Good presentation What the employer wants? The point of the CV What you want next? Success Strategy Be unique Who will read it?

42. The Point of The Resume Good presentation What the employer wants? The point of the CV What you want next? Success Strategy Be unique Who will read it? The reason you are writing it?

43. The Point of The Resume Who will read it? Good presentation What the employer wants? The point of the CV What you want next? Success Strategy Be unique The reason you are writing it? What is the positionyou are applyingfor?

44. What the Employer Wants? Good presentation What the employer wants? The point of the CV What you want next? Success Strategy Be unique

45. What the Employer Wants? Good presentation What the employer wants? The point of the CV What you want next? Success Strategy Be unique Highlight the relevant things

46. What the Employer Wants? Not all you have done Good presentation What the employer wants? The point of the CV What you want next? Success Strategy Be unique Highlight the relevant things Showwhat the employer wantsto see • Or just what you have been paid for

47. Good Presentation Good presentation What the employer wants? The point of the CV What you want next Success Strategy Be unique

48. Good Presentation Be consistent Good presentation What the employer wants? The point of the CV What you want next Success Strategy Be unique

49. Good Presentation Be brief Be consistent Good presentation What the employer wants? The point of the CV What you want next Success Strategy Be unique

50. Good Presentation Be brief Be consistent Good presentation What the employer wants? The point of the CV What you want next Success Strategy Be unique Be Focused