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n a competitive market, graduates need a good CV or Resume to succeed in securing

a job. Your CV or Resume is an advert for you, an opportunity to sell yourself to
potential employers. Your CV or Resume is the first step in the recruitment process
so it has to be right our CV guide tells you everything you need to know about
creating a successful graduate CV.

Personal Details
Career Aim/Personal Statement
Education and Qualifications
Work Experience
Specialist Experience
Activities/Interests/Positions of Responsibility
Additional Information
References/Referees
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Personal Details
You don't need to write 'Curriculum Vitae' at the top of your CV or Resume it's pretty obvious what it is!
Make sure your name appears at the top and is in a largerfont than the rest of your CV so it stands out.
Beneath, all you need to include is your home address (and term address if you are still at university)
and contact information. Don't include a novelty email address - boozyfloozy@hotmail.co.uk doesn't
sound very professional.

Career Aim/Personal Statement

This is optional but if you do include it, make sure it isn't vague or generic. Keep it brief (three or four
lines max). Demonstrate your career focus and perhaps evidence of two or three main strengths and
where they were developed. This part of your CV or Resume should be tailored to the role and company
you're applying to. However, to save space, this could be included in your covering letter.

Education and Qualifications

Start with your most recent education your degree or postgraduate qualification. University
qualifications will be of more interest to an employer than what you did at school so devote more space
to this. Include the dates, name of university/s, degree title e.g. BA (Hons) Philosophy, and the grade you
are expecting or have achieved.
It is advisable that you include any modules you studied that are relevant to the jobapplication in addition
to your thesis/dissertation research or project work. Time spent abroad or work placements attended as
part of your degree course should be mentioned.

For school education, include dates, name of school/college and A-Levels or equivalent qualifications
studied with grades. Unless specified, it is not normally necessary to list every subject studied at GCSE or
equivalent level. The number of passes achieved is enough but state the grade you got for Mathematics
and English.

Work Experience
The Work Experience section of your CV or Resume is where recruiters will focus most of their attention.
You must include the dates of your employment, the job title you held and the name of the employer. For
international applications, cite the country in which you were employed.
Employers are realistic about the fact that students and recent graduates have mostly done part-time and
summer jobs that may not relate to the career you want to pursue. However, employers will still expect
you to be able to show the responsibilities and skills you got out of your work experience.
The most common way of presenting work experience is to do it in reverse chronological order (most
recent first). However, if you have very relevant experience in the career field you are applying to e.g. an
internship with a company, you may wish to include this first under a separate heading such as Relevant
Work Experience and list less relevant jobs underOther Work Experience. This will immediately show
an employer that you have taken the initiative to gain knowledge of the sector and have experience of
that work environment.
Don't despair if this isn't the case for you. Thousands of graduates don't have that head start but still get
the position they want because they capitalised on the experience they did have. Remember, employers
are looking for the skills you have used and developed, and more specifically they are identifying links
between your experience and skills and the requirements of the job. Here are some tips to help you:

Target your CV to the specific job advert - Read over the terminology used and the skills
mentioned in the advert and where appropriate, use these words in your CV.

Back up your claims - Avoid writing bland content; if you have "good communication skills"
demonstrate how you have used them effectively to get something done.

Identify the contribution you made - Rather than just stating a list of duties you had, think about
ways of demonstrating success in a particular role. Mention your achievements at work and any
concrete results you achieved (in measurable terms if possible). For example, rather than writing,
"designed company's web site," you could say, "designed company's web site, which increased
company's overall product sale by 50 percent."
More Tips on Writing CVs or Resumes
When describing your job responsibilities, avoid sounding monotonous in your CV or Resume and use a
variety of action verbs and skills.
Action verbs and language of CVs and Resumes

Specialist Experience
List any specialist experience and or qualifications that are relevant to the job role under specially
designed sections. For example, researchers may provide the sections 'Research' or 'Research Interests,'
and those having worked abroad may choose to include a section titled 'Research Experience Abroad'.
Professors may include 'Teaching Experience,' 'Foreign Lecturing,' or 'Lectures and Presentations';
likewise, physicians may include sections such as 'Community Service,' 'Licensure,' or 'Qualification
Examinations'.

Activities/Interests/Postitions of Responsibility
These are all relevant sections to include because they demonstrate that you are motivated to pursue
other activities and are a well-rounded individual. Positions of responsibility and achievements can be
extra-curricular, for example, significant involvement in the Student Union, organising events in a social
or sporting club, spearheading charity fundraising at school or university etc. Stating your interests
doesn't mean just writing a list. Try to indicate your level of involvement and what you gain from the
activity.

Additional Information
Languages
If you are applying overseas then you should indicate your native language and any additional languages
you know accompanied by your level of proficiency.
Skills
Skills in this section include anything vocational that has not appeared elsewhere on your CV, for
example, IT skills and drivers license. For IT skills, list the software packages and applications you use
and your level of competency for each. Any certificates you have such as First Aid or Health and Safety
for example, should be listed in this section.
Conferences
If it is relevant to the job you are applying for, then you may want to mention any conferences,
workshops or seminars you have attended. Give the name of the conference, date, place and organizers.

References/Referees
If you don't have space on your CV, a simple"References available on request" is acceptable. If you do
have space, it is very common to give the details of two referees: one academic and one employer. Give
their names, position, address, phone numbers and email addresses. Always ask for their permission first
and remember to keep them informed of your career aspirations and achievements to date.

And Finally
Once you have successfully completed your CV register it online to put it in front of 1000s of top
recrutiers.

Forma biografije
Biografija koju piete prilikom konkurisanja za posao ne bi trebalo da bude dua od dve A4 strane, ali je
preporuljivo da, ipak, ne prelazi duinu jedne A4 strane, osim ako imate izuzetno bogato radno iskustvo i
konkuriete za mesto u top menadmentu. Dobro napisana biografija prvo pokazuje ono to je najvanije, ali
sadri i sve relevantne informacije. Da biste ostvarili svoj cilj, prilikom pisanja biografije savetujemo Vam da
adaptirate biografiju shodno cilju koji elite da postignete (posao, nastavak studija, stipendija, konferencija...).
Ako biografiju aljete potom, odtampajte je na isto belom A4 papiru. Biografija se pie slovima Arial ili Times
New Roman, ali nee pogreiti ni sa drugim, ozbiljnijim fontovima, kao to je, na primer, Tahoma. Veliina slova
bi trebalo da bude izmeu 10 i 12, ali nikako preko 12 jer prevelika slova ostavljaju lo utisak. Sa druge strane,
ne smete koristiti ni premali font koji nije itak. Nemojte biografiju pisati kompletno velikim slovima, niti koristiti
arena slova ili previe podvuenih i iskoenih slova. Takoe, u biografiji ne treba da se nae vie od dve
razliite vrste fonta. Sve ovo doprinosi nepreglednosti i neozbiljnosti biografije.
Biografiju ne biste trebali slati bez propratnog pisma, ak i ako nije naznaeno da je propratno pismo potrebno.
Potrudite se da celokupni izgled biografije i propratnog pisma odaje izgled uredne i obrazovane osobe.
Sama biografija bi po nekim idealnim standardima trebalo da sadri sledee: line podatke, obrazovanje, radno
iskustvo, relevantne kurseve i seminare, znanje stranih jezika i rada na raunaru, line osobine, hobije i ostale
napomene, ukoliko ih imate.

Lini podaci
Ovde treba navesti ime, prezime i osnovne kontakt podatke. Lini podaci mogu biti napisani manjim fontom,
ukoliko elite da utedite prostor za ostale podatke, ali to nije preporuljivo. Ukoliko vaa biografija privue
neiju panju, ta osoba e paljivije pogledati vae line podatke. Naroito se nemojte truditi da ulepavate
tekst razliitim tipovima slova, crteima, animacijama i slino. Naslov ("Curriculum Vitae") treba da stoji u
gornjem delu, ali ukoliko nemate prostora moete ga izostaviti, jer, ukoliko ste dobro napisali biografiju, bie
jasno da se radi o vaoj biografiji, te se to ne treba naglaavati.
U nivou dela sa linim podacima, sa desne strane, moete uneti fotografiju. Svrha unoenja fotografije je da,
nakon intervjua, poslodavac lake povee utisak iz biografije sa utiskom sa intervjua, naroito ukoliko je pre i
posle vas imao mnogo kandidata. Iz ovog razloga, veina poslodavaca trai da slika bude deo biografije.
Fotografija treba biti manjih dimenzija, slinih fotografiji iz line karte (osim ako je zbog prirode pozicije u oglasu
naznaeno drugaije) an kojoj ste pozitivni i vedri. Nikako ne treba slati fotografiju kao poseban fajl, kao ni
fotografiju na kojoj ne izgledate ozbiljno i profesionalno.
Radno iskustvo
U okviru radnog iskustva navedite kompanije u kojima ste radili, period zaposlenja u svakoj od njih i poziciju na
kojoj ste radili, takoe, pri navoenju ponite od najskorijeg iskustva. Istaknite koje vetine ste stekli i posebno
naglasite kako ste vi, svojim radom, doprineli razvoju i napretku u kompaniji u kojoj ste radili. Nemojte
umanjivati ono to ste radili, i nemojte se stideti toga. Pokaite buduem poslodavcu da ste osoba koja eli da
ui i razvija svoje potencijale u svim situacijama. Radno iskustvo koje nije posebno relevantno za poziciju za
koju sada konkuriete ne treba posebno isticati i opisivati, ve samo spomenuti.
Obrazovanje
U ovom delu bitno je da naglasite koju srednju kolu ste zavrili, od kada do kada ste je pohaali, koju diplomu
posedujete. Prosek u srednjoj koli naglasite samo ukoliko je dobar i ukoliko nemate zavren fakultet. Ukoliko
ste zavrili fakultet, navedite naziv fakulteta, mesto gde ste studirali, od kada do kada ste studirali, kada i gde
ste diplomirali. Prosek navedite ukoliko je reprezentativan i ukoliko prelazi 8,00 ako biografiju koristite u naoj

zemlji ili 9,00 za inostranstvo. Osnovnu kolu nema potrebe da navodite ukoliko imate zavrenu srednju kolu
i/ili fakultet. I ovde, kao i kod radnog iskustva treba da navodite najskorije uspehe, na primer, prvo fakultet pa
onda srednja kola.
U ovom delu moete i da navedite stipendije koje ste dobili, nagrade koje ste osvojili, konkurse na kojima ste
uestvovali. Ne morate navesti samo naziv, godinu i mesto. Moete opisati u nekoliko rei ono to smatrate da
je bitno kod ovih nagrada, stipendija itd. Ukoliko navodite neka priznanja, u dnu biografije napomenite da su
nagrade, diplome, preporuke i ostala uverenja dostupna na uvid po zahtevu.
Seminari i kursevi
Ovde moete navesti strune konferencije i seminare na kojima ste uestvovali, kako u zemlji, tako i u
inostranstvu, kao i ostale kurseve koje ste pohaali. Ovim podacima sebe predstavljate kao osobu koja
preuzima inicijativu i spremna je da se izbori za dobro obrazovanje, praktino iskustvo i osobu spremnu da ui i
usavrava se. Ovom delu moete da posvetite vie panje i prostora, ukoliko nemate radno iskustvo, ili je ono
oskudno. U ovom sluaju, poeljno je istaknuti sve obuke, kurseve, pa ak i honorarni rad, rad od kue i
volontiranje kako biste pokazali da ste proaktivni.
Znanje rada na raunaru

Ukoliko ne posedujete znanje rada bar u Word-u, Excel-u i Internetu, predlaemo da ponete to pre da ih
stiete, jer je ovo minimum koji se trai kako kod nas, tako i u inostranstvu. Ako imate zavren neki kurs
raunara, obavezno to navedite. Napiite sve programe koje znate da koristite, ukljuujui sluenje Internetom,
i odredite nivo svog znanja (poetni, srednji, napredni, ekspertski nivo). Bitno je da budete iskreni i realni jer
poslodavac moe da proveri nivo vaeg znanja putem testa, odnosno na intervjuu.
Strani jezici

Navedite sve jezike kojima se sluite, sa naznakom koliko dobro poznajete taj jezik (poetni nivo, srednji nivo,
napredni nivo, teno znanje pisanja, itanja i konverzacije). Takoe, navedite ukoliko imate zavren neki kurs
jezika, sertifikat i/ili diplomu. I ovde je bitno da budete realni jer se vae tvrdnje lako mogu proveriti.
Line osobine i hobiji

Navedite osobine koje su relevantne za poziciju za koju konkuriete kao to su, na primer: inicijativnost, timski
rad, upornost, komunikativnost. esto su zahtevi za linim osobinama navedeni u samom oglasu, pa ih
uskladite sa onim osobinama koje vi posedujete. Osim toga, treba da budete spremni da na intervjuu primerima
predstavite osobine koje ste naveli, i, na taj nain, potkrepite svoje tvrdnje. Ukoliko ste svesni da neke osobine
ipak ne posedujete, nemojte ih navoditi.
Ukoliko vam biografija deluje previe hladno i profesionalno, moete je osveiti delom o hobijima. Hobiji i ostala
interesovanja deluju lepo u svakoj biografiji jer vas predstavljaju kao osobu koja, uz rad, zna da uskladi i
zabavu u svom ivotu. Ipak, izaberite ona interesovanja i hobije koji konkretno ukazuju na vae kvalitete, na
primer, ukoliko ste bili lan sportskog tima nekoliko godina navedite to u svojoj biografiji jer svedoi o vaoj
istrajnosti i timskom duhu.
Ostale napomene
U ostale napomene navedite sve ostalo to smatrate bitnim, a niste mogli da svrstate u gore navedene
kategorije. Obavezno navedite ako posedujete vozaku dozvolu, moete spomenuti da imate sopstveni auto

(posebno ako procenite da je to izuzetno relevantno za poziciju za koju konkuriete), da ste odsluili vojni rok i
sl. Slobodno u ovom delu moete navesti i prakse.
Ovo su samo neki standardni delovi koje bi biografija trebalo da sadri, a vi, naravno, moete dodati ono to
mislite da je potrebno i kreirati biografiju prema svom nahoenju. Imajte na umu da ne postoje dve identine
biografije, stoga, pokuajte u svojoj biografiji, na suptilan nain, ostaviti svoj lini peat. Imajte na umu da svoj
CV treba da prilagodite konkursu za posao, da istraite ta se trai od kandidata i, u skaldu sa tim, istaknete
one kvalitete koji vas karakteriu kao pravu osobu za taj posao.
Ukoliko smatrate da va CV moe biti bolje uraen, poboljajte ga putem sajta unapredicv.comkoji e vam
omoguiti da predstavite sebe na pravi nain uz pomo strunjaka sa viegodinjim iskustvom u oblasti
zapoljavanja.