This ppt covers the main concepts and ideas of creating a resume (CV) with your own style without the need to use any kind of templates or CV-Creating websites.

2. 1. Key Concepts: What You Should Know
2. Sections/Headings: Organizing Your Experiences
3. Content: Bullet Points Methodology
4. Design: Your Resume’s Format
5. Examples and Tips

8. Contact Details

9. Contact Details
Objective

10. Contact Details
Objective
Professional Experience

11. Contact Details
Objective
Professional Experience
Education

12. Contact Details
Objective
Professional Experience
Education
Internships

13. Contact Details
Objective
Professional Experience
Education
Internships
Student Activities

14. Contact Details
Objective
Professional Experience
Education
Internships
Student Activities
Honors & Awards

15. Contact Details
1. Name
2. Mobile No.
3. Email
4. LinkedIn
5. Residence

16. Objective
1. Objectives can be an opportunity to connect
you to a specific job/internship.
2. Only needed when it’s unclear what type of
position you are looking for. (Optional)
3. Also called: Summary/Professional Profile.

17. Education/Work/Internship/Activity
1. Name of Organization
2. Your Role/Position
3. Date Started & Finished
4. Location
5. Description/Achievements (Bullet Points)

18.  Encouraging to read.
 Emphasis achievements and transferable skills.
 Consistent in shape, size, and indentation.
 Start with a strong action verb.
 Diversify verbs to be used.
 Give more concert details: Numbers/Percentages.
 Think of the bullet as I, and continue the sentence.
 Reframe the sentence according to the position you are applying for.

19. • Assisted a professor with research study.
• Collected 150 water specimens over the course of the
semester for the water pollution project.

20. • Participated in recruiting campaigns at SPE Suez.
• Handled selection processes, Screened over 50
applications, scheduled interviews using Excel, and
handled rejection mails as required.

21. • Responsible for the entire HR segment.
• Led 15 members from HRM & HRD committees to
support the HR activities through recruitment,
performance evaluation, and trainings.

22. • Gave presentations on multiple soft skills.
• Conducted 4 sessions and workshops about resume
writing & effective interviewing using PowerPoint.

23. • Supervised performance evaluation process at SPE Suez
• Constructed and managed the performance evaluation
of over 100 members at SPE Suez using Excel.

24. • Worked on the magazine’s design.
• Planned & designed ECHO magazine’s layout using
Adobe InDesgin software.

25. 1. Don’t use templates/use your own.
2. Don’t add a photo unless required. (use a formal photo)
3. Don’t use borders.
4. Balance between occupied space & white space.
5. Margins: Typically 1 - 1.5 cm from each side.
6. Don’t use strange fonts or colors.
7. Use features such as Bold, Italic, or Underline for specific items.
8. Be consistent
9. Headings: All caps, Bold, Colored. (Lift Aligned)
10. Dates: Same Format. Ex: Mar, 2017 or 3/2017 (Be consistent)
11. Save your resume as a PDF format before sending it to recruiters.

39. Please consider these tips while writing your resume:
1. No lies, please
2. Sell your fish
3. Update your resume regularly, update yourself.
4. Get someone else to review your resume
5. Use your name for the resume file plus the position you are applying for