Premium tips for crafting a winning and compelling Curriculum Vitae

1. CVWriting Hack
by
Tolani Odukoya
www.tolaniodukoya.com

2. It's your personal sales bronchure that tells you why that Hr manager or
fellowship selection committee should selected you
When they request for a CV, they are simply telling you to
market yourself.
What is a Curriculum Vitae?
Your life journey
Your Skills; A CV is a marketing tool
The world generally is competitive and your CV is the first
impression anyone would have of you before getting to meet
you. No matter what
you do, or how qualified you are, your CV is undoubtedly the
most important
thing. Imagine your CV as an information sheet that will list
the benefit of
having you and your services in a particular program.

3. Why you should have a CV
IT WOULD MAKE YOU MORE RESPONSIBLE
I wrote my first CV when I was in 200L, after writing it, I realized I had not done anything
with my life and I knew from that day I needed to be more responsible and intentional
about my personal growth and development if i must be relevant and thrive in life not
also trivializing the God factor. I realized I needed to build experience and skill. I became
responsible by taking up leadership position and building up skills tailored towards 'my
career aspirations' and the future i desire.
IT GAIN YOU ACCESS TO NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES
As an undergraduate, I have gained numerous opportunitiesfrom having a good CV.
A particular company in The Netherland needed a regionalagent to work for them
here in Nigeria and of course would be on pay role, and all that was required to
apply for the job is just CV and nothing more. I never looked down on myself as an
undergraduate because i was confident of my CV so iwent ahead submitted it and
that's how i got the job. There are countless of opportunities i'd gotten access to
with the aid of my CV including the Harvard program i was just selected for.
IT REMINDSYOU WHAT YOU HAVE TO DO TOWARDS HITTING YOUR GOAL
There is a way my CV reminds me of the things I have not done, i mean a lot yet to be
achieved that's ought to be in my CV to make me much more competitive in the global
space. For example, if you desire to work with WHO, your CV will bring to your
remembrance the next step you have to take. It reminds you of what needs to beadded to
increase your chances. It helps you to identify your weaknesses and pushes you to get
better

4. Please ensure your email address is very professional! Don't use emails
like; tolanisexybaby@gmail.com or Tolani4life@gmail.com. Use something
like 'tolaniodukoya@gmail.com/ contact@tolaniodukoya,com or an
organization official adress if you have any e.g Tolani@themindset.org.ng
(that's my email address of the organization I'm working with)
WHAT SHOULD BE IN A GOOD CV?
Basic information

5. Personal Profile:
Please only include a personal profile if you have something
interesting to say. Here, you can talk about your career aim
(where you want to go or what you want to be). Keep it brief and
avoid generic words like "I have excellent communication skills".

6. while in school, you must have had a lot of experiences. From
being head of a group to working in your departmental association
to a part time job. This is where you show the employer you have
the skill they desire. While describing your responsibility here,
ensure you use action words
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
You could decide to seperate the experiences intoProfessional
experience and Volunteer experience. This should be dependent on
the need. there are some programs you will be applying to and what is
most important to them is volunteer experience.
What is most important is to ensure you understand what the
organization or program you are submitting to are really looking for.

7. Chaired
Controlled
Coordinated
Executed
Headed
Operated
Orchestrated
Organized
Oversaw
Planned
Produced
Programmed
If you were in charge
of a project from start
to finish, skip led and
instead use:
If you actually developed, created,
or introduced that project to an
organization/initiative?use:
Administered
Built
Charted
Created
Designed
Developed
Devised
Founded
Engineered
Established
Formalized
Formed
Formulated
Implemented
Incorporated
Initiated
Instituted
Introduced
Launched
Pioneered
Spearheaded
If you brought amazing changes
to an organization, use:
Centralized
Clarified
Converted
Customized
Influenced
Integrated
Merged
Modified
Overhauled
Redesigned
Refined
Refocused
Rehabilitated
Remodeled
Reorganized
Replaced
Restructured
Revamped
Revitalized
Simplified
Standardized
Streamlined
Strengthened
Updated
If If you managed ateam, Instead of
reciting your management duties,
like Led a team or Managed
employees show what an
inspirational leader you were
Aligned
Cultivated
Directe
Enabled
Facilitated
Fostered
Guided
Hired
Inspired
Mentored
Mobilized
Motivated
Recruited
Regulated
Shaped
Supervised
Taught
Trained
Unified
United
Strengthened
Updated

8. FELLOWSHIP AND PROGRAMS ATTENDED
some recruiter may be interested in this and some may not
but it is advisable to include it provided it's not a one pager
CV
Please plan to attend professional trainings that would help
increase your employability status and add credibility to your
profiling.
It signals to HR team that you're passionate about what you
do hence, hunger for knowledge to go for trainings to add to
your expertise and skills.

9. EDUCATION, AWARD AND SKILLS
EDUCATION:
List the schools attended here and year attended. Include
you major and exceptional grades/GPA/Class ranking. Add
key course work relevant to the the need for the CV. For
example, if you are applying for a program that entails
entrepreneurship, you could add medical entrepreneurship
as it is a relevant course work. Anything you got that could
wow the selection committee. Please include it. Most
important thing is 'Know what the employer wants'. But
please avoid adding primary and secondary school attended
nobody Needs it abeg.
AWARDS
These are very important. Some selection committee want
to see what you have achieved so far.

10. What you shouldn't include in your CV
Marital Status
Date of birth
Primary and secondary secondary
Religion
Hobbies
ASK ME
WHY ?

11. Thank you!