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Practically speaking, Curriculum Vitae (CV) is
a detailed Résumé. This means what you shouldn't include in your résumé, you
must and can include it in your CV. Résumé is for Job and CV is for academic
purposes.
Another point of substantial differentiation
holds. résumé work perfectly well for all your professional activities. It
means that your résumé will and should contain your work experience, your skill
sets in detail, your previous employer(s) history, and much more.
CV on the other hand is projected with purely
academic interests in the mind. It includes educational history of an
individual starting from first bachelor's degree/diploma, arranged in
chronological order. Besides, It also largely describes employment history,
your list of published works in reverse chronological order, your
dissertations, and grants, your speaking engagements, etc.
A CV-résumé building is purely an applied
practice and till date this practice has been not mastered by many, except a
few. Most of Job portals boast about their customized RE'SUME'
BUILDING/EXPRESS RE'SUME'S/CV BUILDING programs. However, it
appears stupendous that many of them are oblivious of the underline difference
between CV & résumé.
This difference is what actually structures
the whole document and gives it a winning look for a candidate aiming an
emphatic start in job market.
Attributes of a Talking CV/Résumé
Pitching job market needs foresight and a
professionally crafted résumé is one's selling brand.
A nicely dressed résumé maps your success of
getting through the most arduous selection process, and make you precipitate
your career graph.
Listed below are effective tips that'll
help and guide you in preparing a complete success CV:
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CV/Résumé should be tidy and perfectly
ordered.
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CV/Résumé should be laconic and needn't give
a feel of expository writing.
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CV/Résumé should be digitized and formatted.
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CV/Résumé should be logical and objective
presentation.
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All the heading, sub headings, Key Result
Areas (KRA's) and Key Performance Areas in your CV/Résumé should be projected
in readable and synchronized manner.
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Perfect alignment with bulleted text gives a
rich feel and presentation to your CV/Résumé.
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Customize your CV/Résumé as per job
requirement/opening.
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Check all the spellings, post codes, and
highlight the position applied for.
Don'ts of CV/Résumé
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your CV/Résumé should not be flamboyant
presentation with lots of colors and artistic texts laid in it;
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your CV/Résumé should not be made heavy
which makes it very heavy to download on the desktop at the receiver's end;
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your CV/Résumé should not be hyperbolic and
jargonized expression of your activities.
Dos of CV/Résuméz
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your CV/Résumé should have a formal appeal;
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should be direct and synergic;
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Your CV/Résumé should delineate your
weaknesses and strengths, but more of strengths.
Following above tips will be a success
mark to your career and will help you shine in competitive job market.
Covering Letter
A cover letter is the document that briefs the
recruiter about your profile and job, without actually skimming through your
résumé.
Drafting a Successful Covering Letter: Cues
& Points.
A covering letter is your first impression to
the recruiter. And first impression is the last impression. It should include
the following:
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mention Job Code/Job Reference Number if any
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Indicate your address and date of mailing on
the top right hand corner;
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indicate the address, name and designation
of person to whom the mail is directed at top left side;
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use the salutations such as Dear Mr. William
or Dear Sir/Madam, incase name initials are not provided;
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enter a catchy subject line in bold,
example, Résumé for Content Writer Position/Application for PHP Programmer
Position;
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begin your letter by writing the phrase:"
With reference to your Job advertisement in National Daily, dated .";
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put your digital signatures at the end of
the draft.
Sample Cover Letter
| Contact |
66, Hampshire, |
| Contact Position |
New Jersey, |
| Company Name |
England-11998876 |
| Address
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| Postcode |
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8 June 20XX
Ref: AS 953 |
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Dear Miss Flowery,
With regard to advertisement in., on., please find attached a copy of detailed
résumé in word/rtf/html format for the position of Software Developer.
I'm available for an interview as per your discretion and allotted time
schedule.
I'm open to/not looking for relocation anywhere.
Yours sincerely,
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