Dear students,

Here’s your first online assignment: You have to upload your CV here, and you get maximum 10 marks for that. You have time till the 30th of September for this assignment.

Access to our blog is limited to the blog authors only; which means only your batch mates and I can see the posts. Therefore, you don’t have to worry about uploading your CV here. Nevertheless, if anybody has any concerns, email submission is also accepted.

You can get the help of a CV creator (online or downloaded software) for creating your CV. Links to some examples are: https://cvmkr.com/, http://www.livecareer.co.uk/cv-builder#.V88KF_l97Z4, http://www.onlinecvgenerator.com/

Here's a sample CV taken from 'The Ultimate CV book' by Martin Yate:

James Sharp

123 Anystreet                         Anytown AT1 0BB

Phone:  020 8123456              james@ anyaddress.co.uk

Professional Profile

A seasoned, highly motivated senior executive with a successful track record in international operations and project management.  Recognized for exceptional problem solving and motivational skills as well as the ability to negotiate, deal and close successfully across cultural barriers.   Extensive experience in management consulting in diverse industries, ranging from unit construction and milling/drilling operations to industrial equipment procurement,  sales and distribution.  Bilingual with extensive international experience, including Africa, the Middle East, South Asia and Western Europe.

Areas of Impact

New Business Development               International Law                   Recruitment/ Training

International Conflict Resolution       Worldwide Corporate Security          

Global Emergency Planning               International Public Relations

Operations and Project Management              Risk Assessment

Career Highlights

«  Successfully Providing diplomatic, risk management and crisis resolution services to a broad range of blue chip companies, Ambassadors, Heads of State, cabinet ministers and senior government officials, UK and foreign.

«  Successfully negotiated on behalf of OCL oil, with an East African Government to resolve a cross- cultural crisis and avoid closure of a £1 billion distribution facility.

«  Developed and implemented logistics and training Programmes involving several thousand UK and foreign Personnel and a £40 million annual budget.  Effectively achieved all objectives with a budget saving of 12%.

«  Directed Smith & Jones Trucks Ltd. And Haulage International, in the successful negotiation of more than £15 million capital equipment sales to a West African government.

«  Conducted numerous feasibility studies and risk assessments, both political and economic forecasts, for a variety of projects including gold, platinum and diamond mining, nuclear energy development, port, railroad and packaging facilities.

Employment History

International Affairs Consultant

Professional Services provided to: Whit way International, Vella Properties International, OCL Oil, OACH petroleum, Haulage International, Smith & Jones Trucks Ltd, Flight Airlines, Technology Co Ltd, National Ltd, National Telecommunications Co Ltd, OX Technologies.

National Security Agency

Near East African/ Referent …Chief of Station …Chief of Operations …Chief of Branch, Counterterrorism …Deputy/ Chief of Station.

Education

Doctorate, International Law, University of London

Master of Art, History, University of the South

Bachelor of Arts, History, New College, Oxbridge

I will publish my CV in a separate post.

Best wishes,

Shantha Kumara