How to write an outstanding CV.

1. MOATAZ MAHMOUD
TIEC AMBASSADORS TEAM LEADER – UPPER EGYPT
CV Writing

2. • Why we need to write a CV?
• CV Filtering.
• Filling-up CV sections :
• Contact Information.
• Objective.
• Education.
• Experience.
• Technical Skills.
• Projects.
• Activities.
• Certificates.
• General Notes.
• You can use LinkedIn.
Agenda

3. Why we need to write a CV?

4. • How much does it take to review a CV?
• About 30 seconds!
• How many CVs are accepted in average?
• About 7%!!
• Some are using screening software tools.
• There are no Ideal CV template, you can build your own.
CV Filtering

5. Felling-up CV
sections

6. • It MUST be the first section.
• Choose a professional email (firstname.lastname@domain.com).
• Write one of the following (Or all of them if you have):
• Your personal website link.
• Your personal blog link.
• Your LinkedIn account link.
Contact Information

7. • Short description of why you are applying here.
• Don’t copy & paste the objective from the internet.
• It’s an optional section.
Objective

8. Education
• Put the current (or most recent) stage in the top.
• Mentioning the high school is optional.
• Don’t list your degrees if they are very low.
• All information in CV must be correct, but not all correct information must be in the CV.

9. • One of the most important sections.
• List your professional work experience in this section.
• If you are an employee, write your job title, and then list you career
positions each with a short description.
• If you are a student, list your internships, courses and trainings, each with
short description.
Experience

10. • Your technical skills must be Tangible and Measurable.
• If you don’t have them, why you write a CV?
• Order them from the most advanced to the intermediate.
• It’s very important for screening software tools.
Technical skills

11. • Job-related projects.
• Start the list with the graduation project if you are a fresh graduate.
• Mention your role in the project.
• Order the project from the most recent to the oldest.
• You can eliminate this section if you aren’t in a practical field.
Projects

12. • List all your student activities here.
• Order the activities from the most recent to the oldest.
• Mentions your role in each activity.
Activities

13. • Describe any obscure certificates shortly.
Certificates

14. • Don’t write one CV for all opportunities.
• Write in a well-known font.
• Don’t write in very large or very small font.
• 12 is appropriate.
• Start all sentences with action verbs.
• And here is a list of many ones.
• Hyperlink any unknown organizations.
• Don’t use any colors and don’t put any watermarks.
• Don’t attach a personal picture.
General notes

16. Mail:
LinkedIn:
Thank You 