CV structure

Question

Hello,

I am about to graduate and would then like to apply for full-time consulting positions. I am currently reviewing my CV and am wondering how best to structure my work experience in the bullet points.

My main question is whether I should include in my first bullet point what the project I worked on was about or go straight into my tasks. I have attached a screenshot below to illustrate my current structure.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

Hi there, a few tips:

Highlight your specific contribution: I would start the bullet point with key words describing your specific role/module within the project, and describe the project later in the sentence. “Supported” doesn't sound as strong as “leading” and “modelling”/"analysis" in the subsequent bullets.
Trim unnecessary words: (a) You don't need to say “the project team as part of a” as that's obvious (so you can save 7 words). (b) Second last bullet you can say “Developed regulatory strategy for the transfer of >x marketing authorisations in X markets.” (c) In the last bullet you can say “Built scenario analysis model to enable steering committee financial decision-making”
Minimise white space: I would also put the dates aligned to the right and on the same line as the company name and location, so that you increase the horizontal space you have for the bullet points (otherwise you have a lot of white space below the dates).
Delete unnecessary lines: You can put Internship, Consulting Company X, Location rather than have "Internship in consulting with a focus on" - the focus should be obvious from the bullets.

Do take a look at resources here and elsewhere for more tips linked to the above!

Good luck!

Answer 2

Hi there,

There are a lot of opportunities to improve these paragraph structures:

Your bullets should start with an action verb in past tense (e.g., supported, contributed, etc.)
Your bullets are process driven. Re-write them achievements driven. Put emphasis on your outcomes. Back this up with some numbers
Select examples to showcase different skills (leadership, communication, analytics, entreprenuerial drive, etc.)

Happy to keep talking about this in private, just send me a message.

Best,

Alberto

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Answer 3

Neither.

The CV should be neither a list of your projects, nor a list of the tasks you fulfilled.

It should be a synthesis of your impact.

Which means that each bullet point should highlight what you did, how you did it and what was the impact of it.

And each bullet point should serve to show that you exhibit ‘consultant-like’ skills that make you an attractive profile.

If you need help with this, reach out and I can walk you through the process.

Best,

Cristian

Answer 4

There is no rule.

I could show you how to make both your options work.

Your current bullets are under-selling your profile and not showing the impact you were able to bring about.

At the same time, your layout is very inefficient.

Happy to help you with your CV.

Answer 5

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