Career Skills - CV Writing Do's & Don'ts
Seminars, Lectures & Colloquia
Techniques and Technologies
Self-presentation and Social Influence
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Students have the opportunity to watch a film produced by the ETH Career Center and in which animated characters ask the most common questions that students have around the design of their CV. This session is offered on an annual basis.
Learning Objectives
The audience views and reflects on different scenes from the video so that they can become familiar with and learn about the topics below. Additionally, they are equipped to improve their CV if relevant.
- How to structure a typical CV
- Required sections for the Swiss job market
- Certain Do’s and Don’ts to CV writing
Content
The ETH Career Center facilitators introduce a video made by the ETH CC, and in which two students in comic format reflect and ask questions about their CV. The facilitators stop the video after each question/section and have the audience reflect on what they just saw. For each section/question, the facilitators also give tips and tricks. At the end of the video, the audience can ask questions. Ideally, the participants have their CV open on their computers and can make changes to the CV as the presentor speaks.Academic Semester
Spring Semester 2024Location
- Online
Audience Size
51-150 peopleTarget audience
Bachelor students
Master students
Doctoral students
Postdocs
Language
English & GermanComment
Check the ETH Career Center events calendar for more information: https://ethcareer.ch/
Collaborators
Occasionally together with Student AssociationsContact activity organiser