8 Easy Steps To Improve Your Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Curriculum Vitae (CV) is your personal brochure. It gives you an opportunity to feature all the aspects that make you the perfect choice for a university. Curriculum Vitae will be listed as an admission requirement for all of the German universities. Although its role may not be as significant as when applying for a job (due to a number of other variables), it still is a very important document in your application. In this guide, we will assume that you are going to prepare your Curriculum Vitae from the scratch. Even if you already have a decent CV, we recommend you to follow this guide and update it and also tailor it to the needs of your target universities.
1
Check Course Requirements
2. You can go look at things like course details, research groups, Professor profiles etc.
2
Include A Professional Photograph
2. A good professional photograph is certainly worth the investment
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Include All Necessary Personal Details
2. Include/exclude some sections and sub-sections to suit your academic and job profile
3. Make sure the contact details are spelled correctly
4
Maintain The Chronology
2. Typically a left margin is maintained to indicate the timeline for each event
5
Use European CV Format
2. You can download the template or create your CV on the Europass website
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Limit The CV Length
2. So choose only the work experience and projects details relevant to your target course
7
Use Uniform Text And Appearance
2. CV should be clutter-free and easy to read
8
Use Professional Help
There are two kinds of people in this world: those who want to get things done and those who don’t want to make mistakes.
– John Maxwell
8 Easy Steps To Improve Your Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Curriculum Vitae (CV) is your personal brochure. It gives you an opportunity to feature all the aspects that make you the perfect choice for a university. Curriculum Vitae will be listed as an admission requirement for all of the German universities. Although its role may not be as significant as when applying for a job (due to a number of other variables), it still is a very important document in your application. In this guide, we will assume that you are going to prepare your Curriculum Vitae from the scratch. Even if you already have a decent CV, we recommend you to follow this guide and update it and also tailor it to the needs of your target universities.
1
Check Course Requirements
2. You can go look at things like course details, research groups, Professor profiles etc.
2
Include A Professional Photograph
2. A good professional photograph is certainly worth the investment
3
Include All Necessary Personal Details
2. Include/exclude some sections and sub-sections to suit your academic and job profile
3. Make sure the contact details are spelled correctly
4
Maintain The Chronology
2. Typically a left margin is maintained to indicate the timeline for each event
5
Use European CV Format
2. You can download the template or create your CV on the Europass website
6
Limit The CV Length
2. So choose only the work experience and projects details relevant to your target course
7
Use Uniform Text And Appearance
2. CV should be clutter-free and easy to read
8
Use Professional Help
