Please
address your questions to:
Dr.
Laurent Borgmann, borgmann@inter-research.de
Deadline for submission: 17 November 2004 (8 pm)
"Very personal" advice for writing a winning CV - The CV tailored to the job
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Use the CV like as „stand-alone“ (as if you only sent this one
document to the employer). Do not save anything for the cover letter. 2.) There is no „one right way“ for your CV. Use the freedom you have to present yourself in the right light. 3.) No activity in your life is too small or too insignificant to be mentioned in your CV if it can be linked to the job that you are applying for. 4.) Take nothing for granted! The employer does not know you at all – so you will have to interpret things, not just mention them. 5.) Show great enthusiasm for your present job. People who are unhappy in their present jobs are likely to be unhappy in their future ones too. 6.) Do not write a simple list for the tax-inspector. We want to know what you did exactly and what you learned doing it. 7.) Do not tell us that you are brilliant, show it and give evidence. 8.) Do not be self-centred, be employer-centred. 9.) Every fourth line at least should potentially get you the job. Do not accumulate impressive but irrelevant information in your CV. 10.) Show us that you are good for the job, not that the job is good for you. 11.) Prove that you „largely“ meet the requirements – nobody meets all the requirements of a job advertisement. 12.) The CV is the employer’s first impression of you (and maybe the last!). do not keep anything for the interview. 13.) Market yourself! Do not wait to be discovered. 14.) Do not use loud and aggressive self-marketing. Try a silent but tailored approach. 15.) The CV must be tailored to the job/company. Include only job-relevant information about yourself. 16.) A CV which is sent to several companies is as ineffective as unsolicited junk mail that you find in your mailbox every day. 17.) You cannot start writing a CV before knowing a lot about the institution/company and the job in question. 18.) Your CV is the first piece of work (a sample of your expertise) for the new employer. It shows your organisation and research qualities. 19.) The relative amount of space devoted to an item in your CV is taken as an indication of its importance. 20.) The CV is not a „neutral report“ of your life. It should convince the employer. It is a selection and an interpretation of the facts. 21.) In your CV you can show that you know the requirements of the job and point to corresponding qualities in your life. 22.) For more than one job you need to write more than one CV. 23.) Never tell deliberate untruths in your CV. |
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