Career Development Panelists:

Centre, IIT Kharagpur ● Software/

Analytics
Neha Dalmia

CV Building
● Consult Rushali Chakraborty
● FMCG Dhawal Barchha
● Finance Saiyam Sharma

Workshop ● Core Sarthak Goyal

2nd July, 2023

Agenda
1 General Tips
Building your resume, CV Building in ERP, Common Mistakes

2 Profile-specific Tips
Software/Analytics, Consult, FMCG, Finance, Core

3 Documents for Verification

4 Closing Note

5 FAQs
General Tips
Dhawal Barchha
Building Your Resume
● Educational qualifications
● Awards and achievements
● Internships/Projects
● Positions of responsibility
● Conferences and competitions
● Coursework information and skills
● Extra-curricular activities
Important Tips
● Most important things on left and top, use reverse chronological order
(generally).
● Start all sentences with action words (initiated, ideated, led, etc.)
● Always try to bring out the impact of the work you’ve done, define impact
quantitatively
● Sentence structure = impact you created + how you did it
● Try filling sentences till the end to get a justified type alignment
● Maintain uniformity in formatting (eg: date styles, headings, etc.)
● Use BOLD to only highlight the important things
 CV Building in ERP

CV Building Module Maximum of 3 CVs

Built-in CV Building module in ERP

Alt + 0149 Critical aspect - formatting

For bullets

Bold letters Verification

Reduce the font size Provide proof of everything you write
Commonly made mistakes
● Waiting for the LAST day to complete CVs: a lot of students end up facing
technical glitches
● Not creating backup of the content and CV drafts.
● Not proofreading the CV before finalising it.
● Adding things students aren’t confident about, will become a major cause of
trouble during interviews
We strongly encourage you to allocate some time to go through this presentation on CV writing, which was skillfully prepared by
one of our alumni. The presentation offers a diverse array of valuable strategies and techniques that can greatly enhance your CV.

https://www.figma.com/proto/MyI1jSTnkZlgPQxTw7ioA1/CV-on-ERP?page-id=0%3A1&node-id=1%3A3&starting-point-node-
id=1%3A3&scaling=scale-down
FMCG
Dhawal Barchha
General Tips
● Academics - CGPA
● Projects and internships - Industry relevant
● PORs - Leadership
● Competitions - Role specific
● Coursework and skills
● Extracurriculars - Impact
Internships & Projects
● Internships
○ Supply Chain
○ Data / Analyst
○ Industrial Experience

● Projects
○ Inventory Management
○ Dashboard Making
○ Process Optimization
○ Core process oriented
Final Thoughts

● Don’t rush for every other company

● Prepare for at max 3 profiles that too which are closely associated
● Take insights from past records
● Talk with seniors personally to get exact company wise details
Software/Analytics
Neha Dalmia
General Tips
● Educational Qualifications
● Academic Achievements
● Competitions/ Conferences
● Internships
● Projects (Can Add Personal Projects)
● Skills
● PORs (Not Mandatory)
● Extra Curricular Activities
● Coursework Information
Internships & Projects
● Include experiences that are both recent and relevant
● Show the impact and value added
● Technologies Leveraged
● Can add self projects ( create a pdf with a brief explanation, few ss of the
hosted app and link to the repo - to upload as proof)
Skills
● May include indication of your proficiency level: Proficient, Familiar,
● Advanced, Intermediate, Basic.
● DO NOT Simply list all languages and frameworks. You will be questioned on
the skills
● Helps to bypass keyword scanner.
Final Thoughts
● Add your Codechef, Codeforces ranks and achievements.
● Make sure people who aren't familiar with Codechef/Codeforces can
understand how hard this is. Eg: Secured Global rank 120 out of 28k+
participants in Codechef August Long Challenge in 2019. Or if you prefer you
can mention your rank/rating - top 4% of programmers on Codeforces
● Finally, present the most polished version of yourself.
Finance
Saiyam Sharma
Important Tips
● Different shortlisting criteria: CV/Test/Combination of both
● Spikes in your resume: academic/extracurricular/both
● Certifications such as CFA and FRM may give you an edge but are
● NOT the only factor of consideration
● Helpful to have a balanced and well-rounded CV that depicts inclination
towards finance
● Do not be discouraged if you do not have prior finance internships,
● It is very important to give your best shot, anyone can be considered for Quant
roles based on Math and Puzzles Questions.
Internships & Projects
● If you have a finance angle to your project, make it a point to highlight the
same
● If your projects are unrelated to finance, try to highlight analytics aspects
● Bold any finance related terms you are confident about
● Be extremely thorough with your CV, they do enquire about all details in depth
● Try mentioning about your own equities portfolio, if any
Skills/Courses
● Important Skills: Financial Modelling, Excel, Powerpoint, Python, R and SQL
● Important Courses: Corporate Finance, Asset Classes, Financial Risk
Management, Derivatives and Options Pricing, Equity Research, Mergers and
Acquisitions, Valuation
General Tips
● It's crucial to keep in touch with world news and financial news and
understand how macro factors affect each asset class.
● Recommended to have a stock pitch in the form of a deck ready to present, just
in case.
● Math errors are unacceptable in interviews
● Read Damodaran’s Valuation Text and Finance books like Rich Dad Poor Dad,
Intelligent Investor etc. to develop and intuition for finance
● Solve all sources of puzzles, 4-5 times to an extent that you have learnt them
Core
Sarthak Goyal
CV for Core Profile
● Awards and achievements
● Projects and internships
● Publications
● PORs
● Conferences/Competitions
● Coursework and skills
● Extracurriculars
General Tips
● More often than not, you decide the flow of the interview.
● List the projects you know in and out in detail and try to steer the conversation there.
● Explain it to me like I’m five.
● Have a folder with demos, photos, simulations, etc. to explain the projects you’ve done.
● Try to build a flow and relate different projects.
● In the coursework section & interview, specify those subjects which you’re comfortable with.
● Don’t mention anything (values, technical terms, etc.) which you think you won’t be able to defend.
● For situation-based/behavioural questions, prepare a concise answer by relating to your past experience.
● Prior to the interview, spend some time to get to know about the company and job description.
● Design your responses to show the extent of your relevance to this profile.
● Prepare for guesstimates. Some interviewers do ask such questions.
Internships & Projects
● Decide the order based on the impact / your contributions, relevance to the
industry, and the company/university where you’ve worked.
● If possible, adhere to the STAR method to describe your contributions in the
CV & the interview.
● Prefer quantifiable results over abstract terms since they attract the
interviewer’s attention.
● Prefer those projects/internships which are relevant to the industry over
hardcore research.
Consult
Rushali Chakraborty
General Tips
● Keep your CV to a strict one-page
● Order of sub-headings is crucial, always put your strongest foot on top
● Aesthetic issues like grammatical errors, spacing errors etc. should be absent
● Follow a consistent font style, size and spacing regimen
● Try to quantify the impact of your work ( include numbers)
● Frame sentences in a manner, that people not related to the field of work are able to understand
as well
● Start all sentences with an action verb (check MIT career services list of action verbs for help)
● Whenever you have an option, do submit a cover letter along with your CV
● Use Bolds ( 1-2 per line) and Underlines ( 1-2 for the whole CV) to highlight important and
must read items
Internships & Projects
● Brand names matter for corporate internships! Highlight brand internships as
much as possible
● Structure your sentences well, eg., Line-1: Overall Impact, Line 2: Description
of process, Line 3 & 4: Value added
● Entrepreneurial Experiences ( even if not successful by PnL ) are valued
● Try adding International Experiences, if any
Final Thoughts
● Be ready for cases or guesstimates related to what is on your CV. ( eg., a cricket
enthusiast may be asked to guesstimate the earnings of an IPL team)
● Read about the industries you have interned in ( Rate determining steps,
competitive landscape, major costs etc. ) to show business acumen
● Solve cases with a case partner
● Develop fluency in English and Mental Math ( refer Victor Cheng’s math tool)
● Prepare in advance for HR/ fit questions
Documents for Verification
Internship: Completion Letter/ Certificate, Offer Letter(Relevant
Screenshot of email confirmation)/ (if the internship is still going on)
provisional certificate/ mail from the company/university stating that
the candidate is interning there
10th/12th Certificate: Not applicable
Academic Achievements: Certificate/ Online Result Screenshot/
Screenshot of the relevant email
Position of Responsibilities:
(i) Gymkhana: Email Screenshot/ Signed List of ALL members of
the team from-GSecs/Governor/Coordinators
(ii) Hall: Hall Presidents/Wardens to approve the list of General
Secretaries, Secretaries, Associate Secretaries, Team Captain and
Team Members.
(iii) Others: Email Screenshot/ Signed List of ALL members of the
team from- GSecs/Governor/Coordinators/Professor-in-charge/TSG.
Projects:
(i) Course Project: Must write in the CV that this is a course project.
(ii) Non-Course Project: Email confirmation from the concerned
professor clearly stating the name and roll number from their
organisation email id.
(iii) Self-Project: A pdf consisting of relevant screenshots and a link
to the platform/project (github or similar)
Entrepreneurial Experience: Domain Link/ Competition Certificate/
Screenshot of any relevant online portal
Publication:- First Page of Publication/ Acceptance or Review Email/
Acceptance Letter
Competition/ Conference:- E-Certificate/ Invitation Letter/
Screenshot of the relevant email
Online Courses/ Training:- Email Screenshot/ E-Certificate/ Course
completion screenshot
Certification:- E-Certificates
Closing Note

● Do not procrastinate, ensure you have ample time to get your CV reviewed.
● Ask for help. Unapologetically. Nothing great was ever achieved single handedly.
● Best of luck! :)
FAQs
● Will there be an option to update our CV in phase 2 internships ??
● Can I write extracurricular achievements from school days or does it need to be an
achievement in college.
● How do I give proof for certification because there is only one file uploading option
and I have 5 certificates?
● Where to write codeforces rank, google kickstart rank, in "Competitions/
Conference" , or in the "Awards and Achievements" section?
● How can I write the work that I'm currently working on in an internship.
CDC wishes you all the best for
your Internships!