Defiant STI

I finish University in a few weeks and unfortunetly the company I was going back to after my placement year went under (after 25 years) so I need a job. Fingers crossed i'll graduate with a first or 2-1 in Software Engineering w/ Honours.

Could anyone give me some good advice as to what to include in my CV etc or give me any good examples or links. Management advice would be particularly helpful. I lost my old CV when my last PC died and the recriutment agencies are hassling me for them

Alternatively any advice on getting a good graduate job would also be helpful.

Thanks in advance!

SWRTWannabe

When I graduated, because I didn't have relevant work experience, I did a side of A4 that had a brief description of each of the courses I had studied and enclosed that with my CV. Whether or not it helped, I don't know, but it does show employers your interests and (hopefully) skills!

Good luck!

Badger Stuffer

Go here and click on their CV Guru service. Worth looking at.

Jason.

MarkO

Quick tip - you mention graduating with a Software Engineering degree, but also use the 'M'-word. If you are seriously intending to go into development project management, get some hands-on technical experience first (i.e., get a development job).

As a seasoned developer I can tell you that if you try to waltz into a development project as a manager, fresh from graduating, you'll get little or no respect from anyone.

Bear in mind that academic IT is very different from commercial IT. Whilst a degree in software development is a superb grounding (I graduated in Computer Science) the world of commercial development is completely different from what you'll learn at Uni.

Defiant STI

Thanks for the advice but I meant advance from managers about CV's and what they look for / dismiss. I would like a managerial role later on but I appreciate that I need significant experience. I spent 12 months working on control systems but that's about it for experience in my actual sector.

I just want a 9-5 to gain some experience and regular income

MarkO

Oh, I see.

Just one thing - didn't your degree course mention anything about backing up important files (such as CVs)?

rik1471

below the belt...

Defiant STI

LOL, I know The truth is I backed up the drive 6 months prior to it "dying" and then lost the CD backup! It's a mistake I don't intend to make again.

The course itself dealt with alot of theory and a fair bit of practical application but nothing of any depth. I learnt more on my placement year than during the previous 2 accedemic years.

I was just hoping that all you IT graduate types out there who have been in the same boat as me would have some good advice.

MarkO

If it helps, my CV is here. It's not really a graduate one though, so probably not particularly helpful.

Defiant STI

Thanks! Loads of experience there, I might borrow the format