Create one-pager

• Keep points that represent high impact, 5

highlight consistent display of traits, & are
balanced acc. to domain/job description
• Highlight USPs from different sections of CV
to create an all-round profile

2 Prepare a master CV
• Consolidate everything you have done so far in
life
• Even if you just spent 15 mins doing something, it Storyline your points
matters as long as you learned something from it • SEQUENCE your work & key steps to depict a
4 logical flow

• E.g. conducted primary research-> identified

problems-> benchmarked & evaluated options->
suggested solutions

Draft your CV points

• Mention the objective, key steps taken and impact/achievements
• Focus on YOUR work & impact rather than overall project
Pre-requisites • Use power verbs for CV, keep it clear & concise
• Talk to people in your target
1 domain/job – know what you’re
• QUANTIFY all achievements, impact, & processes wherever possible,
show your technical expertise
targeting
• Be honest, to the point, and avoid grammatical & spelling errors
• Collect your life stories – help in
answering HR/CV based questions
 Always mention relevant details like year of
graduation and specialization
Educational Qualifications
MBA | Finance & Marketing 2021 Best B-School, Noida 74.75% (Top 20%ile)
B.E. | Mechanical Engineering 2017 International Institute of Tech., Kanpur 7.67 (Rank 9/400) Highlight rank/percentile whenever worth
Class XII | CBSE 2015 Kendriya Vidyalaya, Karnal 88.00 mentioning
Class X | CBSE 2013 Kendriya Vidyalaya, Karnal 9.2/10

Does the point add any value?

Luxury Business Ops. Drilling Research Data Processing Intern Jun’19 – Aug’19
Project Drilling Research Data Management with comparative analysis of Pressure Testing tools
● Studied the relevance of drilling pressure and its Data Management in the Oil and Gas Industry What was the objective of analyzing data
● Analyzed the datasets from 3 testing tools along with the end to end flow of drilling Pressure Data sets? How was the analysis carried out?
● Did a comparative study analysis of 3 testing tools to identify best on the basis of accuracy and precision
Responsibilities ● Using comparative study, plotted curves on excel to identify most efficient testing tool for future use Redundant points; highlighting the same task
● Integrated OMR proprietary tool with QC tool to reduce data redundancy in Excel with 21 columns
● Studied the value chain of incoming data, identified ways to improve data quality and developed QC tool
● Received Pre-placement Offer in the Technical resourcing Team from SOO, Chennai. What did you do to receive a PPO? What was
Achievements ● Developed a peer QC tool for efficient data management in the datasets: Depth, Pressure and Fluid level. your key contribution?
● Improved the process efficiency by 8.33%, with the help of the developed Quality Check tool.

Luxury Business Ops. Drilling Research Data Processing Intern Jun’19 – Aug’19
Project Drilling Research Data Management with comparative analysis of Pressure Testing tools Points written in a logical flow
 Benchmarked input data from 3+ drilling pressure testing tools by plotting 5+ metrics on excel simulation Benchmarked available input data tools ->
Responsibilities  Developed QC tool to enhance data quality by  relevance &  redundancy by including 10 data checks
 Facilitated data ingestion process by integrating OMR proprietary tool & QC tool for 21+ data points
developed QC tool to further enhance data
 Received a PPO for streamlining data ingestion by developing a QC tool;  process efficiency by 8+% quality -> integrated with proprietary tool
Achievements
 Identified 1/3 most efficient tool basis data accuracy & precision; reduced future effort by 80+man-hours
 In case of events, emphasize on the scale of
event in terms of budget, participation, &
duration
Positions of Responsibility
Head of Organizing,  Organized 4-day Inter-Year Literary Competition 2016 comprising 35+ events with partaking of 200+students Wherever large team is involved – highlight
Excelcia,  Managed a core team of 40+ students aligned to finances, organizing, marketing, hospitality, and adjudication coordination/people management skills
IIT-Kanpur  Supervised weekly meets, arbitrated with 8+ conveners, liaised with 1100+students for learning & participation
Finances Secretary,  Elected as the Finances Secretary (FS) - Student Body, Best B-School, Noida by 480+ students from Batch ‘21 Wherever election/selection is involved –
Best B-School, Noida  Administered annual budget of Rs.9 lakhs+ divided across 4 events, 1 annual magazine and 20+ weekly meets highlight scale by voter/applicant count

Highlight involvement of funds (if applicable) – be it

sponsorship amt. collected or allocated budget

Co-Curricular Achievements For scholarships- Mention amt. and reason

 Awarded Gold Medal, Rank 1 out of 320+ in Mechanical Engineering for Academic Yr’15-16 by IIT-K (merit/competition-based/etc.)
Academic  Awarded Merit Scholarship and 100% tuition fee waiver up to INR 58,500 for 4 years by IIT, Kanpur
Achievements  Conferred Gold Medal & Special Prize by Kendriya Vidyalaya for securing 90%+ for 7 consecutive years For any position won/rank secured: Be specific- mention
 Accomplished rank 3 out of 150+ participants in school in National Science Olympiad by SOF in 2010-11 details; increase impact by quantifying competition size;
Certifications  Secured Excellent (80%+) grading in Web-Dev Course Java Digi-Next Transformation’16 NIIT Kanpur mention reason for achievement
Avoid repetition
For certifications, ensure the point is relevant by
of high-impact
either highlighting good performance or key learning
verbs

Extra-Curricular Achievements
 Winner, 1/4 out of 440+ in ABC Student Leadership Awards, organized by Best B-School Alumni, BBA
Competitions/  High Commendation, 2nd out of 35+ in DAV College MUN’15 Kanpur in the committee UN-Women For competitions/events: Be specific – mention
Events  Runners up, 1/3 out of 800+ in KingKong Innovation Challenge: case study by NIT-A QUIZ SC in 2015 details of event, highlight on the nature of the
 Voted as the best Table Topic Speaker by audience of 150+ in annual Toastmasters Meet’16 in Noida event (oratory/sports/debating/etc.)
Sports/  Accomplished rank amongst top 16 from 80+ participants in Inter-School Badminton Tournament’10
Cultural  Selected amongst top 14, curated articles for NGO basis facts to facilitate blood donation in the society

For NGOs/Social work: mention YOUR contribution and the

cause associate with your contributions
 Candidate USPs – Points that differentiate the candidate from the rest of the crowd;
achievements/traits that not more than 5% of candidates would possess
Used to highlight key candidate differentiators at the top of the CV – increases visibility of imp. points
to the recruiter

Luxury PPO Holder | Finances Sec. | Diverse Achievements |Gold Medal Mech.Engg 2015-16 | BE Batch Rank-9th

• Include key points from different sections of the CV to highlight all-round personality
• Spikes ideally should be updated to align job description requirements; spikes do not
necessarily mean achievements – relevant exp. or skills, certifications, etc. can all be spikes

• Always start your CV points

with power verbs
While selecting points from master CV for a one-page CV, keep in mind:
• For list of power (high-impact)
• Diversity in terms work exp., functional areas, project exp., skill-set, and verbs, refer: LINK
geographies dealt with is appreciated in initial years of career
• Be honest – no matter what
• Chronologically recent points and achievements should be given preference over
older ones
• Utilize the space in your CV
• Points that highlight your consistent display of a skill/trait create high impact (E.g. judiciously
consistent academic performance highlighted by good grades throughout)
• For more help on CV building,
• Similar achievements can be clubbed to create single high impact point (E.g. contact Insight Edge or read
Winner, 5+ inter college dance competitions with min. participation of 100+ in 2010- blogs at LINK
12)
• Prior conversation with an employee from target company/domain helps prioritize
points to keep vs points to trash