The document provides tips for writing a good curriculum vitae (CV) as a third year student. It lists the most important aspects of a CV according to recruiters as previous work experience, qualifications and skills, readability, and accomplishments. It then outlines five tips for an effective CV: 1) Target it to a specific job, 2) Be informative but concise, 3) Choose a sensible email address, 4) Use spell check, and 5) Do not include any lies. Following these tips will help third year students create a CV that gets them interviews.

1. CURRICULUM VITAE

3. 45% Previous related work experience
35% Qualifications & skills
25% Easy to read
16% Accomplishments
14% Spelling & grammar
9%
Education (these were not just graduate recruiters or this score
would be much higher!)
9% Intangibles: individuality/desire to succeed
3% Clear objective
2% Keywords added
1% Contact information
1% Personal experiences
1% Computer skills

4. You are 3rd
year
student
You are
3rd year
student
What
should
you do?

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CV

6. HAND-WRITING AVAILABLE FO

8. 1. TARGET ON SPECIFIC JOB
2. INFORMATIVE BUT CONCISE
3. CHOOSE A SENSIBLE EMAIL ADDRES
4. SET YOUR SPELL CHECKER
5. DON’T TELL A LIE

9. 1. TARGET ON SPECIFIC JOB
2. INFORMATIVE BUT CONCISE
3. CHOOSE A SENSIBLE EMAIL ADDRES
4. SET YOUR SPELL CHECKER
5. DON’T TELL A LIE

10. TARGET ON SPECIFIC JOB
The purpose of this document is not to get your job, but to get
you an interview.
Don’t try to tell everything in this document.
PROVIDE THE NECESSARY & SUITABLE INFORMATION
ONLY

11. 1. TARGET ON SPECIFIC JOB
2. INFORMATIVE BUT CONCISE
3. CHOOSE A SENSIBLE EMAIL ADDRES
4. SET YOUR SPELL CHECKER
5. DON’T TELL A LIE

12. 1. TARGET ON SPECIFIC JOB
2. INFORMATIVE BUT CONCISE
3. CHOOSE A SENSIBLE EMAIL ADDRES
4. SET YOUR SPELL CHECKER
5. DON’T TELL A LIE

13. INFORMATIVE BUT CONCISE
78
%
CVs being too LONG are ELIMINATED at the first glance
Use the bullets
Use the number
Give evidence to support your statement
Get to the point

14. 1. TARGET ON SPECIFIC JOB
2. INFORMATIVE BUT CONCISE
3. CHOOSE A SENSIBLE EMAIL ADDRES
4. SET YOUR SPELL CHECKER
5. DON’T TELL A LIE

15. 1. TARGET ON SPECIFIC JOB
2. INFORMATIVE BUT CONCISE
3. CHOOSE A SENSIBLE EMAIL ADDRES
4. SET YOUR SPELL CHECKER
5. DON’T TELL A LIE

16. CHOOSE A SENSIBLE EMAIL ADDRESS
CVs with UNPROFESSIONAL email addresses are IGN
• justkissme@gmail.com
• Batnapquantai_honemlancuoi@yahoo.com
• Sexylikeoyawa@gmail.com
Example
76%

17. 1. TARGET ON SPECIFIC JOB
2. INFORMATIVE BUT CONCISE
3. CHOOSE A SENSIBLE EMAIL ADDRES
4. SET YOUR SPELL CHECKER
5. DON’T TELL A LIE

18. 1. TARGET ON SPECIFIC JOB
2. INFORMATIVE BUT CONCISE
3. CHOOSE A SENSIBLE EMAIL ADDRES
4. SET YOUR SPELL CHECKER
5. DON’T TELL A LIE

19. SET YOUR SPELL CHECKER
i am a prefectionist and rarely forget details.
I have good writen comunication skills.
Proven ability to track down and correct
erors.
Example
61
%
GET A REPLY
32
% GET AN INTERVIEW

20. 1. TARGET ON SPECIFIC JOB
2. INFORMATIVE BUT CONCISE
3. CHOOSE A SENSIBLE EMAIL ADDRES
4. SET YOUR SPELL CHECKER
5. DON’T TELL A LIE

21. 1. TARGET ON SPECIFIC JOB
2. INFORMATIVE BUT CONCISE
3. CHOOSE A SENSIBLE EMAIL ADDRES
4. SET YOUR SPELL CHECKER
5. DON’T TELL A LIE

22. Some students have been jailed for
six months for lying on job
application forms, it emerged, but
the offence carries a maximum
sentence of up to 10 years in the
most serious cases.
DON’T TELL A LIE
Show your best but don’t attempt to tell them a lie