Starting from scratch is usually an inevitable challenge, which must be assumed. For this, it is essential to prepare a curriculum that highlights the knowledge you acquired during your university education or extracurricular projects.
1. A brief introduction
At first, it is necessary to make a brief profile where the student describes their skills, interests and possible fields of action in the company or sector in which they want to work. Recruiters usually review many resumes and in a few seconds these documents must be of interest to you or they will be discarded.
2. Relevant skills and knowledge
According to each career, other relevant aspects are the “knowledge and skills in the digital environment, since young people usually handle digital media properly or adapt with great speed to them; it can also account for the development of courses, diplomas or other activities of an intellectual nature that they have developed, inside or outside the university, “says Esperanza Díaz, research professor at the University of La Salle.
The application of the knowledge learned in temporary jobs, research or seedbeds, usually have great influence when hiring an intern or recent graduate, since the application of the student’s knowledge or approach is demonstrated.
3. The personal profile
Also, in the resume you can make a ‘personal’ profile that highlights other types of skills, values or skills. They can include “volunteering and sports, since they are activities that involve discipline, training, teamwork and the fulfillment of objectives,” says Paola Andrea Pardo, psychologist and professor at EAN University.
4. Work and personal references
It is also vital to ‘harvest’ a good relationship and work with the faculty teachers, as these can serve as the references that you capture in your resume, they are also a channel with the world of work. According to Pardo, “many teachers support their students through different projects and may recommend them to some organizations.”
5. Professional practice
If you have already graduated, you should opt for a curriculum that enhances the results and contributions you made during your professional practice, since it is a unique moment where you could acquire knowledge, experiences, contacts and work references that enrich the professional profile.
6. The design
The style and color of the resume depends on the graduate, the career, personal taste, the company and position to which it is applied. Although it is generally not required to have a picturesque document, it is important that you are organized and structure the information in sections.
A good and first impression can be the result of “an original, creative and truthful curriculum, which is a support of what is described there, and that demonstrates that you have academic knowledge and experience to respond to activities and responsibilities assigned inside and outside the university,” concludes Díaz.