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    The document provides guidance on creating an effective resume or CV, including what sections to include such as contact details, education, professional experience, extracurricular activities, and interests. It advises focusing on responsibilities and skills developed in previous roles and keeping the resume concise at 2 pages maximum. The document also introduces virtual internships through InsideSherpa as a way for students to gain relevant experience and improve their chances of landing interviews.

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    Inside Sherpa Skills Workshop Resumes / CV'S: - Insidesherpa

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    Shobhit Shukla
    The document provides guidance on creating an effective resume or CV, including what sections to include such as contact details, education, professional experience, extracurricular activities, and interests. It advises focusing on responsibilities and skills developed in previous roles and keeping the resume concise at 2 pages maximum. The document also introduces virtual internships through InsideSherpa as a way for students to gain relevant experience and improve their chances of landing interviews.

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    Inside Sherpa Skills Workshop

    Resumes / CV’s
    ––
    Eric Norris
    InsideSherpa
    ––
    CV Structure
    What is the purpose of a CV?
    • To get you an interview; AND
    • To get you THROUGH the interview (consider you CV like you one
    opportunity you have to guide the interviewer to ask specific
    questions about you that you WANT to answer)

    • Your CV to an interview… is like the ball toss to a tennis serve -


    you get to put the ball exactly where you want to hit it
    Your resume should
    include:
    Contact Details
    Education
    Professional Experience
    Extracurricular & Academic Activities
    Interests & Personal
    Referees
    Things that do NOT belong on a CV

    Health
    Date or place of (unless it affects
    Photo Weight and height
    birth your ability to
    perform the role)

    The email address


    Marital status you had in High Religion
    School
    Education

    • List in reverse
    chronological order
    (start with most recent)
    • Provide clear notes
    Professional
    Experience

    • Responsibilities & Skills Developed


    • Communicate what you have
    now that you didn’t have
    when you started that period
    of employment
    • Be specific on number of days per
    week (especially for casual jobs)
    • Duration (month and year, started
    and finished)
    • Avoid Lengthy paragraphs (use
    bullet points)
    Extracurricular &
    Academic Activities

    • Keep relevant and up to date


    (do not include things you did
    more than 5 years ago unless
    in exceptional circumstances!)
    • Aim for 3 to 5 entries in this
    section – otherwise the best
    achievements will get lost in
    the noise
    • Include:
    • Student Societies
    • Volunteering
    • Virtual Internships!
    Interests & Personal

    Things you might like to include:


    • Podcasts or books you enjoy
    • Hobbies
    Your chance to personalise – but • Sports (if you are professional
    keep it professional! sportsperson you might like to include
    this in extracurricular)
    References

    1 2 3 4
    Select an appropriate Make sure your referee Send your referee an Avoid – ‘Referees will
    work and/or character knows that they are updated copy of your be provided on
    references listed and could resume so they are request,’
    potentially expect a aware of your full work
    call from a future history
    employer
     Keep it clean, simple and uncluttered – (Arial size 12)

     Use the footer to label each page with your name,


    phone number and page numbers in case your pages
    get separated

    Formatting &  Keep your resume to 2 pages – short & punchy is best

     Use bullet points rather than lengthy paragraphs


    Presentation  Don't leave any gaps in your resume timeline that will
    raise questions in the reader's mind

     Double check your own contact details

     PDF Everything (ALWAYS)


    What is a Virtual Internship?

    Students sign-up Students enroll & Students access You ACE the
    to InsideSherpa complete a Virtual model work Interview with
    Internship Leading
    Companies
    It’s free for students! Self assess your work
    It’s truly digital - you can
    Create an account against the model work
    complete a Virtual
    today! uploaded from the firm
    Internship in your own Have a meaningful
    time, from anywhere in conversation about your
    the world. Virtual Internship with
    your dream company
    Create your free account
    with InsideSherpa today

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