FULL DETAIL OF TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING,CV,PROPOSAL WRITING, Lecture notes of Technical Writing

Download FULL DETAIL OF TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING,CV,PROPOSAL WRITING and more Lecture notes Technical Writing in PDF only on Docsity! What CV Is In my opinion it’s a brief document. It conveys your all personal details in the way that presents you in best. In this document your only motive will be to convince the company or person that you are the person they are looking for. For example you are selling a car you give a brief detail about your car Same is the case with CV  You need to "sell" your skills, abilities, qualifications and experience to employers. For this you have to prepare a CV What a good CV need. Previous related work experience Qualifications & skills Easy to read Accomplishments Spelling & grammar Education  Intangibles: individuality/desire to succeed Clear objective Keywords added Contact information Personal experiences Computer skills Interests and achievements  KISS (keep it simple and short) to the point. Make it short and give information to the point.  Show a range of interests don’t circle all your info around a single point,  if everything centres around sport they may wonder if you could hold a conversation with a client who wasn't interested in sport. Hobbies that are little more than ordinary can help you to stand out from the crowd: skydiving or mountaineering can show a sense of wanting to stretch yourself and an ability to rely on yourself in demanding situations  Any interest related to the job such as if you want to be an actor you should show your interest in dramas , acts, creativity, imagining a scene. Important Skills  If you have good power over more than one language such as French , Spanish   If you learn Computing (e.g. "good working knowledge of MS Access and Excel, plus basic web page design skills" What mistakes do candidates make on their CV?  Spelling and grammar 56% of employers found this  Applying for the job 21%  Length of the CV is not right & poor work history 16%  Poor format and no use of bullets 11%  No accomplishments 9%  Contact & email problems 8%  Objective/profile was too vague 5%  Lying 2%  Having a photo 1%