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๐. ๐๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ: In the personal information section at the top of your CV, include links to your online profiles such as google scholar, LinkedIn, DBLP, homepage, and research gate. It will help the assessor to view your profile via a familiar forum.
๐. ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐๐ซ๐๐๐ฌ: After the personal information section, mention your 4-5 research areas such as machine learning, cyber security, big data analytics, and so on. This directly shows whether or not your profile is relevant to the advertised position.
๐. ๐๐จ ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฉ๐ก๐ฌ: Do not include paragraphs in your CV. It makes it hard to read. Instead of paragraphs, include concrete bullet points.
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๐. ๐๐จ ๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐๐ฌ: Often students mention one big paragraph at the start as an objective/aim. This is not required as the assessor already knows the position for which you have applied. Hence, this becomes redundant.
๐. ๐๐ฒ๐ฉ๐๐ซ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ค:ย As much as possible, add hyperlinks. For example, you can add links to your university, your workplaces, and so on. This helps the assessor to directly check where you studied or worked.
๐. ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ฌ:ย If you have something in your profile that makes you unique, bring it to the first page. For example, if you are a gold medalist in your undergraduate or you have won some programming competition, add them as achievements on the first page. This will make you stand out in comparison to other applicants.
๐. ๐๐๐ฌ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ: If you have publications even under review, do mention them upfront. If the papers are already online, add a link to each paper so that the assessor can directly check it out. Add all relevant details to each publication such as journal/conference ranking and impact factors.
๐. ๐๐จ ๐๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐๐ญ:ย Do not share or submit your CV in MS word format. It does not look good even at times MS word formatting is distorted. Submit or share your CV in PDF format.
๐. ๐๐๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ก ๐๐๐จ๐ซ๐:ย If you have undertaken IELTS/TOEFL kinds of tests, do mention your scores. These English scores are one of the admission requirements and help a professor in student selection.
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๐๐. ๐๐ฌ๐ค ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ฐ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐๐: At least ask 2 experienced people to review your CV. This will help to polish your CV by removing any typos, grammar, and evident issues.
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Writer: Faheem Ullah
Assistant Professor
Computer Science, Australia
