Resume

Research shows that, recruiters spend less than 5 minutes looking at a CV. If you still spend hours creating them, coming up with your own design etc., you are wasting your time, unless you are in the creative industry. Use either a offline or an online template instead.

Nowadays, big firms run recruitment with CV data bank, which you can either import your resume from globally well known job sites such as LinkedIn or Monster.com. So, why not just build your CV online using these services that has been widely recognized?

Keep your resume short and simple. My advice is a minimum of one page and a maximum of two pages. CV should serve as an invitation card for people to offer you an interview, by keeping it at minimal information, you have filtered the information to market yourself and not your life history. Furthermore, it is much more environmental friendly if it is printed out during interviews.

If you consider to attach a photo of you in your CV, consider a professional portrait, else forget about it. Imagine a recruiter or hiring manager saw your photo and thinks that you are too immature to be considered for the job, what a waste.

 

Prepping for Interviews

LinkedIn for Students is not only a site for those who are new to the workforce, it is also very useful information site for anyone who is new to online CV writing and job application. It offers a step-by-step approach from What is LinkedIn to Researching & Prepping for Interviews.

Link to LinkedIn Interview Tips

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