Useful hints from recruiter

You have just graduated from a higher education institution (or are preparing for a thesis defence) and are thinking of your professional future. How to find a job? How to build a career? What audit area to explore? What to say during an interview, how to behave? Here are some hints to help you.

How to look for a job?

First, find information about current vacancies of companies which suit you professionally. Start with your university website and then move on to that of the company you target as your desired employer. Read very attentively requirements for job applicants and also the terms of work offered by the employer. If you are open for proposals and are still at a crossroads, prepare a resume and place it on the job search websites.

It is also important to choose a speciality you will enjoy working in. Only professional activity which really appeals to you will inspire you to climb up to the pinnacle of professional success! If you know already what speciality is of interest to you, welcome to an interview with a recruiter. If you are confident of your knowledge and have the ability to demonstrate it, you will be a success. Good luck!

How to write a resume?

Helpful hints on format

1. Always indicate an educational establishment from which you have graduated and companies you worked at (including on-the-job training). Indicate your internships and courses: they may be your additional asset and advantage over other applicants seeking the same position.
2. Names of educational establishments or organisations may be shown in bold type, italics or underlined. However, your presentation of information should not spoil the overall impression — your style should be consistent throughout the resume. Do not embellish your resume: it should be accurate and business-like.
3. If your want your resume to read smoothly, leave broad margins and line spacing to separate paragraphs and sections with headings typed in bold. The layout of th printed document should enable easy reading and perception.
4. The size is also important: normally, a resume should not be more than 2 pages long. If you wish to (and can), highlight your academic achievements and professional experience (but do not go into excessive detail). If your experience is modest, a resume can be one page long.
5. If you send your resume by mail or complete our website form, write the date at the end of your resume.

What information should be reflected in your resume?

To make a favourable first impression on your employer, highlight in your resume the following details:

• First name, patronymic and surname
• Address
• Contact phone number and e-mail. For prompt connection, indicate the number you are most often available at: the employer is too busy to keep trying to get you on the phone. If you are not accessible at some intervals during your work time, indicate in your resume a time span when you can answer the employer’s call.
• Date of birth
• Marital status
• Objective: State clearly what position you seek. Do not indicate several positions in one resume: the employer may get an impression that your have no professional landmarks, so set out your priorities at the very start. If you are still weighing several options and have made up your mind to target several vacancies, it is advisable to write a separate resume for each of the sought positions.
• Education: Indicate your major and additional educational backgrounds (a second higher education, workshops and training). Indicate details of each of the educational institutions in the following order: the full name of an educational institution; period of training; faculty; speciality; qualifications /scientific degree.
• Working experience: following the pattern used for educational institutions describe your professional track record as follows:
  • period of work,
  • name of the company and its line of business,
  • your position,
  • your functional duties and achievements (indicate all of them, if any, to have an additional advantage over other job candidates).

Please note: all names of the entities in a resume should be written in full without abbreviations (for example, Association of Audit Leaders ZAO, and not AAL ZAO).

If you want your employer to get a broader picture of your practical skills and knowledge, mention in your resume the experience you gained:

• during on-the-job training and pre-graduation internship,
• summer freelancing and seasonal projects,
• joint work with lecturers at your educational institution,
• full-time work on the projects (indicate your role, functions and achievements (if any),
• unpaid work (internships, participation in arrangement of conferences, work at public and charity organizations, etc.).

If you have no experience so far, emphasize your professional interests, a good command of a foreign language(s), describe the courses that you have attended. For example:

“The training course ‘Х’ which I attended gave me an in-depth understanding of ___, I studied intensively such aspects as____. This enabled me to understand better ____. I developed a skill to work on my own / in a team, conduct scientific research and tests, to set priorities and identify key tasks. During the course I additionally (above the curriculum) studied _____”.

• Participation in trainings, specialized workshops, conferences and Olympiads: indicate in your resume a list of academic and extramural activities or contests in which you participated. If you have any rewards, do not forget to mention them either.
• Managerial experience: indicate any positions, which you’ve held, requiring practical leadership (for example, a monitor, head of a students’ group, etc.), planning and organizational skills (for example, pre-election campaigns).
• The topic of your diploma paper may also be an eye-opener for your potential employer. It will be good if you give a short annotation of your diploma paper and key conclusions rounding up your research.