Hello gents.
Last week I had asked for advice on what to wear on a walkthrough at a potential place of employment during the summer. I have proceeded to the next stage, which is the application. This is merely a formality, however I feel like it would be best not to cut corners.
My question is this, how do I write a good CV? I have never wrote an application for anything more important than some dead end retail shithole, this is a totally different feild. I know that I have to cater it towards my specific feild (engineering), but little else. Do any of you have any advice or tidbits of information to help me write a successful application.
Thank you.
[deleted] 10y ago
Make it look good, remove redundant information and don't refer to yourself in the first person. The top posts on /r/resumes really helped me out when I was writing mine.
marinewannabee97 10y ago
Thank you.
[deleted] 10y ago
You would get better advice if you said what kind of job in what kind of industry you're looking for. There's no such thing as a universally good CV. In some fields your best chance is a phone call, in others it has to be a very formal application.
marinewannabee97 10y ago
It's not a matter of a phone call. I basically already have the job. This is merely a formality, however I would quite like to make a good impression.
yobai_master 10y ago
What I like to do is read a bunch job postings for my position and try to extract commonalities. There will be buzz words that will be seen throughout all similar job postings. Reuse those buzz words but personalize them towards your past experiences.
Another piece of advice is to write the results of your responsibilities. For example, "Developed automated BI dashboards, resulting in a 3x increase in productivity".
Those are some general tips, but can always give you more if you provide some additional information.
marinewannabee97 10y ago
I am applying for a job that would involve basic assembly of hydraulic systems and wiring of PLCs. I think It would be best to write about my educational background in analouge electronics (which involved a lot of wiring) and in software engineering. Like I said, this is simply an internship (presumably unpaid) so I don't think my lack of relevant jobs would be an issue.
yobai_master 10y ago
That sounds cool and I totally know what you're talking about! You should definitely add some bullet points about some of the projects you've done that have to do with the job description, either out in the field or in the classroom. Other than that you're fine. Good luck!
marinewannabee97 10y ago
Thank you very much.