ARMPD- Lecture No. 21 (CV)

Curriculum Vitae(CV) (23/08/2012)

The lecture explained  us an important topic which will help our Future life which is (Curriculum Vitae)CV. CV should be a reflection of yourself. A great CV is a first step towards your Dream job.

Objective of CV

"A CV is a sales document that highlights your skills and experience and achievement in such a way that the reader is motivated to meet you"

Lecture number 18(Personal Branding) i discussed about personal branding. A professional CV is one way that a person can create a personal brand. CV's main objective is to market yourself and get a promising Job
Your CV should explain where you are and where you want to be. The lecturer then asked us to write down
10 Attributes ideally found in an professional. Some of them are listed as follows.

- Honesty
- Transparency
-Integrity
- Punctuality
- Good negotiation skills
- Good Personality

The CV should Contain the following,

CV content 

1. Personal Details
2. Career Objective
3. Education
4. Work Experience
5. Professional Affiliations
6. Leadership, Honors, Achievement
7. References

Then he explained us the 10 Golden rules that a great CV should reflect. It can be listed as follows

Rule 1 -  Customize/Tailor make the CV

Rule 2 - Summary(Don't exaggerate)

Rule 3 -  Sell not Tell(You need to have evidence) 

Rule 4- Mind Your Language(Don't use technical Jargon use proper language)

Rule 5 -  Nothing Personal(Keep the personal details short as possible)

Rule 6 - Drop the irrelevant affiliation

Rule 7 -  Keep it Real(first state the latest qualifications and then go on)

Rule 8 - Include a photo

Rule 9 -  Include a Cover letter(Do not state dear madam or sir. state MR/Ms and the name)

Rule 10- Don't Forget the Basic(use quality paper, word process)

The lecture was concluded as above. 

Reflection of the Lecture

Today i learned the content that a professional CV contains. The lecturer explained us what to include and what not to include in the CV which was very important. When he explained the above i myself realized that my CV contains some loop holes which i need to overcome. Thanks to the lecturer. However, this lecture is a great turning point in life if a person understands how to prepare a CV according to the Rules stated above. I m proud to tell that i understood it and now i m gonna create a CV  which will please the industry whichever i m going into.