2. AgendaWhat is a CV?
How should you organize your CV
Things you should avoid in your CV
Things employers look for
Ensure that your CV is neat
Recruitment agencies
Write your CV
3. What is a CV?Is a written profile of your professional qualifications
Prepared by an applicant seeking employment
Multiple versions
It might be called Resume
4. How should you organize your CVName & Contact Information
Personal Information
Career Objective
Education
Experiences
Career History
Certifications and Training Courses
Technical and Interpersonal Skills
Publications
Awards & Activities
Other Info
5. Name & Contact InformationYour Name
in the top and in boldface
Address
Residence
Email
Includes your name
Phone number
Preferred pattern
+X(XXX) XXX-XXXX
Write only one mobile
Land number is optional
How should you organize your CV
6. Personal InformationMilitary Service Status
Date of Birth
Marital Status
Gender
Other
Driving LicenseHow should you organize your CV
7. Career ObjectiveClear, concise, and targeted to your career goal
If you want to have more than one career option you should develop multiple CVs
Should include
Desired position
Employment type
Organization type
Experience, and Skills offeredHow should you organize your CV
8. EducationStart with the most recent academic degree
For each degree
Degree name
University name / Department
Year of graduation
Cumulative grade or GPA
Don’t include high school
Don’t include Graduation project grade
If you are currently working in a degree
In progress
Expected graduation date How should you organize your CV
9. ExperiencesYour Projects
Start with the most recent
Project name
Involved technologies
Brief descriptionHow should you organize your CV
10. Career History Start with the most recent
Employer name
Position title
Time interval (month/Year)
Responsibilities (optional)
How should you organize your CV
11. Certifications and Training CoursesTraining Courses
Start with the most recent
Training Center name
Time interval (month/Year)
Brief description (optional)
Certifications
Start with the most recent
Certification name
Earned dateHow should you organize your CV
12. Technical and Interpersonal SkillsTechnical Skills
Programming language
Concepts
IDEs
Technology related
Interpersonal Skills
Goal oriented
IQ score
Communication and Presentation
Work under pressure
Language SkillsHow should you organize your CV
13. PublicationsResearch Thesis
White paper
Articles
Write a title and a brief description for eachHow should you organize your CV
14. Awards & ActivitiesAward/Activity Title
Year Granted
Authority
Description (optional)How should you organize your CV
15. Other InfoAttended events
Name
Date
Location
Research interests
Web Based Systems
Robotics
General interests
Drawing paintings
Solving puzzles
Reading novels
Last updated date How should you organize your CV
16. Things you should avoid in your CVID number
Personal photo
Irrelevant awards, publications, & memberships
Travel history
Previous pay rates
Reasons for leaving previous jobs
Typing & grammar errors
Lengthy descriptions
The words “References available upon request”
17. Things employers look forSigns of achievements
Patterns of stability & career direction
Professional presentation of your CV
18. Ensure that your CV is neatRecommended fonts
Calibri
Tahoma
Times new Roman
Use one or two fonts only
Use bullets, but don’t overuse them
Recommended font size 12, don’t use smaller than 10.
Print in high quality, white paper
19. Recruitment agenciesAmerican Chamber
Egypt IT Jobs
Jobs in Egypt
Master HR
Mea-IT
Rename your CV file to be your full name
Enter a job code and\or job title in the email subject
Write the following in the email body
Dear Sir/Madam,Kindly find my resume in the attachments.Regards,