CV Building and Cover Letter
The first session for Batch 13 was on 15th June, 2024.
Our mentor Saurav Rajurkar, an alumnus of National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata taught the mentees the essentials of a CV, the mistakes to avoid and how to draft a cover letter.
Scroll to read our favourite key takeaways from the session!
Steps to CV Writing
Consolidating Information
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Put across your most valuable experiences
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It is important to think through experiences and decide which are necessary and which are not
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Cater to what the organisation you are applying for looks for
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Put in the effort to change your CV based on the firm or organisation you are applying to
Making your CV
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On a prima facie level, a good looking document is a trustworthy document
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It should be clean, neat and easily readable
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Borders and images are not preferred
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Make your CV easy to readable on phones
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Send your CVs only as PDFs
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The CV must not exceed 2 pages
Presenting your CV
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Title your CV as “Name-CV”
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Subject of the mail: "Application for Internship - Name - Month you are applying for"
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Do not begin with inspirational or motivational quotes
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Research about the company
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Your cover letter should show “What you bring to the table?”
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Avoid sending a generic cover letter
An extra tip
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Create a master document with everything you have done and learnt from each experience.
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Later choose the entries related to the organisation you are applying for.
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Save all the supporting documents on GDrive or OneDrive (All your research documents, papers, everything you have worked on in the same Drive)
Common mistakes to avoid
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Do not underline. Use "Bold" instead to be more readable.
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Do not mention personal/demographic details. Ex. DOB, Father's name, etc.
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References can be left out as nobody calls the referred persons. The space could be used for research entries.
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Do not write a summary of yourself on CV. Rather put it in a Cover Letter.
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Do not add a Declaration at the end of your CV.
Strongly recommended DOs
Swipe the following section to get some tea on how to make your CV better!
Add your Interests and Hobbies (that are not related to law/academics) at the end of your CV.
A personal touch can make a connection with the reader and that's always helpful!