DO'S AND DONT'S DURING CURRICULUM VITAE PREPARATION

CURRICULUM VITAE

XXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXX[A1]                                Email: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx@gmail.com

C/o S. AGARWAL                                              Contact no: 9XXXXXXXXX

[A2] FLAT NO XXX, XXXXXXXXXXX,

OPP XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX,

NEAR DLF BUILDING,

GACHIBOWLI       

HYDERABAD- XXXXXXX.

[A3]                                                                      

________________________________________________________________________

Career Objective:  [A4] 

      

To achieve a challenging position in a company, where acquired skills and education would be utilized.  [A5] 

________________________________________________________________________                     

Educational Qualification:[A6] 

  

Name of Degree	University/College Name	Specialization	Year of Pass Out	Percentage
MBA	Vignana Jyothi Institute of management (VJIM)	Xxxxxxxxxx	2011-2013	[A7]
B.Tech	J.N.T.UNIVERSITY	COMPUTER SCIENCE ENGINEERING (C.S.E)	200X-200X	XX.X%
Intermediate	NARAYANA JUNIOR COLLEGE[A8]	M.P.C	200X-200X	XX.X%
SSC	XXXXXXX SCHOOL[A9]		200X-200X	XX.XX%

Work Experience:[A10] 

Ø  ABC INTERNATIONAL

Worked as a XXXXX XXXXXXX from 200X May-20XX Aug.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AT ABC INTERNATIONAL

            Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

[A11] 

Ø  XYZ INTERNATIONAL

Worked as an Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxxx from 20XXJune-20XX Dec.

ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES AT XYZ INTERNATIONAL

Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxx.

Personal Skills:                                                                    

Ø  Good communication skills to interact efficiently with others.

Ø  Quick learner having ability to meet tight dead lines and work under pressure

Ø  Ability to deal with people.

Ø  Excellent team worker.

[A12] 

Achievements:[A13] 

ü  Actively participated in XXXXX 200X and 200X.

ü  Participated in paper presentation in XX ENGG College.

ü  Participated in paper presentation in XX. ENGG College.

ü  Participated in college and school level debate and essay

ü  Participated in paper presentation in Vignana Jyothi Institute of Mangement

[A14] [A15] 

Extra curricular activities:

ü  Participated in National Level Seminar conducted at our college.

ü  Active participant in cultural programs.

ü  Active participation [A16] in sports.

[A17] 

Hobbies:

ü  Playing and watching football

ü  Cooking

[A18] 

STRENGTHS:

ü  Cool minded and can make my surrounding environment friendly.

ü  Hard work and discipline.

ü  Ability to lead a team when put in a team.

ü  Positive attitude.

[A19] 

Personal Details:

Name                                     :  abhisek [A20] agarwal

Date of Birth                         :  XX^th Dec XXXX.

Gender                                   :  Male

Martial Status                        :  Single[A21] 

Languages Known                 :  English, Marathi and Hindi.[A22] 

Nationality                             :  Indian

Hobbies                                  :  watching and playing football, cooking.[A23] 

Phone No (Res)                      :  040-[A24] XXXXXXXX

Passport Information:

File no                                    : HYDW200XXXX.

PASSPORT NO                    : G56XXXX.

Date of Issue                          : XX/0X/200X.

Data of expiry                        : XX/0X/20XX.

[A25] 

Declaration:

I here by declare that the above mentioned particulars are true &[A26] 

Genuine [A27] and are as per the Certification.

[A28] 

Date:                                                  

Place:                                                                  (XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX).                  

             

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 [A1]Increase the font to 14

 [A2]Only ‘Email’ & ‘Contact no’ should be in bold. Correct the alignment of ‘contact no’

 [A3]All of it need not be in caps

 [A4]CA is not considered mandatory these days. Delete this section unless you have something precise or interesting to write.

 [A5]You should not use a full stop at the end because this isn’t a complete sentence. Correct similar mistakes below.

 [A6]The sub heading, ‘Career Objective’, above has not been underlined but this has. There should be a consistency.

 [A7]The text in these fields and the ones below should not be in bold

 [A8]Should not be in caps

 [A9] [A9]Should not be in caps

 [A10]The bullet points of all the sections need to have the same alignment. Check Work Experience, Personal Skills, Achievements…..

 [A11]Change this format.

 [A12]Delete this section. You should highlight your strengths in the interview

 [A13]Use only one bullet point type throughout the CV.

 [A14]Mention the year of participation

 [A15]These should be mentioned under ‘extra-curricular activities’. You can mention something under ‘Achievement’ when you have won an award or an election to any student body.

 [A16]Don’t use the same adjective, ‘active’, repeatedly. Use different adjectives

 [A17]Mention the type of cultural program and the sport

 [A18]Not required. You can include this under extra-curricular activities.

 [A19]You should not mention your strengths in your CV. Highlight them in your self-intro

 [A20]Write the first letters of your first and last name in caps

 [A21]Not required

 [A22]Full stop not required

 [A23]Delete this

 [A24]Correct the alignment of the colon

 [A25]Mention only the passport no. Your CV should not be more than two pages in length

 [A26]Do not use the ampersand sign

 [A27]Why is ‘G’ in caps?

 [A28]Correct the alignment