How to Write a Good CV Even If You Are a Fresh Graduate Without Any Experience

For some of the fresh graduates, writing Curriculum Vitae is not an easy task. A lot of them will be confused on what they should write on their Curriculum Vitae. So many people said that Curriculum Vitae is the summary of work experience, but what about the people looking for their first job? Well, Curriculum Vitae is a short summary of our accomplishments both in academic as well as professional arena (if applicable). As a fresh graduate, don’t make the assumption that you don’t have much to put in a CV. There are a lot of things your employer will be interested in knowing:

A Curriculum Vitae must contain:

1. Personal data

2. Your Contact info

3. Work experience (if any)

4. Formal Educations

5. Activities and training you have done

6. Special expertise

Some Practical tips for writing a Curriculum Vitae :

-Write it in English, because that’s the international language and most companies would prefer to communicate in English

-Be concise: In the personal data section, do not write all your data. Just write your full name, title, age, date of birth, sex, marriage status, current address, phone number, and email.

-Don’t make a general CV and distribute everywhere. Make a custom CV tailored specifically for the job you are applying for

-Write all your experience. Do not forget to write the description of your experience. Since you are a fresh graduate, you may not have any previous experience. But that’s not an excuse to have a blank CV. Try to include the small part time jobs you did in summer. You can also include voluntary jobs.

-Write all your qualifications: Make sure you include all the formal education as well has technical or professional courses.

-Format your CV to look neat and uncluttered

-Don’t exceed two sheets, and don’t print on both sides

-If you have participated as a volunteer in cultural clubs, local religious community, science projects, competitions or any other activities, make sure you include that.