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CV checklist

General Notes:

[ ] Your CV should be no longer than 1 page (it can be longer for С-level or an academic CV)
[ ] Key sections: name and contact details, work experience, education, additional information (hobbies, certificates, extra activities)

Name and Contact Details:

[ ] Your name should be the heading of the document (large, centred, bold). The first name goes first, then the surname (unlike in Russian!).
[ ] Use a professional email address (no more ‘[email protected])
[ ] Mobile phone number
[ ] LinkedIn profile URL
[ ] Region
[ ] Do not include:
marital status
gender
number of children

A summary text about you:

‼️ Adapt key areas of expertise and skills to every vacancy you are applying to, especially if you work in several different areas

Work experience:

[ ] Enter the most recent information first, then work backwards chronologically
[ ] Mention: company, position, dates of employment (month and year) and 3-5 bullet points with the key results for each job entry
[ ] Give a brief description of the organisation (location, type of business)
[ ] In each passage, list the results in order of importance
[ ] Provide details only about the experience relevant to the position you are applying for, describe unrelated places of work briefly (you can divide it into 2 parts: ‘Relevant Experience’ and ‘Other Experience’)
[ ] Use one style to describe your experience. Begin the bullet points with active verbs (e.g. manage, report, develop, coordinate): the verb, then the result.

Education:

[ ] Information on higher education (obligatory): the university name, field of study, degree obtained, GPA score (4.0 scale), relevant coursework (optional)
[ ] Extra certificates (only if relevant and accepted in the job market)

Additional Information:

[ ] Hard skills can be included (if it's important for your position, include language proficiency levels, programming languages, etc.)
[ ] It's important to include hobbies (don't overdo it with the details!). If you have any achievements in sport/creative activities, include them.
[ ] Extra activities, volunteering (important if your job requirements include leadership/management skills)
[ ] A link to a personal blog if you have one
[ ] List any relevant professional association(s) and your membership status (student, associate, full member)
[ ] If appropriate, state your visa status toward the end of the resume

Formatting: