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Graduate Software Engineer CV

  • 21-09-2012 1:02pm
    #1
    adocholiday
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,016 ✭✭✭


    Hi guys,

    I am finishing up a Masters in Computer Science at Christmas. I'm hoping to start sending out CVs over the next few weeks to lots of companies so that I would hopefully have a job for the new year. The thing is, I'm completely lost when it comes to putting down the information on the CV. It seems that I'm putting down either too much or not enough. Can't just find the balance.

    I've covered C, C++, Python and Java, SQL and database theory, Android App development, built a dummy website for a company using HTML, CSS, Javascript and PHP, built a meta-search engine using Python and web2py, currently working on a module about innovation and design.

    I have lots of good, relevant subjects covered but I can't seem to get it across on the CV. I also have no professional experience to put down aside from a bit of IT support that I do for a small company that involves setting up new computers and fixing printers!

    Can anyone give me some tips as to how best to structure the CV? I've looked online but any of the examples I seen were pretty awful!


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  • #2
    BostonB
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,056 ✭✭✭✭BostonB


    Think about it from the POV of a HR person scanning your CV in 10 secs to see if you check all their minimum check boxes.

    Education, skills, projects, achievements and make that readable in 10 sec, after looking at 100 other CV's.


  • #3
    danthefan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,770 ✭✭✭danthefan


    adocholiday wrote: »
    Hi guys,

    I am finishing up a Masters in Computer Science at Christmas. I'm hoping to start sending out CVs over the next few weeks to lots of companies so that I would hopefully have a job for the new year. The thing is, I'm completely lost when it comes to putting down the information on the CV. It seems that I'm putting down either too much or not enough. Can't just find the balance.

    I've covered C, C++, Python and Java, SQL and database theory, Android App development, built a dummy website for a company using HTML, CSS, Javascript and PHP, built a meta-search engine using Python and web2py, currently working on a module about innovation and design.

    I have lots of good, relevant subjects covered but I can't seem to get it across on the CV. I also have no professional experience to put down aside from a bit of IT support that I do for a small company that involves setting up new computers and fixing printers!

    Can anyone give me some tips as to how best to structure the CV? I've looked online but any of the examples I seen were pretty awful!

    Could you approach the careers service of whichever college you graduated from and have them check your CV?


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