Tips For CV Making

Resume & CV Writing:

CV stands for Curriculum vitae, and happens to be the first point of contact between job-seeker and potential employer.



Before going further lets discuss the difference between CV and RESUME:

It’s important to note that words CV and resume are used interchangeable for personal profile. However resume is bit concise and contains relevant job experience and education level for a specific position, while CV contains brief information pertinent to education, experience and expertise of the applicant. Resume is short and usually of one page, while CV is preferred to be two to three pages long.

In this age of digital media, applicant use online job portal to apply for specific positions and it is also easier for the Employers to sort Resume / CVs according to the skill-set and expertise level by using advance tools available online. Attractive and well formulated Resume / CVs are always preferred by the employers.

Here we have few tips for making a well structured Resume / CV:

Layout: the first thing that potential employer notice before reading is the layout and the structure of the CV. Do mention your name and address on the top of the document. Segregate each section (education, experience, interests and others) with lines between them or with an equal spacing. Paste / print a recent photograph on the top right-side, to be prominent.

Sample Layout:


Source: Primocv

Education and Experience: It’s preferred to write education and experience in chronological order (listing the most recent education and experience first, see the aforementioned CV).

Mention the starting and ending dates of your education & experience in separate columns (to make it more attractive, use logos of companies and the educational institutes you have been affiliated with).

Use Numbers: give a brief overview of the projects you have worked upon, and the no of people you have supervised during the course of the project. Also it’s effective if you mention the implication and results in numbers.

Affiliation & Membership: It is pertinent to mention if you are affiliated with any institute, or are a member of any club or society. Do mention your role and any initiative that you took that lead to improvement.

Experience as a Volunteer: Don't forget to mention if you have ever worked with any NGO, INGO, GO or any trust or society to support a cause, but please hesitate from mentioning any activity related to politics.

Interest and Skill set: Highlight if you are proficient in any other language or software. Mention if you have attended a workshop or a training that had enhanced your soft skills or improved your working ability.

Be true and honest: Skills can be learned but the nature of a person hardly changes. Many people lose opportunities due to false representation and disparities between what’s said and what’s written on the resume / CV.

There is no harm in getting inspiration, but don’t copy & paste someone else’s resume / CV, and try to make on your own, as it would give a personal touch to your resume / CV.

I have added few awesome CVs, to share with you! These are true piece of art and shows how creative people are in terms of expressing themselves.

1) Simple but Attractive

Source: Buzzfeed

2) Precise and Skill Oriented

Source: Designbolts

3) Creative Touch

Source: Pinterest

4) Vibrant and Colorful

Source: Infographic-police.blogspot

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I hope you have benefit from the Resume / CV writing tips. Stay blessed!

Job-seekers issues in Pakistan:

The geographical location of Pakistan is of strategic importance to economic giants like China and India, as it is estimated that, by 2050 Pakistan will become 3rd largest country in terms of population, and a favorable market for consumer products.
Irony is, that Pakistan is affected by foreign and domestic instability that affects its economy and people that populate it with the strength of around 187 million individuals, and out of these, roughly 55 % lies under age of 25.

Job-seekers, either they are fresh-graduates or experienced-working-professionals, both faces number of challenges when it comes to job hunting in Pakistan. These challenges might be triggered by economy, categorized as out-of-bound issues (problems which an individual cannot resolve on its own) or result of a casualness of job-seekers, categorized as inbound issues (problems generated by individual itself).



Decline in foreign investment, fleeing of existing investor, political instability, prevailing security situation, hyper inflation, underutilized development-expenditures, and falling of rupee value are all the out-of bound issues that are causing both unemployment and underemployment in the country.

On the other side every year, population is increasing and coming up in huge lots, for employment purpose. When supply is becoming infinite and demand is shrinking on daily bases, competition in the market get more intensive. This gives Companies an edge to demand for talented candidate at lower price point.


It doesn't mean that economy is shutting down; there are many Pakistani companies that had performed well in the era of global recession and are willing to continue their journey for success, and for this they require young talented individuals to share the burden and continuously strive for success.

The challenge is faced when job-seekers fail to reflect their true side to the employers. While job-seeking the first point of contact between job-seeker and employer is the CV. Attractive and well formulated CVs are always preferred by the employers and help the job-seekers to standout in initial steps of recruiting process.

There are few essentials steps that need to be met for job-seeking:

First create a CV that reflects yourself, incorporate your achievements, the volunteer work done, and a brief description of your experience. Review your CV for spelling and grammatical mistakes, also use review option in Microsoft word to reduce the chances of error. See few CV templates online.

Second either it’s an assessment center or the interview, be confident as confidence shows the strength of the soul. There are no. of book available online that can help you to practice for interviewing skills get one, and start practicing.






Third is to start three months ahead and start applying to the job relevant to your field. Stay focused and use social media and internet for job hunting. I have added few job hunting website for your consideration.

Hope that mentioned requisites will help you to find your dream job.

Stay Happy, Stay Blessed!