Tips, dos and donts of preparing an effective CV.

1. Creating a convincing CV
Dr. Harmik Vaishnav
School of Liberal Studies-PDPU

2. REMEMBER
Your CV goes before you. It represents you.
Your CV is the Raw Material for questions in
interview.
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3. WHAT TO DO?
Elaborate on your education, co-curricular activities,
internships.
Highlight your strengths, achievements, USP
Who you are? What have you done? What are you
capable of doing?
Match the need of the job
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4. WHAT TO DO?
Update your CV regularly
See CVs of senior or experienced people in your field
Visit job portals to find out job description/ profile,
companies, packages and other details.
Proper formatting, language and spell check.
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5. WHAT NOT TO DO?
Ctrl C V
Don’t use many abstract terms and adjectives like
hardworking, honest, intelligent which cannot be
proven easily.
Don’t go into too many details. Leave it to the
interview.
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6. WHAT NOT TO DO?...
Don’t praise yourself
Don’t use many industry jargons or make claims
Don’t write in the first person – start sentences with verbs
Don’t bluff
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7. THANK YOU! & GOOD LUCK!
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