The document provides guidance on how to write an effective curriculum vitae (CV). It discusses what information should be included in each section of the CV such as personal details, academic record, work experience, skills, and references. The document also asks a series of questions to help the job applicant reflect on their career goals, strengths, areas of improvement, work preferences, and how they would present themselves to potential employers.

1. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae ( C.V.) H.Sinvhal Professor, Earth Sciences I.I.T. Roorkee [email_address]

2. 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.

3. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae What is your aim in life ? How do you plan to achieve it? What is your dream company/organisation ?

4. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae 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

5. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae Decide for whom you are writing the C.V. Find out more about the company/ organisation

6. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae 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.

7. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae 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

8. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae Correspondence Address ( upto..date) ---------------------------------- Contact Phone No. E-mail Permanent Address: -------------------------- Inform the Company if there is any Change

9. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae Place of Birth ___ Distt.___ State______ Passport No.________________ Driving License No. _________

10. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae Academic Record Last Degree First , Mention Specialization, Year, Univ./ Division ( CGPA details)/ Special Achievements etc. Short-term courses / professional training programmes attended: • Membership of Professional institutes / associations:

11. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae Sports / extracurricular activities: Details of summer training and projects undertaken

12. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae How computer savvy are you ? Computer Languages Known Software Packages handled Other Achievements : SURA/Member of other clubs/groups Sports Any other achievements in Student Life

13. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae List your significant achievements a) b) c)

14. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae What type of assignments are you aspiring for? (1 : Most Important, 5 : Least Important) Entrepreneurial Managerial Dynamic Growth Oriented Administrative

15. 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 How to Write a Curriculum Vitae

16. In the coming 5 years, I expect to have the following career path : How to Write a Curriculum Vitae

17. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae 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

18. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae How have you applied best practices ?

19. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae Classify your reading habits (books & articles on global economy, general business practices, specify industry, general knowledge, current affairs)

20. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae 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 ?

21. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae Are you more comfortable dealing with concrete, tangible, short-term issues, OR abstract, conceptual and long-term issues ? Please explain

22. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae 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 ?

23. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae How creative are you ? What are the best examples of your creativity in processes, systems, methods, products, structure or services ?

24. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae How do you go about establishing goals for performance (bottom up, top down, or are they easy or “stretchable”) ?

25. What should happen when people fail to perform ? How to Write a Curriculum Vitae

26. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae How have you tried to build team-spirit ? Cite examples of your successes and failures

27. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae Describe situations when your alertness enabled you to solve a complex problem

28. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae How have you changed for the better during the recent years?

29. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae 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 ?

30. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae What sort of mood swings do you experience ? How high are the HIGHS, and how low are LOWS, and why ?

31. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae What has been the most difficult criticism for you to accept ?

32. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae How much supervision do you want or need ?

33. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae Describe a situation or two in which the pressures to compromise your integrity were the strongest you ever felt

34. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae 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.)

35. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae Describe a situation in which you were most effective in selling an idea or yourself

36. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae What motivates you ?

37. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae Give some examples of the biggest challenges you have faced and overcome

38. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae REFERENCES ( Tell them that you are giving their names as referees) 1. 2. (With phone No. and e-mail address)

39. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae Describe your Objectives : Professional : Personal :

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

41. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae If you are single : What expectations do the following family members have from you ? Father : Mother : Other members :

42. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae If you are single : b) What efforts have you made to live up to their expectations? Father : Mother : Other members :

43. How to Write a Curriculum Vitae FAMILY DETAILS

44. Thank You Harsha Sinvhal