Mohamed Badran

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Soft / Business Skills
How to Write a CV that talks for you ?

• Mohamed Badran

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Where am I NOW?
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Where do you want to be?
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How might I get there ?
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Which Way is the Best?
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How can we ensure arrival ?
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Agenda

• CV What does it mean?
• Why do you need a CV ?
• Things you should avoid.
• 4 Resume essentials.
• Things you should consider.
• Common resume problems.
• How to construct your resume?
• Get your resume in Action.
• Cover Letter
• Resume Sample

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CV What does it mean?
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The word CV comes from the Latin nameCurriculum
VitaeWhich means course of life or
SimplyLife Story
CV What does it mean ?
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Why do You need a CV?

• It is Not to obtain a job.
• It is to obtain an Interview.
• YOU get the job.
• CV is an advertisement of your abilities.
• Think deeply, what make advertisement work?
• Advertisement usually 30 second , but you keep
  remember it , why?
• Agencies take a lot of time and effort to produce
  a 30 second message to sell a product.
• What time and effort should you pay to
  prepare a two page CV that SELLS YOU

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Why do You need a CV?

• Need more challenge for you CV.
• REMEMBER
• Employer scans your CV for the first time in less
  than 10 seconds.

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Things that you should Avoid

• 1- ABBREVIATIONS
• AFPCA , GHWIHT , MRSRM , ZESN , TWTN
• Too Many abbreviations make your CV
  unreadable, Avoid it unless it is commonly
  recognized .
• Remember The Rule
• KISS

Keep It Simple Smart
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Things that you should Avoid

• 2- NEGATIVE WORDS
• Boring , Fired , Hate, Conflict, Blocked ..etc
  Catch recruiter Eye.
• Remember The Rule
• If you have some difficulties , Keep them to the
  interview, but you have to prepare yourself.

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Things that you should Avoid

• 3- COLORS
• It is not a show, Dont use colors to make your
  CV attractive
• Remember The Rule
• Attractiveness is a matter of content,
• Colors in the CV is like a full make up lady in
  a FUNERAL

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Things that you should Avoid

• 4- SPELLING, GRAMMER PUNCTUATION
• MISTAKES
• Spelling mistakes is the poison to your CV.
• Write your CV , read it , re-read it and re-read
  it and re-read it and re-read it ..
• Remember The Rule
• Spelling mistake is a sign of Careless person, if
  you want to be at that position , Do IT!
• Use a spell check or consult a professional
  writer.

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Things that you should Avoid

• 5- UNNECESSARY INFORMATION
• Gender , Religion and detailed Martial status as
  examples of unnecessary information in your CV.
• Remember The Rule
• Employer doesnt care that much about what your
  children are doing.
• Moreover, it is not your Autobiography.

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Things that you should Avoid

• 6- WORD ARTS, Clip Arts, logos Graphics
• Remember The Rule

Colors in the CV is like a full make up lady in
a FUNERAL
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Things that you should Avoid

• 7- Using a very Big or very small font size the
  unusual fonts

• Fonts to be used (English)
• Arial
• Verdana
• Time New Roman
• Tahoma

• Fonts to be used (Arabic)
• Arabic Transparent
• Simplified Arabic

Fonts Size to be used 10 - 12
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Things that you should Avoid

• Dont write CV at the top.
• Dont put picture unless it is requested.
• Dont put any attachment unless it is requested.
• Dont use poor quality paper and printer.
• Dont use photo-copied CV.
• Dont use Capital letters in writing the whole
  CV.

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4 Resume Essentials

• Proofread your resume.
• "I read it when I wrote it!
• Put your resume in front of people you trust -
  your boss excluded - and listen seriously to
  their suggestions.
• You are what you read. (Read more).
• Buy/Borrow books.
• Browse the internet.
• Visit general libraries.
• Be a resume voyeur.
• Look at other people's resumes whenever you get
  the chance. You'll find good ideas - and bad
  ones.
• Consider using the best ideas for your own
  resume, as long as they relate to your experience.

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4 Resume Essentials

• More resumes.. More chances.
• You finally updated your resume, but you
  shouldn't stop there.
• You should update your Master CV on monthly basis
  maximum.
• If you're going to apply to a variety of jobs,
  make sure you have a resume tailored for each.

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Common resume problems

• Too long / too short.
• Hard to read.
• Wordy.
• Non Professional.
• Lacking a career objective.

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How to construct your resume?

• Identification contact Information.
• Objective.
• Position youre seeking.
• Type of organization.
• Field.
• Educational background.
• Work experience.
• Extracurricular activity.
• Honors and awards Received.
• Skills trainings.
• Personal data.
• References.

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Identification Data objective

• Identification Data
• Top Right/Middle of first page.
• Name is the title (no other titles).
• Addresses phone numbers e-mail and/or fax
  addresses
• Objective
• Write what you want to work in as
• Required Position.
• The field of interest.
• The kind of the company.

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Education

• Usually means post-secondary and can include
  special seminars, college and university.
• If you are just starting college, you can include
  high school as well.
• List the following
• Degrees.
• Month/year obtained or expected.
• Names and locations of schools.
• Major and minor if any.
• Grade point average.
• A brief summary of important courses youve taken
  might also be helpful.

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Experience

• Includes full-time paid jobs, part time jobs,
  trainings or volunteer work.
• List the month/years you worked, position, name
  and location of employer or place, and
  responsibilities you had.
• Use chronological format to emphasize most
  recent.
• Write all job descriptions in parallel phrases.
• List the most important responsibilities or
  successes first.
• List your Achievements in each job

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Skills

• List
• Computer and Software.
• Languages (indicating the grade of fluency).
• Technical skills.
• Communication or Leadership among others (soft
  skills).
• Match your skills and experience with an
  employers needs.
• Difference between trainings skills.

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Activities and Hobbies

• Activities
• In university or outside Conferences, Clubs,
  charity.
• Sports.
• Hobbies
• e.g. Reading, Music, etc.

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Personal Data And References

• Personal Data
• Date of Birth.
• Marital Status.
• Nationality.
• Driving License.
• References
• You need not put these on your resume, instead,
  you can prepare a separate list of references.
• Usually, you give this list to prospective
  employers after your interview.
• Write in you CVReferences furnished upon
  request.

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Action Verbs
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Get your resume in Action

• "Responsible for hiring new employees.
• "Recruited new hires for the company."
• "Responsible for maintaining the client
  database.
• "Maintained client database."

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Get your resume in Action

• Start with actions commands / verbs.
• Past tense is mostly preferred.
• For the current position, you may use the present
  continuous tense.

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Cover Letter
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Contents of A Successful Cover Letter

• Your name and contact information.
• Recipient's name and contact information.
• Identify the position you are applying for and
  mention where you found the announcement and
  when. If you have been referred through a person,
  mention their full name and title.

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Contents of A Successful Cover Letter

• Introduce yourself, your educational degree and
  your current employment situation.
• Begin by stressing your interest in the company
  and display some knowledge of its activities
  and/or achievements.
• Identify your strength areas and why you think
  you match the position requirements.
• Highlight your biggest achievements and refer to
  your resume for more details.

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Contents of A Successful Cover Letter

• Close the letter by promising the reader to
  contact them on a specific day and time to
  schedule an interview.
• Thank the reader for taking the time to read your
  letter.
• Sign your name preceded by "Sincerely,"
  "Cordially," or "Best Regards."

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Cover Letter Example
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CV Examples
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