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How to write a CV that gets interviews

ऐसा CV कैसे लिखें जिससे इंटरव्यू मिले

A recruiter decides in a few seconds whether to read your CV properly. This guide shows what to put in each section, in what order, and how to write lines that prove what you can do.

Recruiter कुछ ही सेकंड में तय करता है कि आपका CV ध्यान से पढ़ना है या नहीं। यह गाइड बताती है कि हर हिस्से में क्या लिखें, किस क्रम में, और ऐसी लाइनें कैसे लिखें जो आपका काम साबित करें।

1Choose the right formatसही फ़ॉर्मेट चुनें

Most people should use the reverse-chronological format: your latest job first, then older ones. Recruiters and ATS software read it most easily.

  • Combined (hybrid): a skills summary first, then work history. Good for a career change or a long, varied career. See the career change example.
  • Skills-based (functional): skills first, dates less visible. Use it only for long gaps; many recruiters distrust it.
  • Academic CV: longer, with research, publications and teaching. See the doctor example.

ज़्यादातर लोगों के लिए reverse-chronological फ़ॉर्मेट सबसे सही है: सबसे नई नौकरी पहले, फिर पुरानी। Recruiter और ATS इसे सबसे आसानी से पढ़ते हैं।

  • कॉम्बिनेशन (hybrid): पहले स्किल सारांश, फिर नौकरियाँ। करियर बदलने या लंबे, अलग-अलग करियर के लिए अच्छा। करियर बदलाव का नमूना देखें।
  • स्किल-आधारित (functional): पहले कौशल, तारीखें कम दिखती हैं। सिर्फ़ लंबे गैप में इस्तेमाल करें; कई recruiter इस पर भरोसा नहीं करते।
  • Academic CV: लंबा, रिसर्च, पब्लिकेशन और पढ़ाने के अनुभव के साथ। डॉक्टर का नमूना देखें।

2Contact details and headlineसंपर्क जानकारी और हेडलाइन

Write your full name, a one-line headline (the job you want), phone, a professional email, city and state, and LinkedIn if it is up to date. A full postal address is not needed.

Avoid: coolboy_99@…, "CURRICULUM VITAE" as the title, your father's name on the first line.

Better: Neha Kapoor · TGT English Teacher · Jaipur, Rajasthan · neha.kapoor@…

पूरा नाम, एक लाइन की हेडलाइन (जो नौकरी चाहिए), फ़ोन, प्रोफ़ेशनल ईमेल, शहर और राज्य, और LinkedIn (अगर अपडेट हो) लिखें। पूरा डाक पता ज़रूरी नहीं।

न करें: coolboy_99@…, शीर्षक में "CURRICULUM VITAE", पहली लाइन में पिता का नाम।

बेहतर: Neha Kapoor · TGT English Teacher · Jaipur, Rajasthan · neha.kapoor@…

3Write a 2 to 4 line summary2 से 4 लाइन का सारांश लिखें

The summary sits at the top and answers: who are you, how much experience, what are you good at, and one proof. Use this pattern: role + years + speciality + one result.

Weak: "Hard-working and dynamic person seeking a challenging position in a reputed organisation."

Strong: "CA Inter accountant with 6 years in manufacturing. Own GST and TDS for 3 entities and cut month-end close from 9 to 5 days."

Freshers can write a short objective instead: the role you want and the skills you bring.

सारांश सबसे ऊपर होता है और बताता है: आप कौन हैं, कितना अनुभव है, किसमें अच्छे हैं, और एक सबूत। यह पैटर्न लें: भूमिका + साल + विशेषता + एक नतीजा।

कमज़ोर: "Hard-working and dynamic person seeking a challenging position in a reputed organisation."

मज़बूत: "CA Inter accountant with 6 years in manufacturing. Own GST and TDS for 3 entities and cut month-end close from 9 to 5 days."

फ्रेशर इसकी जगह छोटा objective लिख सकते हैं: कौन-सी नौकरी चाहिए और आप कौन-से कौशल लाते हैं।

4Turn duties into achievementsज़िम्मेदारियों को उपलब्धियों में बदलें

List jobs newest first: job title, employer, city, month and year. Under each, write 3 to 6 bullet points. Each bullet: action verb + what you did + the result, with a number.

Duty: "Responsible for handling customer complaints."

Achievement: "Resolved 70+ customer queries a day with 94% satisfaction; cut handling time from 7.5 to 5.8 minutes."

Numbers can be money (₹), percent, time saved, people, customers, targets or ratings. If you do not know an exact figure, a careful estimate ("about 200 a month") is fine; never invent one.

Good starting verbs: led, built, cut, raised, launched, trained, managed, solved, saved, improved.

नौकरियाँ नई से पुरानी लिखें: पद, कंपनी, शहर, महीना और साल। हर नौकरी में 3 से 6 बुलेट। हर बुलेट: क्रिया + आपने क्या किया + नतीजा, संख्या के साथ।

सिर्फ़ ज़िम्मेदारी: "Responsible for handling customer complaints."

उपलब्धि: "Resolved 70+ customer queries a day with 94% satisfaction; cut handling time from 7.5 to 5.8 minutes."

संख्या पैसा (₹), प्रतिशत, बचा समय, लोग, ग्राहक, टारगेट या रेटिंग हो सकती है। सटीक आँकड़ा न पता हो तो सोच-समझकर अनुमान ("लगभग 200 महीना") ठीक है; कभी गढ़ें नहीं।

अच्छे शुरुआती शब्द: led, built, cut, raised, launched, trained, managed, solved, saved, improved।

5Skills that match the jobनौकरी से मेल खाते कौशल

Group skills so they are easy to scan: technical, tools and software, and a few soft skills you can prove elsewhere in the CV.

  • Read the job advert and use the same words where they are true for you ("Tally Prime", "React", "BLS").
  • Skip skill bars and star ratings: they mean nothing to a recruiter and ATS software cannot read them.
  • Our resume check and job-description match show which keywords you are missing.

कौशल को समूहों में रखें ताकि जल्दी पढ़े जा सकें: तकनीकी, टूल और सॉफ़्टवेयर, और कुछ सॉफ़्ट स्किल जिनका सबूत CV में कहीं और हो।

  • जॉब विज्ञापन पढ़ें और वही शब्द इस्तेमाल करें, अगर वे आप पर सच हैं ("Tally Prime", "React", "BLS")।
  • स्किल बार और स्टार रेटिंग न लगाएँ: recruiter के लिए बेमतलब हैं और ATS उन्हें पढ़ नहीं पाता।
  • हमारा resume check और जॉब-डिस्क्रिप्शन मिलान बताता है कि कौन-से कीवर्ड छूट रहे हैं।

6Education, certificates and extrasपढ़ाई, सर्टिफ़िकेट और बाकी हिस्से

With less than 2 years of experience, put education above work experience; after that, below it. Give the degree, institution, years and your marks or CGPA if they help.

Add certifications with the issuer and year, and short sections for projects, languages, awards or volunteering when they support the job you want.

2 साल से कम अनुभव हो तो पढ़ाई को अनुभव से ऊपर रखें; उसके बाद नीचे। डिग्री, संस्थान, साल और अंक या CGPA (अगर फ़ायदा हो) लिखें।

सर्टिफ़िकेशन जारी करने वाली संस्था और साल के साथ लिखें। प्रोजेक्ट, भाषाएँ, अवॉर्ड या स्वयंसेवा के छोटे सेक्शन तभी जोड़ें जब वे नौकरी के काम आएँ।

7Make it readable for ATS softwareATS सॉफ़्टवेयर के लिए पढ़ने योग्य बनाएँ

Many companies and job portals scan CVs with an applicant tracking system (ATS) before a person sees them.

  • Use one column, standard headings (Summary, Experience, Education, Skills) and simple bullets.
  • Keep important text out of tables, text boxes, images, headers and footers.
  • Save as a PDF with real, selectable text, or Word (.docx) if the employer asks for it.

Our ATS-safe designs follow these rules.

कई कंपनियाँ और जॉब पोर्टल इंसान के देखने से पहले CV को applicant tracking system (ATS) से स्कैन करते हैं।

  • एक कॉलम, मानक शीर्षक (Summary, Experience, Education, Skills) और सादे बुलेट रखें।
  • ज़रूरी टेक्स्ट टेबल, टेक्स्ट बॉक्स, इमेज, हेडर और फ़ुटर में न रखें।
  • असली, चुनने योग्य टेक्स्ट वाली PDF सेव करें, या कंपनी माँगे तो Word (.docx)।

हमारे ATS-safe डिज़ाइन इन नियमों पर चलते हैं।

8Length, India-specific details and a final checkलंबाई, भारत के लिए खास बातें और आखिरी जाँच

  • Length: one page for freshers, up to two pages for most experienced people; academic CVs can be longer.
  • Photo, date of birth, marital status: optional in India and often left out for private-sector jobs; leave them out for the UK and US (see CV formats by country).
  • Declaration: traditional in India and often expected for government jobs; optional elsewhere.
  • Final check: spelling, dates without gaps you cannot explain, the same tense throughout, and a file name like Neha-Kapoor-CV.pdf.
  • लंबाई: फ्रेशर के लिए एक पेज, ज़्यादातर अनुभवी लोगों के लिए दो पेज तक; academic CV लंबे हो सकते हैं।
  • फ़ोटो, जन्मतिथि, वैवाहिक स्थिति: भारत में वैकल्पिक, प्राइवेट नौकरियों में अक्सर नहीं लिखते; UK और US के लिए न लिखें (देश के अनुसार CV फ़ॉर्मेट देखें)।
  • Declaration: भारत में पारंपरिक, सरकारी नौकरियों में अक्सर अपेक्षित; बाकी जगह वैकल्पिक।
  • आखिरी जाँच: स्पेलिंग, बिना वजह के गैप वाली तारीखें, एक जैसा काल (tense), और फ़ाइल का नाम जैसे Neha-Kapoor-CV.pdf।

More CV examples

Riya Sharma

B.Com Graduate · Accounts Trainee

[email protected]+91 90000 00101Lucknow, Uttar Pradeshlinkedin.com/in/riya-sharma-sample

Summary

Commerce graduate (78%) with hands-on Tally and Excel practice from a 3-month internship at a CA firm. Looking for an accounts or operations trainee role where accuracy and quick learning matter.

Education

B.Com2022 – 2025

University of Lucknow, Lucknow · 78% · Accounting and Taxation electives

Class XII (Commerce), CBSE2021 – 2022

Lucknow Public School (sample), Lucknow · 86%

Experience

Accounts InternJan 2025 – Mar 2025
Mehta & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Lucknow
  • Entered and reconciled 1,200+ vouchers in Tally Prime for 6 small-business clients.
  • Prepared GSTR-1 working sheets for 4 clients, cutting the senior's review time by about 2 hours a month.
  • Built an Excel tracker for pending invoices that the firm still uses.
TreasurerJul 2023 – Jun 2024
Commerce Society, University of Lucknow, Lucknow
  • Managed a ₹1.4 lakh event budget for 3 college fests with zero audit remarks.
  • Raised ₹60,000 in local sponsorship by pitching to 15 businesses.

Projects

Final-year project: Working-capital study of a dairy co-operative – Analysed 3 years of accounts and suggested a receivables plan that would free about ₹8 lakh.

Skills

Accounting: Tally Prime, GST basics, Bank reconciliation, Journal entries

Tools: MS Excel (VLOOKUP, pivot tables), Google Sheets, MS Word

Soft skills: Attention to detail, Teamwork, Clear communication

Certifications

  • Tally Prime with GST, Tally Education (2024)
  • Excel Skills for Business: Essentials, Macquarie University (Coursera) (2024)

Languages

English (Fluent) · Hindi (Native)

Declaration

I hereby declare that the information given above is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Student / fresherछात्र / फ्रेशरB.Com Graduate · Accounts Trainee

Neha Kapoor

TGT English Teacher

[email protected]+91 90000 00102Jaipur, Rajasthanlinkedin.com/in/neha-kapoor-sample

Summary

CTET-qualified TGT English teacher with 7 years in CBSE schools (classes 6 to 10). Raised the class 10 English average from 71 to 84 and coach students for debate and olympiads. Comfortable with smart-class and blended teaching.

Experience

TGT EnglishApr 2021 – Present
Green Valley Public School (sample), Jaipur
  • Teach English to 5 sections (about 190 students) of classes 8 to 10.
  • Raised the class 10 board English average from 71 to 84 in three years; 100% pass rate.
  • Started a weekly reading club; 40 students read 12+ books each in 2024.
  • Class teacher of 10-B and exam coordinator for half-yearly exams.
English TeacherJun 2018 – Mar 2021
Sunrise Senior Secondary School (sample), Ajmer
  • Taught classes 6 and 7; moved weaker readers up one reading level within a term using remedial groups.
  • Coached the debate team to 2 inter-school wins.
  • Moved all lesson plans and tests to Google Classroom during 2020.

Education

B.Ed2016 – 2018

University of Rajasthan, Jaipur · First division

M.A. English2014 – 2016

University of Rajasthan, Jaipur

Certifications

  • CTET Paper II (English and Social Studies), CBSE (2018)
  • Teaching English: Blended learning, British Council (2022)

Skills

Teaching: Lesson planning, Classroom management, Remedial teaching, CBSE competency-based assessment

Digital: Google Classroom, Smart class, DIKSHA, MS PowerPoint

Languages

English (Fluent) · Hindi (Native)

Declaration

I hereby declare that the information given above is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Teacherशिक्षकTGT English Teacher

Anjali Thomas

Staff Nurse, ICU

[email protected]+91 90000 00103Kochi, Kerala

Registration: Kerala Nurses and Midwives Council, Reg. No. KL-SAMPLE-0000

Summary

B.Sc Nursing graduate with 5 years in a 12-bed medical ICU and a 40-bed general ward. BLS and ACLS certified, NABH audit team member, and experienced with ventilated and post-operative patients.

Experience

Staff Nurse, Medical ICUAug 2022 – Present
Lakeshore Multispecialty Hospital (sample), Kochi
  • Care for 2 to 3 ventilated patients a shift in a 12-bed ICU.
  • Cut central-line infections on the unit from 4 to 1 a year by running a bundle checklist with the infection-control team.
  • Trained 9 new nurses on ventilator alarms and the medication double-check.
  • Member of the NABH audit team; our unit passed 2 audits with no major findings.
Staff Nurse, General Medicine WardJul 2020 – Jul 2022
District General Hospital (sample), Thrissur
  • Looked after up to 10 patients a shift in a 40-bed ward, including COVID-19 duty.
  • Started a discharge teaching card for diabetic patients, used by the whole ward.

Education

B.Sc Nursing2016 – 2020

College of Nursing, Thrissur, Thrissur · 72%

Certifications

  • Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association (2025)
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association (2025)

Skills

Clinical: Ventilator care, IV cannulation, ABG sampling, Wound care, Medication administration

Quality: Infection control, NABH documentation, Patient safety checklists

Languages

English (Fluent) · Malayalam (Native) · Hindi (Good)

Declaration

I hereby declare that the information given above is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Nurseनर्सStaff Nurse, ICU

Dr. Kavya Mehta

Medical Officer (MBBS)

[email protected]+91 90000 00104Indore, Madhya Pradesh

Registration: MP Medical Council, Reg. No. MP-SAMPLE-0000

Summary

MBBS doctor with 3 years as a medical officer in emergency and primary care. See 60 to 80 OPD patients a day, handle trauma triage, and have published 2 papers on anaemia screening. Preparing for a residency in Internal Medicine.

Experience

Medical Officer, EmergencyJan 2024 – Present
City Care Hospital (sample), Indore
  • Assess and stabilise 25 to 35 emergency patients a shift, including trauma and cardiac cases.
  • Cut door-to-ECG time for chest-pain patients from 18 to 8 minutes with a triage checklist.
  • Perform minor procedures: suturing, ICD insertion under supervision, splinting.
Medical OfficerMar 2022 – Dec 2023
Primary Health Centre, Dewas district, Dewas
  • Ran OPD for 60 to 80 patients a day and the antenatal clinic twice a week.
  • Led 14 school health camps that screened 3,200 children for anaemia; 410 started treatment.
  • Managed vaccine cold chain and records for the national immunisation programme.

Education

MBBS2016 – 2021

Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College, Indore · Including one-year compulsory rotating internship

Projects

Publication: Anaemia among school children in rural Dewas (sample) – Co-author. Indian Journal of Community Health (sample citation), 2024.

Certifications

  • ACLS, American Heart Association (2024)
  • Basic Course in Biomedical Research, ICMR-NIE (2023)

Skills

Clinical: Emergency triage, Trauma care, ECG reading, Minor procedures, Antenatal care

Other: Clinical audit, Research methods, Health camps, Patient counselling

Languages

English (Fluent) · Hindi (Native)

Declaration

I hereby declare that the information given above is true and correct to the best of my knowledge.

Doctorडॉक्टरMedical Officer (MBBS)