7 Tips to Design CV Format for Freshers | Grab Interviewer Attention for Job

Tips for Writing CV

What is the CV format for freshers?

3. Fonts

Always go with standard fonts like Arial, Verdana, Times New Roman, etc.

What is the best font size for writing a resume?

Use font 14 for Headings and 12 for Content.

Some dos and don’ts while choosing a font for your CV:

• Do not use cursive fonts.
• Never use bold, italics and underline together, though you may use it for headings depending upon the need and comfort of company and candidate.
• Preferably, decorations, borders, cursive fonts or colors should not be used.

4. Document Formatting

Take care of the following CV formating.

• Make sure that the document is justified.
• Use proper tabs wherever needed.
• The bullets in the entire document must be aligned.
• The line spacing should be fixed, preferably 1.15.
• Leave enough margins for your CV to be comfortably filed from both the left-hand side and right-hand side.

Content Formatting for Best Engineering CV

5. Header CV Format

On the top left, write the details in the following order :

Name
Address
Contact no.
Email id

Example:

Heena Rajpal
XYZ colony, Indore
+ 91-1234567890
[email protected]

This should be the HEADER of your document.

Keep the right section empty so that if you are asked to attach a photograph. Now you have space on your CV to do the same.

We’d suggest keeping the headings left-aligned. However, you may use center alignment or right alignment as per requirement.

6. SubHeading CV Format

What is the CV format for freshers?

Content for subheading defines your actual CV.

The preferred order of subheadings is as follows:

1. Career Objective
   Keep it true and unique. I have seen many copies of this section. It is clearly identified on-campus drive when many of the peers copy same objectives. Do not copy it.
   Make sure it is in the benefit of the firm recruiting you as well.
   Before writing this section, just ask yourself some questions. Why do you want to join an IT firm? How will it be beneficial for IT firm?
2. Educational Qualification
   It should be in reverse chronological order.
   The concept of writing it in a table is obsolete. Writing it in bullet points is preferred.
3. Technical Qualifications
   Include the programming and scripting languages known as well as any other technical skills.
   DO NOT include Operating Systems or MS Office. Everyone is looking for a technical job and it is assumed to know how to operate windows and office. That is implicit and not supposed to be mentioned.
4. Trainings/Internships
   It is always great to have some industrial training or internship experience before getting onboard for freshers job. I will not explain why it is important for freshers. We have already covered in a previous article. Do read 9 benefits of Internship.
5. Project Details
   Mention list of the projects in reverse order, keeping the latest completed project or ongoing project on top. Do mention all the technology, tools or programming languages you have used in the project. This is what interviewer is more concern about.
6. Co-curricular Activities/ Extra-curricular activities/ Achievements
   You can put them in separate sections if you have enough of them. Or else you can simply put them under co-curricular activities.
7. Hobbies and Interests
8. Personal Profile Date of birth : Father’s name : Father’s occupation : Mother’s name : Mother’s occupation : Languages known : Do not mention your name since it is already mentioned on the top.
   It is not mandatory to mention gender unless it is not clear from your name or name title.
   It is not required to mention nationality unless it is exceptional (i.e. something you are from India and seeking foreign job opportunity).
9. References
   Write two references with their contact no. and email id.
   Try to have relevant references working on reputed posts.
   References can be anybody apart from your parents and siblings.

There is no need to add a declaration, date, place, signature, etc. at the end.

Ensure if CV Format Describes You the Best in Interview

7. Proofread

Proofread your CV as many times as you can. Be sure that there are no mistakes. Get it checked by someone if possible.

Read your resume loudly in your free time. It gives you vocal practice to describe yourself in the interview.

Some Important Tips for CV

• If you are preparing for any placement, do read placement and interview experience shared by candidates. Sometimes it helps you to plot your resume as per the previous interview experience for the same job.
• Always send your resume in pdf format. If you send your resume in word or doc format, anyone can edit it.

Final words:

You can definitely show your creativity. You can mold your CV format in the way that it is of the best use to showcase and yet, not flaunt your skills along with keeping the above points in your mind.

If you have any queries regarding your CV format. Feel free to write in the comment section.

All the best!