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Brief info about writing resume and CV

1- Your resume doesn't need to be fancy unless you're a designer. If you're not, a black-and-white resume is okay.

2- Picture: If you think you're good-looking, go ahead. If not, skip it to avoid bias, or skip it at all.

3- Basic info: Address, Contact No, Email, LinkedIn link.

4- Language: Don't use graphic bars or 🟢🟢🟢🟢🟢, state basic/intermediate/advanced.

5- Technical Skills: Same, no graphic bars, just basic/intermediate/advanced.

6- Soft Skills: Copy-paste the soft skills from job ads. For example, if the job ad mentions leadership, include it in your resume and other necessary soft skills.

7- Professional Summary : Just 1-2 lines, align it with company's mission and vision, but rephrase the sentence.

8- Education: If your KCSE mean grade is below B+ and you have gone to college/university, DON'T INCLUDE.

9- Experiences: If you don't have work or internship experience, you can include projects you did during your studies. Try to include only relevant experiences. And if you worked for only 1 or 2 months, don't bother unless it was project-based.

10- Achievements and Co-Curricular Involvement: Include only relevant ones.

11- References: Make sure to inform the person. And make sure they know you, especially lecturers because they have many students.

12- Keep your resume to 1-2 pages max. If you have extensive experience, you can switch to a CV format with up to 5-7 pages.

13- Include ONLY important/relevant information. Don't waste space and don't leave big gaps between sections.

14 - Once you've fixed your resume, you can check if it's ATS friendly or not, because nowadays many employers filter using the ATS system.


Please take this really seriously.


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