Can give concept to submit a CV

1. CV’s – Top Tips
Engr. S M Nazmul Hauqe
BSc in Civil Engineering
Students of Engineering

2. Aim of Presentation
o To Know about Curriculum Vitae and Resume
o Understanding the importance of writing a good CV.
o Identify your own skills and personal qualities.
o Draft and type up your own CV in a suitable format.
o To understand what different types of employers want from a CV
o To learn some strategies to make a good impression
o To look at examples of successful CVs and to understand what
makes them effective
o To enable participants to critically view their own CV
o To gain quality feedback from fellow participants
o Know what to include in a CV and Covering letter
o Understand how to structure a CV and Covering letter in order
to market yourself effectively

3. Your future….

4. Starts now….

5. Possibilities ….

6. Be Successful

7. Benefit of Good CV

8. Both are:
“Personal marketing documents”
Provides Summary of
o Your Education
o Skills
o Work History
o Credentials
o Other accomplishments
Resume vs CV
Both Documents are an opportunity to show an
employer why you are an ideal candidate for the job.

9. Why CV/Resume?
 Requested by an employer /
recruitment agency
 Asked to apply in writing
 Making speculative applications –
employment or work experience
 Making applications for PhD /
Postgraduate courses – check
requirements first
 For careers fairs
 As a reference document for
application forms

10. Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae is a Latin word meaning “Course of Life”
 Short form of Curriculum Vitae is CV
 CV is a document outlining information on
your career, education, skills, and
achievements, including publications,
scholarships and awards.
 CV is used for fellowship, grants,
academic, research, consultancy
oriented Job.
 CV is flexible in Length. The length of a
CV can vary depending on your work
experience.

11. Elements of CV
 Full name
 Contact information
 Career Objective
 Career Summary
 Research interests
 Education
 Publications of books and papers
 Teaching experience
 Work experience
 Conferences and courses
 Skills
 Certificates
 Languages
 Grants of fellowships
 Achievement
 References

12. Resume
 A resume is a document summarizing
your education, work experience, and
skills.
 Its usually kept in one or two page max.
 Used for applying a position in industry,
non-profit, and public sector
organization.
 Resume is differed to CV by
document’s length, contents and
purpose.
French word résumé, means “Abstract” or “Summary.”

13. Elements of Resume
 Full name
 Your current position
 Contact information
 Resume summary or objective
 Work experience
 Education
 Skills
 Languages
 Certifications and interests (optional)

14. Additional/Optional
 Professional Memberships
 Professional Training
 Seminar & Workshop
 Leadership
 Community Activities
 Computer Skills
 Country Visited
 Additional Information

15. Biodata/Biography
 Bio data is nothing but an old fashioned
terminology for Resume or CV.
 Bio Data is the short form for Biographical
Data.
 Is an archaic terminology for Resume or
C.V. In a bio data, the focus is on
personal particulars like date of birth,
gender, religion, race, nationality,
residence, marital status etc. other than
education and experience.
 Now a days its used for the function of
marital relationship.

16. What to Do
 Use a standard font size in black ink.
 Include recent and relevant work experience
(paid or voluntary).
 Be consistent in your layout.
 List your skills and achievements and back up
with evidence.
 Keep it short.
 Use positive action verbs such as “organised,
delivered, accomplished, achieved”.
 Include a statement about your career
aspirations and what you have to offer the
employer.
 Be honest but positive.
 Proof-read for spelling, punctuation, grammar
and meaning.
 Get someone to check it for you.

17.  Checked, drafted, re-drafted and then checked
again.
 Make sure that your CV is the best document you
possess.
 Ask others to look at your Resume/CV.
 Inform the employer about your past experiences.
 Draw attention to your relevant skills, experience,
achievements and potential.
 Included paid and unpaid experience to
demonstrate the range of what you’ve done.
 Use reverse chronology (the most recent position
is your first entry) to organize your education and
experience.
 Motivates employers to interview you.
Should

18.  Make it in a rush.
 Make your reader dig for
information.
 Use a font smaller than 10
point.
 Leave gaps in employment.
 Use Lie statement.
 Include irrelevant personal
details such as as age, race,
marital or health status.
 Use flashy or large font.
 Use fancy fonts that are hard to
read.
Should not

19.  Stand out from the crowd.
 Its an ad for your qualifications, not an
autobiography.
 It is your marketing brochure through which
you are trying to sell yourself.
 Most employers will only look at your resume
for 15-30 seconds.
 Make several resumes, with each one
targeting a particular field.
 Designed to get you an interview, not a job.
 Everyone has potentiality and ability to write
a good CV
 Everyone has more skills than they think they
do
Always Remember

20. A Bad CV Contains
 Spelling and punctuation errors.
 Too much, too little information.
 Gaps in Work History.
 Poor Skills.
 Contains anything wrong with the CV.
 Poor Layout / Presentation.
 Dull vocabulary.
 Too general
 Missing Signature, Reference etc.

21.  Job description
 Company web page
 Staff web pages
 Prospects
 Trade press
 Networks
 Make use of the informal call!
Search

22. Format
 Look at the Job Description
 Find the required
 Industry Types
 Skills
 Qualification
 Experience
 Desired role
 Link yourself with Job Description
 Keep it:
 Simple
 Clear
 Short
 Specific

23. Covering Letters
 In response to advert
 Speculative
 Usually one page typed A4
 Purpose is to:
 Highlight your key selling points
 Show why you are interested in
that job
 Show why you are interested in
that employer

24.  Address to named individual if
possible
 Why you are sending the CV
 Why you are the right person for the
job
 Job match exercise
 What attracts you to the employer
 Show your research, name drop!
 What happens next
 Specially if speculative, e.g. follow
up with phone call
Structure of letter

25. Next Steps
 Thoroughly review the handouts.
 Prepare a rough draft of your resume
following resume content checklist.
 Once you have completed your resume
check off each required section to make
sure you have fulfilled all the criteria.
 Make good relationship with your
seniors and batch mates. So that if they
want to pick anybody for their
organization they keep you in the top
list.

27. When You Will Recruit
 What Type of Person you are Seeking
 Effects of Educational Qualification in
the Job
 Previous Work experience linked with
the Job
 Skills and Achievements relevant to
the job
 Dedication and Honesty
 Is the Person Prepared for the job

28. Interview Assessment
 Skill That you CAN
DO the job
 Motivation That you WANT
the job
 Values That you FIT the
organisation

29. Interview Questions
 Competence
 Strength
 Motivation
 Commercial
 Technical

30. Interview Answers
 Think about why the question has
been asked
 Ask for clarification if necessary
 Answer the question with relevant
and specific evidence of your
achievements
 Keep to the point
 Focus on positive examples and
comments.

31. Evolution
 First impressions
 55% on body language
 38% on tone of voice
 7% on what you say
 Talk and listen/watch
 50/50 ratio, maximum 2 minutes at
a time
 Never be afraid

32. Research
Key to Success

33. Reference
o Marie Kielty, Careers Advisor, ITT Dublin.
o Diane Appleton, Careers Adviser, University of Liverpool.
o https://www.thebalancecareers.com/cv-vs-resume-2058495
o Louise Swain, Milton Keynes College, Swain, Louise swainlouise@gmail.com
o The University of York
o www.ncl.ac.uk/careers
o James.Renfro@unthsc.edu
o Career Services, University of Pennsylvania
o ITT, Dublin
o Blackburn College CEIAG Team
o https://icc.ucdavis.edu/materials/resume/resumecv
o https://shorelight.com/student-stories/cv-and-resume-whats-the-difference/
o https://armacad.info/blog/difference-between-cv-and-resume
o https://placement.freshersworld.com/difference-between-resume-cv-bio-data/33122016
o https://www.getsetresumes.com/blog/143-difference-between-resume-cv-and-biodata/

34. Skills
 Have an excellent Analysis & Design concept
on the basis of Etabs, SAP, SAFE and
Staddpro.
 Have excellent concept on earthquake
resisting design of the basic structural
components of a building or other structure.
 Have Sound knowledge in Structural
Detailing & Drafting according to Building
Code like ACI and BNBC.
 Have excellent concept on Microsoft Excel to
develop any kinds of data sheet to analyze
any structural, geotechnical or other
calculation.
 Have experience on preliminary Structural
Assessment as per BNBC Code.
 Have excellent Concept on structural
investigation of the basic structural
components of a building or other structure.
Structural Engineer

35. Skill
 Have concept on Review of safety, serviceability,
durability and constructability.
 Able to ensure all project works are carried out
following the codes, standards, operation &
maintenance manuals, drawings and other
specifications.
 Have sound knowledge in Quality control of
Concrete construction like quality checking of
construction materials, testing etc.
 Find out the difficulties of construction of project.
 Have concept, experience and organizing power
to organize any event.
 Fluent in both spoken and writing English with
excellent writing skills.
 Have concept on survey of land project, building
project, building renovation etc.
Construction Engineer

36. Skill
 Have Construction Project Management Concept
like as Planning, Setting Objectives, Organizing
Project Implementation Structure in civil works
Implementation unit.
 Maintaining adequate number of staff and service
provider with the correct competence.
 Able to developing, reviewing and improving
working methods, process & procedure.
 Able to continuous monitoring of project activities
against targets & take corrective measures
accordingly.
 Able to prepare & issue work order to the Sub-
contractors & suppliers for supplying the various
construction materials in lowest possible price
from either suppliers or manufactures,
maintaining expected quality level to complete the
construction work.
Construction Engineer

37. Responsibility
 Modeling and analysis of multistoried building on Staad.pro,
SAP & Etabs.
 Structural Design and Detailing of multistoried building with
safety and economy.
 Geotechnical Design of Foundation
 Site supervision to ensure quality works as per specification.
 Maintain liaison with Architect, Electrical Engineer and other
design related people.
 Ensure that all logistic supports i.e. materials including in-
house supplies, drawings, designs, detailing are available on
demand at site.
 Solving site level problems and Ensure quality of materials.
 Estimation and Documentation of structural works.
 Find out ways to minimize construction cost and wastage of
materials
 Read construction documents including blueprints, Design,
Specification, Sketches and Architectural drawing etc.
Structural Engineer

38. Responsibility
 Monitors and control contractor’s works.
 Estimation and Documentation of structural works.
 Find out ways to minimize construction cost and
wastage of materials
 Read construction documents including blueprints,
Design, Specification, Sketches and Architectural
drawing etc.
 Ensure that all logistic supports i.e. materials
including in-house supplies, drawings, designs,
detailing are available on demand at site.
 Ensure quality of materials.
 Solving site level problems.
 Manage construction projects including the
preparation of statements of work and submittals;
project scheduling, change manpower and necessary
attempt daily and weekly to complete the project
within scheduled time
Construction Engineer

39. Responsibility
 Prepare monthly progress report of ongoing project
for presentation to management body.
 Preparing presentation and attending different
meeting.
 Prepare BOQ of each material for every project &
maintain ledger of material.
 Requisition check & compare prior to submit to
Estimation Manager.
 Managing service provider local contractors,
consultants and the local employees.
 Material Comparative Statement prepare in
association with Estimation Manager.
 Suppliers bill cross check for payment.
 Contractor bill check prior to send it Estimation
Manager.
 Assist GM Construction and Estimation Manager to
ensuring both effective & for smooth operation of
project.
Construction Engineer