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      10 steps to develop an effective resume as a Planning Engineer

      • Date October 9, 2014

      In this article i will guide you how to develop an effective resume and the top 10 tips to take care of while develop an effective resume.

      The objective is to meet the client. So the CV needs to capture the client’s or agency’s interest and sell you.
      1. Presentation
      Presentation will get them to look at the CV.
      1. What does it look like when viewed in word, most CV’s are only printed after short listing? Spelling or grammatical errors look terrible and are usually highlighted.
      2. Is the eye immediately drawn to your profile and key achievement?
      3. Is it cluttered, can it be easily read and is it structured? Don’t cram; use a minimum font setting of 12.
      4. Avoid using tables and use bold type sparingly, reserve for titles and your name.
      5. Place the CV on a desk and look at it from some distance (5 ft). Would you pick it up and read it?


      2. Attention
      People’s attention span is remarkable small and they tend to scan documents. So the CV needs to be concise, structured and ordered; ideally two pages and at a maximum three. Interested people will ask for more information, if it really is needed. Keep a longer more detailed CV for people who ask (also useful as memory jogger when you meet the client or agent).


      3. Key words
      Key words or phrases trigger people’s minds and can say a lot more than two or three sentences. They can make you react positively or negatively. Also the agency will search their database looking for specific skills or experience. Take your existing CV and using a highlight pen mark all the key words. Have you missed any?


      4. Irrelevant Information
      Omit any irrelevant information or information that may give a negative signal if you can, without misleading. There is no need to include personal details such as marital status, age, gender and nationality unless specifically asked.


      5. Make it easy for the agent and the client
      In your profile, clearly identify what you can do, your functional expertise and sector experience. Ensure your CV is easy to read. Do not use the middle letter of your name i.e. Philip H Smith as it would be unusual for people to refer to me as Philip H Smith.


      6. Achievements and Core Skills
      Order achievements and core skills with the greatest first; think how the client would rank these and place them in that order.


      7. Structure the CV
      Structure the CV avoiding using tables, some search software cannot read the information contained. They also distract you when viewing the document in Word.


      8. Spell Check
      Ensure the spell check is set on United Kingdom and check the spelling.


      9. Document Properties
      Ensure the properties of the document are what you want. To check and or change these, in Word, click file, select properties and they will be displayed. Save the document so that the agent can record and find it easily i.e. Philip H Smith CV.doc


      10. Judgment You Value
      You need to own your CV and feel comfortable with it. Show several versions to someone whose judgment you value. Which captures their interest and sends a
      positive message? Does anything jar with them? Also ask agents for feedback on your CV. The style of good CVs will be very varied and unfortunately agencies and client’s
      views on the perfect CV are just as varied. Remember a successful CV is the one that captures the client’s or agency’s interest and enables you to meet them.
      The structure of your CV could be:
      1. Name and contact details
      2. Qualifications you only really need the top level qualifications MBA, and any
      which are specific i.e. BSc Production Engineering.
      3. Profile clearly identify what you can do, your functional expertise and sector
      experience
      4. Achievements, Experience and Core Skills; use bullet points and rank in the
      order the client would value them.
      5. Employment summary: Dates, Company, job title, responsible to, responsible for
      and company sector.
      When writing your CV keep it Simple
      • Show the reader what you can do. Keep it simple and easy to read.
      • Clearly identify your functional expertise, sector experience and qualifications.
      • Demonstrate an excellent track record of achievement.


      Download writing resume tips : Writing an Effective Resume


      Tag:CV, effective resume, job, planning engineer, resume

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      Hany Ismail, MSC, PMP
      Hany Ismail, MSC, PMP

      Hany Ismael is the founder and CEO of Planning Engineer Est. in Egypt. He has started his career back in 2003 as a site engineer, technical office engineer, planning engineer, planning manager, and finally planning department manager where he has been involved in several mega construction projects in Egypt and Saudi Arabia. In 2016, he established his own company in Egypt “Planning Engineer Est.” Hany gained his MSc degree in project management from Liverpool University-UK 2013-2016, PMP certified from PMI-USA 2010, and BSc Civil Engineer Tanta University-Egypt 2003. Hany provided more than 3,500 hours of planning and project management training on his website planningengineer.net, YouTube channel, and offline courses since 2011. He enjoys teaching project management in simple and practical way, and he developed several planning tools, techniques and courses.

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