Building an effective CV and cover letter

CV/Resume
CV and cover letters are marketing tools. In this regard, they must be tailored to the company you are applying to. Focus on what do you bring to the table.

Reading behind the line of job descriptions
When looking at a job offer, look for information about: The profil.
 * The company culture
 * The competencies required. Identify which part of your previous experience relates to the requirements and make sure they are clearly explained in your resume and cover letter.
 * The experience: do we highlight the correct ones
 * Hard skills: List of hard skills
 * The cherry on top

why are you better than 70% than the person you know. Start from 2 pages and start shrinking, shrinking done until every word counts.

Additional information

Why are you different.

Professional experience

Professional experience comes first (before education). You are a professional that is doing an MBA, not a student.

Put important information on the left. Leave some space to ease the reading and show cleanliness. All important information should be on the left.

The cover letter
The structure of the letter: Use the same header for CV and resume
 * 1) Who are you and why this company
 * 2) What have you done related to the position: why they should hire you
 * 3) What can you do for them that others can't: your competitive advantage

Personalize the letter to the hiring process.

Use bullet in the cover letter to highlight specifics points that are particularly relevant to the job offer. Cover letter should give the context.

3 to 6 paragraphs

200 to 400 words

How to tailor CV to job description

How to tailor cover letter