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Important

  • "You have 10 seconds to impress the CV Reviewer" -> They're just going to scan it: So make sure the good stuff is at the top.
  • Skills that the job posting describes... -> Should be what you're CV contains

What/how you write:

Structure (top-to-bottom):

  • Personal Info (Name, Phone, Email, LinkedIn, GitHub, Website -> Skills/Interests -> Education -> Work Experience -> projects -> Leadership/Activities/Interests

CAR: Context -> Action -> Result (ChatGPT can help)

  • Context:
    • Summarise the experience and what was the situation?
  • Action:
    • More detail -> What did you contribute? Concrete examples Action Verbs "Developed" "Led" "increased" "completed" "presented"
  • Result:
    • What was outcome? Include stats or concrete skills gained or achievements as a result

Projects/ Work Experience:

  • Anything can be relevant!
    • Work Experience | Self-Project | Hackathon | University/School Coursework
      • As long as you can describe the tech you worked with in detail, and the result of that work.

Skills/Technologies

  • Highlight the skills/technologies you have worked with. "Successfully implemented Python Flask application...."

Vocabulary

  • Start bullet points with "action words"
    • "Collaborated" -> "Developed" -> "Presented" -> "Led"
    • Avoid repetition