It is natural that you do not know how to create a CV after graduation. After years of hard work, you graduated and finished your school and now you want to find a job. However, if you are going to work for the first time or if you do not have much work experience, you may be confused about how to prepare your CV. So, how should you prepare your resume after graduation and what should you pay attention to?
What is the difference between graduates?
The biggest problem of graduates is inexperience. Many graduates have little or no work experience, as they focus on their lessons during the school year. Considering this situation, employers examine the resumes of new graduates. For this reason, it is recommended that you state your positive characteristics instead of your work experience in your CV.
How should a new graduate prepare a CV?
Your CV should contain at least the following headings:
Positive personal features: This section should include your name, city of residence, phone number, e-mail address, and, if impressive, your Linkedin profile.
Educational information: You should explain here which school you studied in which department.
Technical and computer knowledge: For example, if you have worked with Microsoft Word for your school a lot, you can add it to this section.
Work experience: If you have worked a little during your school period, you can write this here.
Internship experiences: Maybe you may not have work experience, but you can add your internship experience to your CV to make up for this.
Courses taken or seminars attended on specialization: While you were studying, you may have had the opportunity to attend several seminars or have taken courses. You can specify them in this section.
How can you compensate for your inexperience?
Of course, the most important thing is that you don’t give up. Although you are inexperienced, you can demonstrate your skills and engage the employer using other methods. You can indicate on your CV that you are a member of clubs and social groups within and outside the university and the activities you participate in, to show your tendency to group work, your tendency to work personally centered, and your communication skills. However, making up work experience is definitely not recommended as you may be asked about the work experience you made up in the interview.
Avoid providing irrelevant information. All information you write on your CV should be valuable. If you have too much space on your resume, you can fill it in with the following information:
Out-of-school activities: For example, if you have chaired an academic club, you can prove your skill and commitment to a group by stating this on your CV.
Interests: If your interest is in the employer’s industry, you can use it to get one step ahead of your competitors. If you describe your interests in detail, you will prove that your interests are real.
School projects: Did you use the skills the employer was looking for while working on a project at school? Then be sure to add this to your CV. State the project, your role in the project and the outcome of the project
Your grades: Do you have above average grades? You can use it to advantage. Don’t forget to set your grades to the job posting. Focus on the lessons most relevant to your field of study, rather than your entire grade list.
Generally, new graduates use different methods because they cannot attract attention with their work experience. For example, they adapt cover letters to their CVs and make them a coherent story. So you can attract the attention of the reader. It can help you prove your skills. Don’t just pretend you have the skills they’re looking for. Describe exactly where you learned these skills. Not just in a professional environment; For example, you may have learned it at out-of-school activities. It is also recommended to add your achievements. For example, if you ran a marathon, you can fill the gap by adding it to your resume.
What should you pay attention to?
While preparing your CV, pay attention to the following tips:
Avoid using ordinary language. Your CV is a professional document and should therefore be prepared as such.
Check your CV for typos and correct them. Even experts can make mistakes from time to time. Revisiting your CV will only give you an advantage.
Do not include the information you provide in the application form on your CV. Edit your CV accordingly or add any additional information you have to remove.
If you have worked a little in your past, be sure to add this to your CV. You don’t need to be ashamed as employers know that new graduates have almost no work experience.
Your CV should be at most two pages; otherwise you can bore the person reading.
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