How to build better CV while we prepare for CAT?

[EuPhOrIa]

Great response frnz, Thank You!!

well, lotza peepz suggesting lotza gud things n m taking notes of it for sure.

Pete, I thought of joining Foreign Language at MSU, but then u rightly hinted at the probable prob!!

Stock chasing sounds gud...fin course another great option...hobby development - m already upto it.

CS - has been there n wud love to build it futher.

I have heard from IIMA grad that peepz there luv to write exam taken by NSE regarding ur stock exchange knowledge n that really weighs a lot more on ur CV.

anyone knows bout it?

m listening to all great guys who stil have many more ideas..

[rohit_anand]

hmmm

first things first...o-sum thread

me was going to suggest NCFM courses from NSE but it seems someone has alredy metioned it

ya you can probably work on an arbit hobby if ya want or you can pick up a fun hobby like eating italian food and then enjoi

ciao

[hanoz]

Seriously, you don't have to do anything really out-of-this-world during CAT prep to "build a BETTER CV". You don't actually build a CV, if you want it to be real good. THe CV gets built up.

What u do is live your life. And follow things that you like with passion. You dont have to go mountain climbing and bungee jumping with photographs to prove it during the interviews. Live a regular life. Read the papers if you like to. Watch TV. Look around. Talk to people. Have fun. Take CAT as a regular exam, and by that i mean, take it seriously, but dont make it the whole-and-soul of your existence for the next few months.

I didn't do any extraordinary things even though there was a gap in my CV-so to speak. I like playing comp games and I told the interview panelists so. I play the keyboard and i like chess though i have no certificates to prove it. I like taking walks, and laze around while doing so... Tell them what you do and you like. Expect a few verification questions, as I got, but more or less if you've done few things in life with passion (eg. playing the Hitman series to get All Silent Assasin Rankings) it's enough.

Hope this helps.

...Hanoz

[alcatraz]

Hi Euphoria...

Someone suggested NASEOH....i think u shud only take up a community service if u know that u really feel like doing so...not for brownie points in the CV.If u get thru into a b-skool u`ll have to leave it....fine...but till that time the intentions shud be to give back to the society not building upon your CV.


Anish

[Shankx23]

Originally Posted by hanoz

Seriously, you don't have to do anything really out-of-this-world during CAT prep to "build a BETTER CV". You don't actually build a CV, if you want it to be real good. THe CV gets built up.

What u do is live your life. And follow things that you like with passion. You dont have to go mountain climbing and bungee jumping with photographs to prove it during the interviews. Live a regular life. Read the papers if you like to. Watch TV. Look around. Talk to people. Have fun. Take CAT as a regular exam, and by that i mean, take it seriously, but dont make it the whole-and-soul of your existence for the next few months.

I didn't do any extraordinary things even though there was a gap in my CV-so to speak. I like playing comp games and I told the interview panelists so. I play the keyboard and i like chess though i have no certificates to prove it. I like taking walks, and laze around while doing so... Tell them what you do and you like. Expect a few verification questions, as I got, but more or less if you've done few things in life with passion (eg. playing the Hitman series to get All Silent Assasin Rankings) it's enough.

Hope this helps.

...Hanoz

Dude!!
I think u sure have hit the bullseye on this thread!! The CV gets build man..u r right..be oneself....love what u always like..pretentions dont lead u anywhere in life..might bring momentary success, but not life time. Ya but what one can rightly do atleast is be aware of the happenings around you. A future manager needs to be sensitive to his surroundings and needs to be well updated with developments

Cheers!!
~Shankx~

[saurabhohri_dce]

having outta world interests and hobbies does impress

but one thing is for sure i have seen guys having bad acads but good quizzers getting into iima and iimk.

so u need to bring diversity to the batch

saurabh

[EuPhOrIa]

I agree that CV gest built, but, its you who build up substantially on your intersts or hobbies to prove you passion for it.

for example, I follow stock mkt. but never knew that your knowledge can get recognition if you take up exam conducted by NSE. Now, m looking forward to it. So, wat I meant was THIS.

neways, the thread is rocking, thnx to you all guys!

PS: Does anyone know how to contact for NSE exam and wen is it being conducted? Also, are we eligible for the next module after Basic module?

[uRmad]

and you guys really think that its the cv points that count more than the CAT scores Its stats, all the way if not at the CAT level, your ug level, if not, your XIIth and even then, if not, god forbid, your Xth grade marks !!!

Cheers

[panchya]

hey mod..
here is a question...out of the top 300 ranks in cat how many do actually get into IIMA..???
And if it is only ze cat scores zat ze r lookin 4 then wot about guys havin all blacki calls and not convertin even one...???
And then wots the use of ze pee eye..???
A good CV zurely helps

[Shankx23]

Originally Posted by uRmad

and you guys really think that its the cv points that count more than the CAT scores Its stats, all the way if not at the CAT level, your ug level, if not, your XIIth and even then, if not, god forbid, your Xth grade marks !!! Cheers

Dude!! I dont think there is any one specific answer to this!!Cant be all stats all the time!! have seen pp with poor acads but good extracuricullars get in gr8 colleges!!

So there is no one answer!!!

Cheers!!
~Shankx~