Curriculum Vitae

We learned how to write a CV in one of our PPD sessions. As Software Engineering students we have internships in our third year, so we have to create our own CVs and send it to companies. Because of that it is very useful to learn about how to write your own CV. Lets see how to write a CV.  

CV should not be more than 2 or 3 pages.

Photograph : Right corner of the first page. Should be colored and passport sized. This is optional.

Personal Details & contact info : Name, address, email and two mobile numbers

Personal profile : Brief description about your objectives and what you are trying to seek. Ex :- seeking a position as an intern

Educational qualification : point out tour educational status up to now.
ex:- degree in the university, Advanced level results etc.

Professional qualification : your non-academic qualifications comes under this.
Ex :- certificates, diplomas etc.

Work experience :  include the name of the company and your work role as well as the duration.
Ex :- Cashier in a Bank

Skills : Mention your technical and soft skills
soft skills - leadership, team work etc.
technical skills – Programming languages, Frameworks etc.

Training and workshops : mentioned recently attended workshops and train campaigns only
Ex :- Google i/o

Achievements and Extracurricular activities : Awards, competitions should be mentioned as well as sports achievements such as colors.

Researches and publications : mostly for people who gained their PhD or M.Sc

References : details of at least two persons those who are in higher social status who can provide correct details and recommend you.