How to prepare a CV

CV is a summary overview of a person’s academic and extracurricular exposure. The Bhawanipur Education Society College organised a workshop on ‘ How to prepare a CV ‘ in collaboration with the TIMES Institute which took place on August 6, 2022 at the Jubilee Hall. The speakers were Mr. Siddharth Mallick (an alumni from IIM Kolkata), Mrs. Prachi Mahajan (an alumni from SP Jain India) and Mr. Inder Chopra (Faculty Member of T.I.M.E Kolkata) who came together and explained the importance of CV in a person’s professional career as an essential piece of personal marketing to promote yourself to an employer so that you stand out.

They discussed why before preparing the original one, a person should prepare the ‘Master CV’ which contains their lifelong achievement as it helps them prepare for interviews. They also said that it is always a Smart way to customize CV according to the field of work and always make important points in bold and to the point as a recruiter does not even give more than 20 seconds to a CV. They even advised students to add years to make CV more disciplined as it shows continuity and persistence.

More than 100 students attended the workshop, and it was especially beneficial for final year students who would be appearing for interviews for jobs or even for higher studies.

Reported by
Kripa Sahal