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Why you should consider an education overseas
Gone are the days when one has to go through a limited number of options in India — today there are engineering colleges all over the country, more medical colleges and numerous vocational schools.
Still the influx of Indian students to foreign universities and colleges is on the rise.
So what propels students to study overseas? Is [...]
12 things your CV should NOT have
Your CV is your marketing brochure through which you try to sell a commodity, ie your skills to the potential buyer ie the prospective employer. The sole purpose of your CV is to fetch you an interview call. Nothing more, nothing less.
However, creating a CV isn’t as simple as just using flowery language and pretty [...]
Here’s how to write the perfect CV
Writing a winning CV is not as tough as you might think — as long as you know the basic rules.
We invited readers to send in their CVs, which were analysed by HR trainer and CV expert Kshipra Singh. Among the numerous responses we received was GA reader Raamachandren R’s CV. Here we present his [...]
CV writing: Keep it honest, relevant, simple
When it comes to getting a job, the most important document you own is your CV. It is the document that gets you the call from the recruitment agency or headhunter, gets you the interview and eventually lands you the job, with due importance to your performance at the interview.
As important as these few sheets [...]
Why you shouldn’t lie on your CV
Tata Consultancy Services, TCS [Get Quote], India’s largest software exporter, recently asked nearly 20 employees to leave the company’s Kolkata centre after the company realised that their resumes were manipulated.
In the past, India’s top notch companies belonging to high-growth sectors like the IT, ITeS, BPO, banking, financial services, and insurance began the practice of verifying [...]
