How to Write a Resume (CV)?

Writing a ResumeWriting a ResumeGood Practices and Strategies, Good Practices and Strategies,

ExamplesExamples

Doncho Doncho MinkovMinkov

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Technical Technical TrainerTrainerwww.minkov.it

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Table of ContentsTable of Contents

What Is a Resume?What Is a Resume? Why We Need of a Resume?Why We Need of a Resume? Why We Need a Good Resume?Why We Need a Good Resume? The GoalThe Goal Success strategySuccess strategy How to Stand Out?How to Stand Out? Structure Structure QuestionsQuestions

What Is a Resume?What Is a Resume?


SummarySummary of of skillsskills

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HighlightsHighlights accomplishmentsaccomplishments

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Show Show experienceexperience


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paidpaid work work experienceexperience




paidpaid work work experienceexperienceWhy we are Why we are

betterbetter than the restthan the rest



Show our Show our skillsskills and and abilitiesabilities


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Why We Need a Good Why We Need a Good Resume?Resume?


Because of theBecause of theRecruitersRecruiters!!


Because of theBecause of theRecruitersRecruiters!!

No time to fullyNo time to fullyreview every CVreview every CV

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Recruiters:Recruiters:ReviewReview 100100 CVsCVs

ReviewReview 100100 CVsCVs

SelectSelect only only 11 for interview for interview

Recruiters:Recruiters:

Recruiters spend Recruiters spend

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The recruiters The recruiters countcount most:most:

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The Success Strategy?The Success Strategy?


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Why are you Why are you writing it?writing it?

What is the position you are What is the position you are applying for?applying for?

What the Employer What the Employer Wants?Wants?

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Show what the employer wants Show what the employer wants to seeto see

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How to Stand Out?How to Stand Out?

Make your Resume Make your Resume remarkableremarkable


Chance of fail Chance of fail first timefirst time


Take risksTake risks



Use "Trial and Use "Trial and Error" Error"

methodology methodology

Take risksTake risks


Structure Your ResumeStructure Your Resume There are some There are some must-havemust-have sections in sections in

your CVyour CV Personal informationPersonal information ObjectiveObjective Previous work experiencePrevious work experience EducationEducation Projects developedProjects developed

E.g. at the university, high school or in E.g. at the university, high school or in free timefree time

Skills and abilitiesSkills and abilities Other experienceOther experience

E.g. at the universityE.g. at the university

Personal InformationPersonal Information

Always put it in the topAlways put it in the top

Include the followingInclude the following

Your nameYour name

A photoA photo

Your contactsYour contacts

Email addressEmail address

Telephone numberTelephone number

Home address Home address

The PhotoThe Photo

Use a Use a professionalprofessional

photophoto

Use a Use a professionalprofessional

photophoto

Don't use Don't use FacebookFacebook photos!photos!Better no photo at allBetter no photo at all

The PhotoThe Photo

The ContactsThe Contacts Use your Use your personalpersonal contacts contacts

PersonalPersonal email, email, personalpersonal telephone! telephone! NeverNever use work contacts use work contacts

Be sure to have a Be sure to have a good-lookinggood-looking email email addressaddress Even if you use it only for job Even if you use it only for job

applicationsapplications PeterPetrov@PeterPetrov@, , [email protected]@, ,

Asen_Georgiev@Asen_Georgiev@ Not emails like:Not emails like:

DestructorMachine@DestructorMachine@,,Svalyacha92@Svalyacha92@, , P373rP37r0v@P373rP37r0v@

ObjectiveObjective The objective should be after the The objective should be after the

personal informationpersonal information What you are applying for?What you are applying for?

Be descriptive, but be briefBe descriptive, but be brief

Don't be Don't be overoverdescriptivedescriptive

Previous Work Previous Work ExperienceExperience

Write your Write your previous work previous work

experienceexperience

Best to order them by dateBest to order them by date

Explain your duties at this positionExplain your duties at this position

Don't be overdescriptive about Don't be overdescriptive about

your managersyour managers

Better not to include full names and Better not to include full names and

contactscontacts

EducationEducation Write down all the schools you have Write down all the schools you have

gone togone to UniversityUniversity

High schoolHigh school It is always better to It is always better to highlight courses highlight courses

you visited and are relevant to the job you visited and are relevant to the job offeroffer

Add relevant informalAdd relevant informaleducationeducation E.g. @ Telerik AcademyE.g. @ Telerik Academy

Projects DevelopedProjects Developed The best way to show expertise is The best way to show expertise is

to show something realto show something real Like projects you have developedLike projects you have developed

This gives a better impression than This gives a better impression than just plain words like "I am good just plain words like "I am good at…"at…"

No projects?No projects? Why not start a project,Why not start a project,

to gain experience?to gain experience?

Skills and AbilitiesSkills and Abilities Write down all your Write down all your skills and skills and

abilitiesabilities All of them are importantAll of them are important

But some are more important than But some are more important than othersothers

Highlight the skills that are most Highlight the skills that are most relevant torelevant tothe current job descriptionthe current job description

Just mention the othersJust mention the others

Other ExperienceOther Experience If you have any other experience If you have any other experience

that is relevant to the job offer – that is relevant to the job offer – show it!show it!

HomeworkHomework

1.1. Following our guidelines write your resumeFollowing our guidelines write your resume

Target it to your preferred job position and Target it to your preferred job position and employeremployer

If you don't have work experience think how If you don't have work experience think how you could change thisyou could change this

If you don't have any projects, start a project If you don't have any projects, start a project (e.g. open-source in GitHub or Google Code)(e.g. open-source in GitHub or Google Code)

E.g. create your own web siteE.g. create your own web site

Find people who can write endorsements for Find people who can write endorsements for youyou

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Questions?Questions?

Thank You!Thank You!