How to Write a

Professional CVBy:

Ahmed Gouda

Agen

da

What is a CV?How should you organize your CVThings you should avoid in

your CVThings employers look for Ensure that your CV is neat

Recruitment agenciesWrite your CV

Wha

t is a

CV?

Is a written profile of your professional qualificationsPrepared by an applicant

seeking employmentMultiple versions It might be called Resume

How

shou

ld y

ou

orga

nize

you

r CV

Name & Contact Information

Personal Information Career Objective Education Experiences Career History Certifications and Training Courses

Technical and Interpersonal Skills

Publications Awards & Activities Other Info

Nam

e &

Cont

act

Info

rmat

ion

Your 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

Pers

onal

In

form

atio

n Military Service StatusDate of BirthMarital StatusGenderOther Driving License

How should you organize your CV

Care

er O

bjec

tive

Clear, 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 offered

How should you organize your CV

Educ

atio

n

Start 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

Expe

rienc

es Your Projects Start with the most recent Project name Involved technologies

Brief description

How should you organize your CV

Care

er H

istor

y Start with the most recentEmployer namePosition titleTime interval (month/Year)

Responsibilities (optional)

How should you organize your CV

Certi

ficat

ions

an

d Tra

inin

g Co

urse

s

Training 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 date

How should you organize your CV

Tech

nica

l and

In

terp

erso

nal S

kills

Technical Skills Programming language Concepts IDEs Technology related

Interpersonal Skills Goal oriented IQ score Communication and Presentation Work under pressure

Language Skills

How should you organize your CV

Publ

icatio

ns

Research ThesisWhite paperArticlesWrite a title and a brief description for each

How should you organize your CV

Awar

ds &

Ac

tiviti

es Award/Activity TitleYear GrantedAuthorityDescription (optional)

How should you organize your CV

Othe

r Inf

o

Attended 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

Thin

gs y

ou sh

ould

av

oid

in y

our C

V

ID 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”

Thin

gs

empl

oyer

s loo

k fo

r Signs of achievementsPatterns of stability &

career directionProfessional presentation of your CV

Ensu

re th

at y

our

CV is

nea

t

Recommended 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

Recr

uitm

ent

agen

cies

American 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,

Writ

e yo

ur C

VTime for the workshop

Thank You