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 This guide gives UK-specific advice on how to format documents for the UK job
market and how to market your skills and experience effectively.

Did you know that CVs are often different from country to country?

For advice on how to create CVs and cover letters for different countries (outside the UK) use
GoinGlobal in addition to the advice in this guide. We subscribe to GoinGlobal so you can use
it for free! It contains lots of examples of application materials for 42 different countries across
the globe, as well advice on job hunting and interviewing around the world.

You do not need to find a CV or cover letter example relating to your department in this guide.

This guide has been designed to show the principles of creating strong CVs and cover letters.
These principles are the same for students across all the departments in Imperial. You can
learn something valuable from all the CVs and cover letters in this guide, so don’t miss out by
only looking at the one that seems closest to you.

International CVs
This guide demonstrates CVs appropriate for the UK. For guidance on international CVs visit
our GoinGlobal resource:

Contents

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CV top tips Undergraduate CV Postgraduate CV
examples examples

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Cover letters – Tailored CV and Other resources
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What is a CV?
In the UK, a ‘CV’ and a ‘resume’ are the same thing although ‘CV’ is the more common name. A CV
(Curriculum Vitae) summarises your education, employment and achievements to date. It should
be tailored each time you apply for an opportunity (in the UK), by identifying the skills and qualities
required for the opportunity, then explicitly evidencing them in your CV. The aim of your CV is to
persuade the reader that you have the right knowledge, skills and abilities to fit the opportunity you
are applying for and should promote your abilities in the best possible light.

A good CV will:

• Be targeted to the opportunity you are applying for

• Be consistently laid out and easy to get information from
• Enable the reader to follow your timeline - use start and end dates
• Be either one or two full sides of A4 (some recruiters e.g investment banks prefer one page)
• Have the most relevant content for the target reader on the first page
• Start with the most recent item in each section and then follow reverse chronological order
• Give more detail for the most relevant items and concisely present less relevant/older items
• Be easy to understand – think about what your reader will know and what you need to explain (for
example, don’t assume your reader knows what is involved in doing your degree)

Start your CV
Create a basic starter CV using these headings:

Heading Tips
Your name should be in large letters at the top of the first
page. You should provide your email address, phone
Name and contact details
number and postal address. This should not take up too
much space.
Start with your Imperial degree at the top of this section.
Education Be clear about your start and end dates and what you are
studying. Then add in your school information underneath.

List jobs you have had or chances to do work shadowing or

Work experience (optional)
internships.

Volunteering (optional) List any volunteering you have done.

This could include student societies or other activities you

Extra-curricular activities
engage in at university in addition to your course.

Include some information about what you do outside of

Interests
work or study for fun and relaxation.

It is optional whether to have a Personal Profile or Objective section at the start of your CV (before
Education). Make your CV without one to start with and then decide if adding one in will improve
your CV. If you do have a Personal Profile or Objective section, make sure it is short (one or two
sentences at most) and fully targeted to the intended reader of your CV. It should include keywords
and facts that match you to the job description. Avoid a Personal Profile that is vague or sounds like
you are still considering lots of other types of job. It is worth including a Personal Profile section for
applications to large consultancies and banks who use Applicant Tracking Systems/AI because these
systems give higher ratings to CVs with a section like this at the start.

Now you have the basic content, make sure it is laid out well…
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 Layout tips
Keep the layout of your CV clear and consistent. This means making sure that the format of your
subheadings stays the same throughout and that you are always using the same typeface. Choose a
size of font that ensures your CV will be readable – don’t try to cram more content in by making the
writing very small. Using bullet points instead of prose will make it more readable. Make sure there is
a good balance between white space and text. Use a logical structure so that the reader doesn’t have
to think hard about where to look for the information they need.

The example CVs in this guide are to show you how a UK STEM CV can look.
Creative sectors in the UK may have more design-focused formats.

Standing out and targeting your CV

To really get the attention of your reader you should target your CV to the opportunity you are applying
for. It’s also a good idea to show your ability to get things done and have an impact. Start by reading
the advert. Pay attention to the language they are using. Ask yourself what the selector will be
looking for when they select? What skills and knowledge are needed to do well in this opportunity?
Then try to see where in your experiences so far you could provide evidence that you have what they
are looking for. Add in information in the form of concise bullet points under the relevant headings
that enables the reader to see your match to their opportunity. It’s a good idea to also show that you
have the ability to get things done and have an impact, so make sure you have been clear about what
you achieved during your experiences.

Here are some ideas of how to do this:

1. Use their language

If you use the language the reader is familiar with, then they are going to find it easier to see the
match between you and the opportunity they are offering. For example, if they talk about ‘teamwork’.
Use the word ‘team’ instead of ‘group’ to describe your experience.

Check that you have used as many of the important words in the advert for the opportunity as
possible, including technical terms and soft skills like ‘teamwork’.

It’s also important to make sure that all the content is relevant to the reader and you have removed
language that will not be understood by them. For example when applying for something non-
technical, do not use a lot of confusing technical jargon.

2. Use targeted subheadings

You can use generic subheadings on your CV such as ‘Employment’ and ‘Work Experience’. But if you
can use a subheading that relates to the type of opportunity you are applying for, it will help you
stand out.

For example, if you are applying for a job in the conservation sector, you could use ‘Conservation
Experience’ as the first heading after your Education section. This would have the advantage of
making it immediately obvious to the reader that you have relevant experience.

Or, if you are applying for a job where they are looking for a candidate who has strong leadership
skills, you could use the heading ‘Leadership’.

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Generic Sector Specific Skills
Employment Research experience Teamwork
Internships Banking/Finance experience Technical skills
Work experience Engineering experience IT/Programming
Awards Clinical experience Communication skills
Extra-curricular activities Conservation experience Language skills
Voluntary work Science communication Social media
Interests and achievements

3. Convey achievement and impact

Make it clear what you have achieved and the impact you have had. Active language will sound much
better than passive language. See the table below for good words to use in your CV. Be specific about
what you have done so the reader can fully understand what you are telling them. Where you can,
state the results and the impact of what you did, for example ‘recommendations were presented to
the client’, ‘the campaign increased membership by 50%’. Include any indications of the quality of
your work e.g. high grades, being promoted or being invited back. You can also specify what skills
you learned or developed during a particular experience.

Good and bad examples:

BAD Responsibilities included looking after groups of visiting students

GOOD Devised a campus tour for groups of ten students from other countries, coordinated delivery of
tours, ensured visiting students felt welcome, was invited back to work on the team next term

Words to use in your CV:

Problem solving - analysed, diagnosed, reduced, Achievement - accelerated, accomplished, achieved,

increased, simplified, evaluated, synthesised, tackled, carried out, completed, improved, delivered,
investigated, reviewed, identified, refined, streamlined, enhanced, finished, negotiated, obtained, produced,
examined, reorganised, solved secured, increased, doubled, implemented

Organising and planning - distributed, reorganised, Communication - advised, participated, chaired

arranged, restructured, budgeted, verified, meeting, wrote, instructed, demonstrated, edited,
scheduled, computed, planned, produced presented, discussed, promoted, persuaded,
recommended

Leadership - created, formulated, designed, Managing - organised, implemented, established,

established, introduced, devised, started, developed, produced, initiated, attained, maintained
set up, launched, initiated, enabled

Interpersonal - classified, differentiated, investigated, Taking initiative - created, formulated, designed,

determined, experimented, equated, searched, established, introduced, devised, started, developed,
developed, surveyed, examined, indexed, compiled, set up, launched, initiated, enabled
catalogued

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 4. Artificial intelligence used in recruitment

In addition to companies using human recruitment professionals to skim read CVs, some of the large,
multi-national firms are starting to use Artificial Intelligence in their processes.

These can take the form of Application Tracking Systems which read a CV, looking for the same skills
and key words from the criteria in the job description as a human recruiter would do.

This quicker process results in all CVs being sent in a report to the recruitment team, listing them
from 100% match to the job description to 0% match. As these teams are always busy, they only tend
to read the top scoring CVs and will have an internal threshold that they set for that recruitment cycle.
For example, they may decide not to read any applications that score less than 80%.
With these Artificial Intelligence systems it is important to remember that they have difficulty reading
CVs with pictures, graphics or with information listed in columns. They also pick up and give a score
for a well targeted ‘Personal Profile’ section. Add one of these to the start of your CV to emphasise
your match to the role with appropriate keywords.

It can be confusing when graphics are used on a CV to represent a level of proficiency, as one person
might attribute four out of five stars in Python to mean one thing, and another person might think four
out of five stars in Python means an even more advanced level; it is subjective.

Although it is difficult to know how to represent this best, it can be better to try and keep to standard
methods of rating technical skills according to those given when taking a course in a particular
technical skill for example:

Unclear example and difficult for AI to read:

Python

Clearer and easier for AI to read:

Python: Intermediate level

Therefore, we would recommend using Microsoft Word to create your CV and picking a similar layout
to the CVs we have in this guide to help avoid any Artificial Intelligence systems having trouble
processing your CV.

Whilst any large multi-national company may find a benefit in using Artificial Intelligence in
recruitment, we have been made aware to the fact that most large consultancies and banks
specifically use this software.

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 This CV and the next CV are based on the same
Consulting or soft skills role degree subject, to show you how you can
change your content to suit a different purpose.

Put your most

recent
qualifications
first. For a How should a recruiter contact
research role,
you should
Tomas Examplen you? Provide key contact details.
It is unnecessary to state
usually provide 392 Sample Road, London, A12 3BC ‘Curriculum Vitae’ but your name
a transcript or [email protected] +44(0)1234567890 LinkedIn should be clear.
full breakdown
of subjects and
grades achieved Education
so far. Check MEng. Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London 2018-2022
instructions for
• Relevant modules: mathematics fundamentals, statistics, business
each application,
and make sure • On target for a high 2:1 and achieved 1st Class grade in 3rd year
the employer has • Used MATLAB to extrapolate statistical data in experiments
the information it • Completed internships at Petronas (Malaysia), BP, Biogen and Sellafield, developing global mindset,
wants.
networking and time management skills

Key Projects
Make the CV work Process Design Project – Comprehensive design of an Acrylic Acid Process (78%) 2021
for the role you • Proactively undertook role of project leader in group of 6
are applying to. • Simulated reaction conditions and separations using specialist software
Use bullet points
• Managed workloads to ensure outcomes were delivered on time and with a high level of accuracy
to help highlight
relevant skills. If
specific technical Relevant Experience
abilities are
required, ensure
Imperial College Consulting Society 2018-present
you refer to • Committed to weekly group case study practise sessions
these. • Developing communication and presentation skills regarding recommendations
• Analyse and compare frameworks used by the top consulting companies

Business Proposal Project (Group of 8), 8 weeks (71%) 2021

• Projected costings of a chemical plant through Excel analysis of similar plants
• Negotiated the division of workload and areas of responsibility according to individual strengths
• Set project timeframes and mediated communication between sub-teams
• Created report summary and led the team in an online presentation of results to panel of academics

Online Learning Summer 2020

Inside Sherpa – BCG Consulting
• Completed online virtual experience to enhance knowledge of client management
• Broadened awareness of consultancies that have oil & gas clients
• Managed own time effectively creating timetable to complete all online modules

Technical Skills
• Strong working proficiency in MATLAB, Simulink and Microsoft Office
• Intermediate level in Python
• English (native), French (C1), Malay (working proficiency)

Interests
Hall Representative 2018-2019
• Organised social events for students in campus halls including quizzes, hackathons and mixers

Fundraising 2017
• Contacted and persuaded local businesses to help raise money for Children’s Hospitals in London
• Successfully raised £15,000 in 2 weeks

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 Chemical engineering role

Tomas Examplen Ensure your

contact details
392 Sample Road, London, A12 3BC are clear and
[email protected] +44(0)1234567890 accessible

Education
MEng. Chemical Engineering, Imperial College London 2018-2022
Put your most
• On target for a high 2:1 and achieved 1st Class grade in 3rd year recent
• Specialising in: Molecular Modelling of Fluids, Advanced Process Optimisation and qualifications
first. Summarise
Advanced Bioprocess Engineering pre-university
• Achieved 3rd highest mark for MATLAB script plug flow reactor optimisation qualifications.
• Modelled and predicted fluid interactions using ANSYS CFD
• Designed and simulated a complete acrylic acid process using ASPEN Plus
• Capable user of Simulink – able to design and tune control systems.

Key Projects
Process Design Project - Comprehensive design of an Acrylic Acid Process 2021
• Simulated reaction conditions and separations using ASPEN software
• Designed a successful heat exchange network integrating process heat, separation Highlight
units, reactors, and manually designed heat exchangers relevant skills
and
achievements.
Business Proposal Project (Group of 8 online), 8 weeks 2021
• Projected costings of a chemical plant through Excel analysis of similar plants
• Assessed project KPI differences on variation of uncertainty elements using
sensitivity analysis
• Negotiated the division of workload and responsibilities according to strengths
• Set project timeframes and mediated communication and file exchange (SharePoint)
between the relevant sub-teams
• Collated summary of findings in report and presented to online panel of academics
• Received group mark of 76%

Discovery Laboratory - Multiphase flow in vertical pipes 2020

• Utilised MATLAB to create object tracking program to extract data from files
• Learned to use computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software to extrapolate
experimental results to new fluid environments

Industry Experiences
Trainee at Petronas - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (online due to Coronavirus) Summer 2021
• 10-week internship in the Technical Services, specifically within the Liquefied Natural
Gas (LNG) section on the world’s first floating LNG facility the PFLING Satu
• Visited the platform control centre to better understand processes and equipment
• Updated P&IDs, modelling automated equipment monitoring, assessed performance
of company’s monitoring system and compiling alarm trip setting information Highlight your
• Attended technical classes covering a range of different topics including LNG duties, respon-
sibilities and
overview, piping, rotating equipment and general health and safety.
achievements,
and, where pos-
sible, quantify
specifics.

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Spring Intern at BP - London, UK (online due to Coronavirus) Spring 2021
• Developed an understanding of key issues facing the industry such as the move to Provide a
sustainable methods and a carbon neutral economy balanced picture
of yourself by
• Networked with employees from multiple departments to understand integrated demonstrating
approach to sustainability the skills you
have
• Utilised time management skills to cope with time difference while based in Malaysia
developed in
a variety of
Biogen UK Ltd - Milton Ernest, UK Spring 2019 contexts, which
could include
• Visited the Anaerobic Digestion plant which produces biogas from organic matter experience of
• Observed health and safety protocols and completed safety induction running
societies, or tak-
ing part in charity
Sellafield Ltd. & NuGeneration - Moorside, UK Winter 2018 or community
• One of few selected for this opportunity due to excellent grades awarded by the work.
Nuclear Institute and The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB)
• Participated in technical assessment and drafted report summary of findings
• Assisted a safety adviser in monitoring aspects of radiation protection to help meet
site objectives for high hazard reduction

Online Learning Summer 2020

Inside Sherpa – BCG Consulting
• Completed online virtual experience to enhance knowledge of client management LinkedIn, online
• Broadened awareness of consultancies that have oil & gas clients learning and
MOOCs can be
added to your CV
in a separate
Interests (Clubs & Societies) section to
Imperial College Consulting Society 2018-present demonstrate
• Committed to weekly group case study practise sessions skills you have
gained online.
• Developing communication and presentation skills regarding recommendations

Imperial College Hall Representative - Beit Hall Resident’s Committee 2018-2019

• Elected as representative and was responsible for governing the Hall and organising
social events requiring effective time management skills to balance with studies
• Collectively responsible with other representatives for a £5,000 event budget

Harlow College Fundraiser for Children’s Hospital of London 2017

• Collaborated with a committee of 10 students to organise the annual fundraiser
Include student
• Raised £15,000 for the hospital by organising appealing events such as a BBQ for society, charity,
participants and group sports games community or
work shadowing
experience.
Skills & Achievements
• Proficient in the use of MATLAB, ASPEN Plus and ANSYS CFD
• Competent in Simulink and Microsoft Office including MS Visio and MS Project
• Working proficiency Malay Extracurricular
activities are an
important way to
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST show you have
interest outside
of your studies.
Use them to
highlight trans-
ferrable skills
and demonstrate
your personal
qualities.

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 First year student example

Sam Pull
R.747 Gabor Hall, Prince’s Gardens, London, SW7 1BU
[email protected]
+44(0)123456789

EDUCATION

Imperial College London MSci Geology 2021 – 2025

• Demonstrated good writing skills through group and individual assignments
• Negotiated and agreed tasks to successfully complete group project work in
the field and experiments within laboratories
• Evidenced good time management to meet multiple conflicting deadlines
• Gained confidence in preparation and delivery of presentations and public
speaking through various classroom activities and seminars

Newton College, Southampton 2015 – 2021

A Levels
• Geography (A*), Physics (A*), Chemistry (A)

10 GCSEs grades 9-8

EXPERIENCE

Imperial College Careers Service Work Shadowing Scheme 2021 – 2022

• Applied to scheme, achieving an opportunity with Department for Education
• Communicated online with civil servant on working environment in
government and policy development process
• Discussed Civil Service Fast Stream opportunities and application process

Pulchinella, Southampton 2019 – 2020

Restaurant/Bar Supervisor
• Promoted to supervisor in June 2019 to train new staff in various procedures
• Provided exceptional levels of customer service in a fast-paced restaurant
• Responsible for cash handling and banking daily takings

INTERESTS / ACHIEVEMENTS

Geology First Year Student Rep 2021 – present

• Representing the student body at online academic committee
• Proposed and designed new template to assist with course-work submission

Online Learning Summer 2020 - 2021

• Utilised lockdown to further French & Italian speaking skills (Coursera)

References – available on request

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Industry internship

Jo Olsen
2 Long Road, London, SW7 7AZ
+ 44 (0) 7123 456789 [email protected]

EDUCATION
2020-2024 Imperial College London
MEng Mechanical Engineering with a Year in Europe (if Covid-19 allows)
• Relevant Modules: Stress Analysis, Fluid Mechanics, Design and Manufacture
• Completed 3 group projects including a task to design and create small hovercraft in team of 4
• Delivered individual project on drive transmission design
• Participated in a French language course at Imperial

2018-2020 Kirklees College School 12 GCSEs 8-9

RELEVANT PROJECTS
2021 Imperial College London
Hovercraft Design
• Collaborated in team of 4 online to create design for hovercraft prototype
• Adhered to Covid-19 PPE and health and safety in summer period to design hovercraft
• Required precision planning within team due to limited numbers of people allowed in room

2020 Imperial College London

Individual Drive Transmission Design Project
• Developed time management skills to plan the design of drive transmission prototype
• Utilised Gantt chart to plan project steps and timelines
• Adhered to Covid-19 PPE and health and safety in summer period to access lab to design prototype
• Created and delivered presentation on prototype to class and academics

WORK AND VOLUNTARY EXPERIENCE

2021 Imperial College London
Online Open Day Assistant (summer)
• Assisted in virtual open week, providing first hand student account of life at ICL to prospective students
• Demonstrated strong customer focus, by answering any questions and worked as part of a team of other
students and staff supporting the online talks

2019 Kirklees Badminton and Squash Club

Qualified Badminton Coach
• Regularly coached children aged between 10 and 16 to encourage active participation in sport
• Voted on to the club management committee to represent the views of younger members, and
introduced and maintained a social media presence which has increased membership by 22%

IT AND LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Coding in MATLAB
• CAD and solid modelling in Solidworks

INTERESTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

• 1st Year Student Rep (2020/2021), represented student body at online academic committee; proposed
and designed template to assist with online learning module
• Active member of Imperial Engineers Without Borders student society
• 1st 4Sport Level 1 award in badminton coaching

REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

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 UROP

AADYA LAGHARI
Birmingham – [email protected] - +44 07846384738473 - LinkedIn

EDUCATION
MEng Computing (Management and Finance) Imperial College London Oct 2021 – Jun 2025
• Modules: Computing Practical, Computer Architecture, Discrete Mathematics, Logic,
Mathematics – Analysis and Algebra
• Awarded prize for being in top 2 highest graded students of the course
• Completing online programming tests set by tutor and using continuous mathematics to
solve simple problems in applied Computing lab sessions (online)
• 10/2021 Imperial College Computing Entrance Scholarship:
o Awarded £500 as the 10 best Computing and JMC applications in department

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Artificial Intelligence Researcher (Internship) Karfu (online) Jun 2021
• Gathered, verified and sorted environment impact data on the production and disposal of
ICE and Electric cars, eBikes and eScooters and their batteries
• Established a measurement for environment impact for each vehicle type and a scale
methodology: Average, Better, Worse.
• Created visualisation of the data in terms of Emissions, Plastic Content and Recycling score,
to give users a meaningful guide to their green choices.

PROJECTS AND VOLUNTEERING

NASA Space Settlement Contest, awarded by National Space Society 2020-2021
• Honourable Mention Feb 2021
• Second Prize Feb 2020
o Challenged to design Space Settlement capable of providing new home for 10,000
people, which led our team to create RAMA
o My contribution consisted of conceiving design and creating digital model out of it in
Maya and creating a website
o Collaborated online with teammates to other sections, bringing new ideas regarding
the energy sources and its infrastructure
o Attended the NSS 39th annual International Space Development Conference (ISDC)
online

Coding Club Mentor Birmingham Library Oct 2019 – Aug 2020

• Taught physical computing using RaspberryPi and Lego Mindstorm to children aged 8-12
• Transferred to online tutoring using Zoom during lockdown due to Covid-19
• Diversified learning online to include basic Python programming

Microsoft STEM Student Challenge 2018 Winner Oct 2017 – May 2018
• Collaborated in team of 5 to design and submit project for national challenge
• Project keyHue - created a tool to help people with dyscalculia learn how to play music
• Projection-mapping application that displays colour on a piano keyboard and corresponding
colours on digital sheet music.

TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Programming languages Python (preferred) C++ Haskell Kotlin / Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Web Programming & Design: PHP, MySQL, JavaScript, JQuery, HTML 5, CSS 3, Bootstrap 3/4,
Laravel
• Other: CISCO Cybersecurity Intro
• Languages: Hindi (native), English (native)

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Consulting

Adam Michael
24B Tennyson Road, London, NW9 2XB Tel: 01234 56789
[email protected] www.linkedin.com/in/admichael

EDUCATION

2018-2022 MEng Biomedical Engineering, Imperial College London (ICL)

Predicted degree class: Upper Second (2:1)
• 2019: Image processing project in a team of 10 students enhanced communication skills utilising
edge detection techniques in MATLAB to identify eczema. Co-delivered an assessed presentation.

2016-2018 Wimbledon College, London

A Levels: Mathematics (A), Further Mathematics (B), Chemistry (B)
• Student Associate: raised profile of gaining a degree and studying A level Maths

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

2020 - present Sponsorship Manager, ICL Consulting Society

• Member and Sponsorship Manager for Imperial College London Consulting Society
• Communication with fellow committee members to construct funding and sponsorship plan
• Liaised with previous sponsors to negotiate new agreements
• Networked with new potential sponsors, demonstrating our new offer structure and engagement
provided with each sponsorship option
• Raised donations from sponsors compared to previous year by 24%
• Adapted to online meetings with fellow students and sponsors, utilising Microsoft Teams and Zoom
as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic

Jan – March 2021 Third Year Project, Imperial College London

• Collaborated online with organisation to complete research project designing concept of
implantable knee joint for knee amputees
• Liaised with organisation on a weekly basis to update on projects and clarify project elements
• Enhanced report writing and presentation skills, delivering summary of project results to tutors and
organisation

June 2018 HR Admin Assistant Intern, Winchester Training & Consultancy, London
• Organised and crosschecked details in documents for auditing
• Provided admin support to departments by chasing up references
• Resourced candidates from recruitment websites such as Reed and TotalJobs
• Submitted timesheets using various management systems such as Beeline
• Created invoices, entered remittances and reconciled bank statements using Sage

TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Competent in use of Solidworks, COMSOL, MATLAB, Graphviz, LATEX and C++
• Proficient in Japanese, both spoken and written

INTERESTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

• Active member of Imperial College Sailing Club, with regular attendance at committees (2018-2020)

References available upon request

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 Banking and finance

Xi Li
39 James Square, London, SW7 1NN, United Kingdom
+44 07123 456789 | [email protected] | www.linkedin.com/in/xilisample/1

EDUCATION

Imperial College London (ICL) London, Sept 2019-June 2022

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Statistics for Finance
- Predicted to graduate with First Class Honours – (ranked top 5% in first and second year)
- Modules: Financial Management, Statistical Modelling, Time Series, Games Theory
- Awarded prize for best group in 2nd Year, M2R project, leading a team of 4
- Achieved Distinction in Imperial Horizons course: ‘Professional Skills for Employability’
- Member of Imperial College Finance Society

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ChinaGold Asset Management: Summer Analyst, Investment Division Beijing, July 2021-Aug 2021
• Took place through face to face and online meetings
• Participated in a US $3 billion live deal within energy industry
• Designed financial model individually to estimate earnings of a convertible bond, which facilitated the
adjustment of transaction structure
• Worked effectively in a project team on non-performing commodities assets
• Proposed solutions on assets recovery and produced business plan as part of a team of 5

Blue Sky Securities: Summer Analyst, Corporate Finance Division Beijing, June 2020-July 2020
• Hybrid in person and online experience in accordance with Covid-19 restrictions
• Contributed to the IPO of a high-end laser company, conducting research and comparable analysis
• Collaborated with a team of 4 and composed the industry section of Due Diligence report
• Provided integrated financial advisory services to a medium-sized sports company based in Jiangsu
• Analysed a major competitor’s financial and identified potential market in sport industry
• Discussed effectively with clients and amended business plans based on market performance

PwC China: Summer Intern, Finance Division Shanghai, June 2019-Aug 2019
• Analysed 25+ transactions across all industry, including 25 million deal with Shanghai Electric
• Performed basic audit tasks and liaised with project manager to request client information

FURTHER RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

ICL: Research Assistant, Computational Statistics London, Aug 2020-Sept 2020
• Implemented graph and string matching algorithms efficiently in statistical analysis
• Gained experience of working in a team with 2 PhD researchers and a Senior Lecturer

Enactus Imperial London, Project Leader Oct 2019 – March 2020

• Investigated producers of ethically sourced chilled green tea and negotiated with college shops to
introduce the product.
• Donated the profit made from speciality tea sales to support Enactus Philippines project

SKILLS, ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS

Languages: Mandarin (Native), English (Fluent)
Programming Skills: Python, Matlab, R, C++
Activities & Interests: Volunteered for London Fashion Week (Sept 2018), Finance Society, Swimming

References available upon request

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Design engineering

Des Student
Third year Design Engineering student at Imperial College London.
Interested in innovation, ideation and development of projects
related to product design and service design.

07512345678 Education
Imperial College London - MEng Design Engineering 2019-2023
[email protected] • Technical knowledge improved through engineering modules of
Electronics for Product and System design, Big Data, Computer-
Aided Engineering and Mechanics for Engineering Designers
www.linkedin.com/in/des-
• Strong ability to work in a team as a result of group projects in
student -b0147287
Gizmo, Design 2 and Engineering design project
Desstudent.co.uk
Projects Include:
• Year 2 Engineering Design Project - Developed virtual
concept, look alike and working prototype of a low-cost
Key Skills spirometer, worked in team using the agile development method
• Computing 2 - Created a software information system, capable
of storing and processing information and UI for the system using
Graphic/UX Design
Python
Adobe Suite • Year 1 Electronics - Designed and assembled a remote-
Sketchbook controlled robot capable of avoiding obstacles and shooting a
ball at a target
Product Design/Modelling
User Research Relevant Experience
Market Research Prototyping Online Tech Camp - Tutor Summer 2021
Product validation
Branding & Pitching • Taught technical skills such as Arduino, robotics and digital
System analysis design to small groups of teenagers during weeklong virtual
Solidworks & Fusion 360 summer camps
3D printing Laser cutting • Explained technical knowledge in easy to understand way
Workshop tooling • Displayed strong teamwork skills and ability to deliver feedback

Programming Imperial College - Undergraduate Researcher Aug 2020 –Sept 2020

Python 3.0++ & Algorithm • Developed a prototype for a reconfigurable tetromino robot
Java • Will be the platform used to test the concept of nested
MATLAB reconfiguration and swarm robotics
HTML&CSS with React
Database with SQL York Engineering Summer School Summer 2018
Data Science with Python • Attended lectures, from civil to biomedical engineering to be able
to gain insight to the different sectors
Hardware & Robotics • Worked in a team to build a prototype for a bridge, which was
Raspberry Pi presented at the end
Arduino with C++ Circuit Design
Mechanism Design Video Editing
After Effects
Extra-Curricular Activities
Premiere Pro Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award (12 months) 2018-19
• Volunteered at local animal rescue center supporting RSPCA
• Led a team to complete a five-day residential hike ensuring all
team successfully finished together

This CV is the profile linked to the skills audit

and interview answer examples in Career
Planning and Successful Applications on pages
6, 7, 28 and 31.
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 Data analyst CV

Lena Nowak
+44 872536286736 [email protected] LinkedIn

EDUCATION

2019 – 2022 Applied Mathematics BSc Imperial College London

Year 2 result: 67% | On track for a 2:1

Relevant modules:
• Principles of Programming, Methods for Data Science, Computational Linear Algebra
• Second year group project: in team of 4 used machine learning methods to achieve customer segmentation
of customers of campus shop, learned how to apply density-based clustering methods, overall project mark
of 81%

Final year research project:

• Will be building a fake news detection system using Python and applying the TfidVectorizer and
PassiveAggressiveClassifier algorithms to separate real and fake news

WORK EXPERIENCE

2021 Summer Research Project UK

• Collaborated in multidisciplinary team of six students from different Imperial departments
• Aim was to create a computational workflow integrating highly heterogeneous high-performance computing
and novel statistical design of computer experiments
• Created a UQ workflow that integrates heterogeneous models (both in scale and in nature)
• Gained experience of parallelisation and coupling of multi-scale and multi-physics models on GPUs
• Gained experience of scaling UQ on next generation accelerator architectures (FPGAs)

2020 I2SysBio – Intern (Research) UK

• Analysed and extrapolated data from experiments using Excel
• Utilised Mathematica to perform numerical simulations of synthetic biological circuits
• Delivered technical reports on the progression of the research

2019 Dentsu Aegis Network Intern France

• Investigated how machine learning and other emerging technologies will reshape customer relationship
management and what acquisitions could help DentsuAegis
• Proposed novel methodology of assessing companies based on conducted research and presented this to
team of 12, this method is now being used by the team

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERSONAL PROJECTS

2021 Applied Data Science with Python (MOOC) Online/UK

• Completed modules on: plotting, charting and representation of data with Python, Machine Learning in
Python and Applied Text Mining in Python

2020 Mindmap Application, Flutter, Dart, Python Online/UK

• Created app that allows users to create mind maps and notes using voice commands
• Utilised speech recognition APIs such as CMU Sphinx and Google Cloud Speech to process voices and
categorise the records

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

IT SKILLS – Python, MATLAB, C++, R, Mathematica, Flutter, Dart

LANGUAGES – English (native), French (B2)

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Member of Imperial College Data Science Society - organised online induction for new members 2021, created
and hosted a quiz on Zoom for 52 freshers

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Writing an academic CV

An academic CV is the version of your CV you would use when applying for opportunities in the
academic sector. You may be using it to apply for UROPs, master’s courses or PhDs. Later in your
career you may be using it to apply for postdocs, fellowships or lectureships after your PhD.

Applying to Master’s courses and PhDs

For further study applications, the university will be interested in your: education, grades, relevant
research projects and relevant modules. You should also include any work experience, extracurricular
activities, volunteering, student societies and hobbies/interests as these allow the reader of the CV
to get to know you and understand your full range of skills.

If you are applying for a course that includes research (research Master’s or PhD), it is very important
to give plenty of detail of any research projects you have done. This detail is best presented in the
form of bullet points. Make it clear how long each project took, whether you did it on your own or in a
team, what the project achieved in terms of the science and what technical and research experience
you gained. Think about including evidence of the different aspects of research you have experienced
e.g. literature reviewing, coming up with research ideas, planning, problem solving, analysis, writing
up and presenting.

Applying for academic jobs for after your PhD

We have a handout called How to write an academic CV [pdf] which gives detailed information on
how PhD students can create a strong academic CV.

Typical subheadings you will find on an academic CV include:

• Education
• Research experience/employment
• Technical skills
• Awards and prizes
• Publications
• Funding
• Conferences
• Patents
• Teaching
• Academic service
• Impact activities
• Referees

Your academic CV can be as long as necessary – there is no expectation that it should be a maximum
of two pages.

For more information:

• View our handout How to Write an Academic CV [pdf]

• Browse the Academic CV section of the Vitae website for researchers
• Look at the sample CVs in the Your PhD...what next? section of the Graduate Prospects website

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 CV for medical research

Amed Sample
123 Sheaters Hill Road, London, SW3 8AB,
Tel: + 44 (0)1234 567890 [email protected] www.linkedin.com/in/ameds

EDUCATION:
2017-2022 MBBS/BSc Medical Science with Management, Imperial College London
First Class BSc predicted. Currently sitting in the top percentile for MBBS

Recent Clinical placements: St Mary’s, Paddington – general surgery, respiratory, Care

of the Elderly, neurology, ICU and gastroenterology. GP placement with Munster Road
GP Surgery

Relevant BSc modules: Managing Healthcare Organisations, Health Economics,

Organisational Behaviour and Human Resource Management
Group project: Understanding the Junior Doctors contract negotiations – presented to
the junior doctors committee at the BMA. Achieved 82%

2010-2017 Sutton Grammar School, Surrey

A Levels: Mathematics (A*), Chemistry (A*), Biology (A)
GCSE: 11 GCSEs at A* and one at A, including English, Mathematics and Latin

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Jan – Mar ‘21 Development Project, Help for Heroes
• Developed design concept of detachable knee joint for veteran knee amputees
• Gained practical experience of using Solidworks, rapid prototyping and knowledge
of tissue engineering and biomechanics
• Collaborated virtually with veteran amputees and consultants from St Mary’s to
assess expanding the project. Funding currently being applied for

July – Sep ‘19 Researcher, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP) Imperial
College London
• Extended BSc group project to fully assess potential impact of introduction of new
junior doctor contract, both economically and anthropologically
• Developed proficiency with R and developing meaningful surveys to enable the
application of mathematical techniques
• Published results in student BMJ, wrote a blog for BMJ online and presented
findings to the BMA Medical Academics Conference

Aug – Sep ‘18 Volunteer Project Member, MERU (www.meru.org.uk) London

• Volunteer member of a team of 5, including 3 professional bioengineers working on
assistive equipment for children and young people with disabilities
• Given responsibility for training the 24 differently abled users on using their new
equipment, working with carers during home trials and providing technical
assistance as required
• Participated in focus groups with young people and their families, responsible for
gathering and analysing feedback on prototypes

RELEVANT CLINICAL EXPERIENCE:

July – Dec ‘20 Care of the Elderly Attachment, St Mary’s Hospital, London
• Shadowed consultant over 10 weeks, observing medical care of up to 30 patients
• Communicated effectively patients, ensuring their comfort and building an
understanding of the realities of the theoretical learning received during training
• Supported the nursing team in an audit to assess patient care, interviewing carer givers
and families. Collated responses and contributed to a poster delivered at the Royal
College of Nursing AGM

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Feb – Apr ‘19 General Surgery Attachment, Charing Cross Hospital, London
• Followed a range of patients throughout their surgery experience, included 2
amputations and 3 paediatric cases (appendix removal, emergency spleen repair and
fracture correction)
• Observed over 20 surgeries per week
• Produced graphs mapping aesthetic usage as part of a QIP in collaboration with an
anaesthetic registrar

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY:
Aug ‘19- ‘21 Imperial College Representative, British Medical Association, London
• Collaborated with the Imperial College Medical Student Union to ensure Imperials
views were voiced at the quarterly meetings of the BMA Medical Students committee
• Ran a training on speaking on conference at the 2018 BMA Medical Students
Conference to an audience of over 50 students from across the UK

Aug ‘19 – ‘20 Imperial College Representative, British Medical Association, London
• Collaborated with the Imperial College Medical Student Union to ensure Imperials
views were voiced at the quarterly meetings of the BMA Medical Students committee
• Ran a training on speaking on conference at the 2018 BMA Medical Students
Conference to an audience of over 50 students from across the UK

Sep ‘17 – ’18 Widening Participation Ambassador, Imperial College, London

• Raised students’ interest in medicine, mathematics and university through
presentations and a question and answer session to 30 students at various colleges
within London

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE AND VOLUNTEERING:

Jan – April ‘18 Maths Tutor Volunteer, Chiswick Park Academy, London
• Tutored a group of 6 underachieving students, to help boost their maths for GCSE and
AS, providing one to one mentoring and support, in addition to classroom assistance
across various year groups
• Negotiated and strategized solutions to support a student struggling in class
• Led a cover lesson with a year 8 class in the presence of a supply teacher

Sep ’16 - ’17 Shop Volunteer, British Red Cross, Sutton, Surrey
• Responsible for handling money, including managing the till and cashing up
• Served and interacted with customers providing excellent customer care. Demonstrated
listening and communication ability by answering queries about products
• Approached customers asking if assistance was needed and investigated stock
availability, showing proactive customer service skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Competent in use of Solidworks, COMSOL, MATLAB, Graphviz, LATEX
• University level laboratory techniques including PCR, splicing, inoculation, sterilization,
filtration, reagent mixing and sample collection
• Proficient in Japanese, both spoken and written
• Current drivers’ licence

INTERESTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

• Student member of the BMA and Royal College of Physicians
• Imperial College Sailing Club, with regular attendance at committees (2016-present)
• Running. Currently training for 10k race to raise money for Great Ormond Street Hospital

REFERENCES AVAILABLE ON REQUEST

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 CV for MSc application

Alexa Smith
58 Tennyson Road, London, NW8 2XB
[email protected]
+44 (0)123 456 7890

Education
2018 – 2022 BSc Biochemistry, Imperial College London
• Year 3 modules
o Immunology (70%); Protein Science (72%): Biological Chemistry (67%);
Molecular Biology 1 (71%); Molecular Cell Biology 1 (65%); Proteins and
Enzymes (67%)
• Weekly laboratory sessions using a range of techniques including sterile cell
culture, DNA extraction, agarose gels, PCR, fluorescence microscopy
• Experiments in small groups required good team-work and communication
• Completed two data handling modules, gaining experience in using specialist
software such as SPSS and ‘R’ to capture, analyse and report on numerical data
• Have undertaken numerous assessed reports and presentations, all of which
required excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Brief interruption of studies after 1st year due to health reasons now resolved,
happy to discuss if required

Laboratory Skills
• Sterile cell culture
• DNA extraction
• Agarose gels
• Fluorescence microscopy
• SDS-PAGE

2011 – 2018 Passmore College, Bournemouth

• A Levels: Maths (A), Chemistry (A*), Biology (A*)
• 10 GCSEs: levels 9-7

Research / Laboratory Experience

2021 GSK (late summer)
• Collaborated within team of 10 in R&D department part in person part online
• Researched biological efficacy of chemical compounds
• Analysed data from biological tests and discussed our findings in weekly meetings
• Contributed to report of recommendations to increase effectiveness of compounds
as potential medicines

2020 Department of Biochemistry, ICL

• Undertook six-week summer placement in Centre of Cell Biology, working in
laboratory of Dr John Smith, supervised by Dr Jayne Richards

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 • Undertook tissue cultures of different cell lines such as EC and hES cells in
compliance with health and safety procedures
• Observed several lab techniques and protocols including SDS-PAGE and Western
Blotting, qPCR, Bacterial transformation, gel extraction, plasmid purification and
antibody staining for fACS analysis and cell sorting
• Adhered to PPE and social distancing due to Covid-19
• Assisted in process of feeder inactivation and freezing of cells for long term
storage, visiting Liquid Nitrogen Room
• Gained experience handling various lab equipment including microscopes as well as
flow cytometers, Biostation and NanoPhotometers

Volunteering
Jan - Mar 2019 RAG, Imperial College London, Volunteer
• Responsible for securing street collection permits from local authorities
and arranging transport for up to 50 volunteers
• Managed conflicting priorities to strict timescales

2017 – 2018 Befriend a Child, Bournemouth, Volunteer

• Supervised homework and activities for two children once a week for a year
• Developed approaches to mentoring and tracking developmental progress

IT / Statistical Skills and Languages

• Identified how to apply statistical packages such as SPSS and R to analyse data
• Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint
• Improving French on Imperial Horizons course (have passed Level 1,
progressing to Level 2 next year)

Interests and achievements

Imperial College London
• 2021 award for poster presentation
• 2020 award for highest marks in the year
• 2018 won ICL scholarship for undergraduate degree

2020 – 2021 Elected Treasurer for next academic year of Imperial BioSoc
• Aim to increase sponsorship for events and help organise these as well as manage
accounts

2020 – 2021 Imperial College Boat Club 1st eight

• Demonstrated commitment to undertaking early morning training sessions when
social distancing allowed and planned online Fresher’s Week event offering novice
rowers the chance to try in small groups in late 2021

References available upon request

This CV is the profile linked to the interview answer on page 32 in the Careers
Service publication, Career Planning and Successful Applications.
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 Mature student sustainability consultant

Beth Paper
56 Curtain Rd, SW5 ABC | [email protected] | +44 (0) 1234 567899 |
www.linkedin.com/uk/bpaper

EDUCATION
Imperial College London – MSc Environmental Technology 2021 - 2022
Specialised in Business and the Environment
• Master’s programme focussed on application of scientific knowledge, policy and engineering
to solve environmental problems and address sustainability.
• Acquiring diverse range of discipline-specific problem-solving frameworks for tackling
contemporary environmental issues
• Modules include: Environmental Economics, Quantitative Skills and Uncertainty,
Environmental Law, Sustainable Supply Chains, Circular Economy, ESG

Awards:
• Winner of the Veolia Environmental Services Prize (awarded to first term highest mark)

Research project:
• Six-month research project starting April 2022
• Project aim is to assess the green supply chain management
• Quantitative and qualitative research methods will be applied.

Departmental Mentoring Scheme

• Applied for and achieved a place on the department mentoring scheme as a mentee
• Matched to a mentor working in an environmental consultancy
• Discussed frameworks used when working with clients and required skillset

University of Southampton – Geology BSc 2014 - 2017

• Achieved distinction
• Regularly worked within small groups to plan and conduct over 20 laboratory reports and
several field exercises
• Required precision when recording and reporting as well as strict time management and
substantial independent research
• Completed 2 data handling modules and have practical experience using specialist software
to capture, analyse and report on numerical data

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

Project Officer - Lightsource Renewable Energy 2018 - 2021

• Attained initial graduate role supporting business development team
• Transferred to project officer after first year, taking on own project responsibilities
supporting new office opening
• Researched policy and identified new sites
• Managed pipeline and process creation, financial analysis, reporting and commercial and
legal negotiation
• Adjusted to working from home from March 2020 – June 2021

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Carbon Data Analyst Intern - Environmental Investment Organisation July-Sep 2017
• Environmental Investment Organisation (EIO) is an independent non-profit research body
that promotes the disclosure of green-house gas emissions of the world's largest corporate
companies
• Utilised data analysis skills developed from undergraduate studies and networking
experience from previous PR internship
• Developed process and understanding in a new and somewhat unknown market of solar PV
in new locations, driving pipeline development

OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE

Press / PR Intern Grayling Southampton Oct 2017 – Mar 2018

• Supported team to create new communications and marketing strategy for Country Life
• Conducted research to uncover target audience (over 55s)
• Created detailed analytical reports for team to use to inform strategy and recommendations
• Supported compilation of and preparation for client presentations

INTERESTS AND ACTIVITIES

Environmental Society at Imperial (according to government pandemic guidelines) 2021-2022
• Participated in activities such as beekeeping, gardening and online socials
• Raised awareness of society within my course cohort
• Supported marketing campaign for environmental week at ICL

Greening Imperial Society at Imperial 2021-2022

• Collaborated with students and staff to make Imperial greener
• Contributed towards report created on actions advised such as removal of one-use plastic
cups
• Liaised with Estates staff to discuss coffee cup levy

Co-Chair of Environmental Society, University of Southampton 2017

• Chaired regular committee meetings with members of the society
• Organised 3 rubbish clearing events in local parks, persuaded 26 students to volunteer
• Arranged a social event for volunteers on a minimal budget

Student Reporter - University of Southampton The Edge Magazine 2016

• Collaborated in team of 6 for award winning student run magazine
• Completed reviews of local entertainment, including early private screening of Captain
America: Civil War
• Conducted interviews with local and student performers

LANGUAGE & IT SKILLS

• SQL
• R
• GIS
• SIGMA

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 Academic role

SAMIRA KHAN
15a Devonshire Court, London SE1 7QT, UK
Tel: + 44 07788 234567; [email protected]; www.researchgate.com/profile/samirakhan

EDUCATION

2019-2022 PhD in silicon nanowires, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, UK

‘Pressure-induced structural phase transformations in silicon nanowires’
Supervisor: Professor Samuel Smith
Planned thesis submission: Sept 2022

Research achievements:
▪ Developed an innovative linear-scaling DFT code UNITEP and co-developed MONOTEP
technique in collaboration with my supervisor
▪ Applied tools to simulation of behaviour of silicon nanowires after application of
pressure, achieved highest accuracy predictions to date, resulting in published paper
▪ Initiated ongoing collaboration with University of Manchester, Nanomaterials Research
Group, UK resulting in submitted paper and funding for new PhD project

2018-2019 MSc in Theory and Simulations of Materials, Imperial College London, UK

▪ Distinction
▪ Co-authored linear-scaling code MIS-TEP on group programming project, created code
from scratch within 8 weeks, code successfully agreed with prediction from
commercially available code to within the target of 0.01 Angstrom (0.2%)

2014-2018 MPhys, Physics (1st Class), St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford, UK

▪ Top mark for the year group in Finals
▪ Final year project: Computer modelling of carbon nanotube spectra

PUBLICATIONS

▪ Khan S., Montani N., Smith S. Modelling anomalies in nanowires, under review at Applied
Nanomaterials
▪ Khan S., Jones P.M., Smith S. 2020, Iridium anomaly in silicon nanowire and bulk crystal
transformation sequence, Applied Nanomaterials, vol 24, issue 11, p. 132-1388

AWARDS

▪ Poster prize awarded at European Association of Nanomaterials conference 2021

▪ Prize for top examination result on MSc degree at University of Oxford 2019
▪ ‘Physica Plus’ scholarship for achieving high overall grade during degree 2014-2018

RESEARCH FUNDING

▪ Awarded EPSRC Studentship for MSc and PhD 2018 – 2022

▪ Obtained £500 grant to develop presentation for European Silicon Nanowires Union 2020
▪ Assisted PhD supervisor with a successful collaborative bid for £1 million 2021
EU funding: did literature review and wrote first draft of proposed work plan

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CONFERENCES / INVITED TALKS

Invited talks at (both remotely and at venue):

▪ European Association of Nanomaterials 2021
▪ DYF Conference in Vienna (online via Zoom) 2021
▪ EPTHG meeting in Edinburgh 2021
▪ European Silicon Nanowires Union 2020
▪ Royal Institute Nanowires masterclass 2020
▪ ESHG meeting in Cambridge 2020
▪ Hermes Summer School, Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, UK 2020
▪ Invited to give a Thomas Giddon Centre lunchtime seminar and posters at 2019
the CESSNI local orbital conference (best student poster prize)

TECHNICAL SKILLS

▪ Experimental: High-resolution lithography; chemical etching; laser beam ablation; VLS

growth; electron microscopy; X-Ray diffraction
▪ Computational: DFT; Gaussian; CFD; C; python; C++
▪ Microsoft Teams and Zoom

SUPERVISION & TEACHING

▪ Lunchtime seminar for new PhD students on X-ray diffraction techniques 2021-2022
▪ Day to day supervision of two master’s students’ projects 2021-2022
▪ Graduate Teaching Assistant, MSc, numerical methods for materials science 2020 - now
▪ Science Tutor at King’s Academy, Leeds: weekly after school science lessons 2020 - 2021
▪ Volunteer Maths Tutor on Pimlico Connection scheme, taught Maths to 2018
small groups of pupils in secondary schools in London, assisted with marking

IMPACT ACTIVITIES

▪ Contributed to Government policy paper on nanomaterials and the environment 2020

written by PhD supervisor
▪ Wrote and presented 3-hour interactive Royal Institute master class on 2020
Nanowires to 5 groups of school students aged 12-14
▪ Won 3rd prize for Three Minute Thesis Competition at Imperial College London 2020
▪ Led organising committee and presented at Women in Physics (CUWiP) 2018
Conference, engaged 8 speakers, received media coverage (Guardian and BBC London)
▪ Gave a Café Scientifique talk and answered questions from audience with wide 2018
ranging backgrounds and ages and invited to talk at ‘careers in physics research’
event at University of Oxford

TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT

▪ Attended courses in Practical Demonstration; Communication & Presentation Skills for

Conferences; Writing Project Proposals; Writing Scientific Papers

REFERENCES
▪ Professor Samuel Smith (PhD supervisor), Department of Physics, Imperial College London
[email protected] Tel: +44 (0)207 594 1234
▪ Dr Nicos Montani (project collaborator), University of Manchester
[email protected] Tel: +44 (0)312345 6789

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 Consulting role

SAMIRA KHAN
15a Devonshire Court, London SE1 7QT, UK
Tel: + 44 07788 234567
[email protected]

EDUCATION

2019-2022 PhD in silicon nanowires, Department of Physics, Imperial College London, UK

Planned completion: Sept 2022

Achievements:
▪ Developed an innovative method to predict behaviour of silicon nanowires under
pressure, resulted in highest accuracy predictions to date, work published in an
international peer reviewed journal
▪ Reviewed expert literature in fields related to project
▪ Wrote code in C and Python to run simulations of proposed model, code now being
used by research groups in Manchester and Durham
▪ Initiated a new project with researchers in University of Manchester, work resulted
in funding for a new PhD project, paper has been submitted for publication
▪ Confidently presented work online at 8 conferences in the UK and Europe, to
audiences of experts in the field, took questions

2018-2019 MSc in Theory and Simulations of Materials, Imperial College London, UK

▪ Distinction
▪ Group programming project, in team of 5 created code from scratch within 8 weeks,
code successfully agreed with prediction from commercially available code to within
the target of 0.2%, featured in student newspaper

2014-2018 MPhys, Physics (1st Class), St Catherine’s College, University of Oxford, UK

▪ Top mark for the year group in Finals
▪ Final year project: Rapidly learned new research field and how to use technical
commercial software packages, wrote report, awarded mark of 83%

CONSULTANCY EXPERIENCE

2019 Infotec Consulting, Summer Intern

Analytics-based consultancy specialising in the retail sector

Achievements:
▪ Analysed raw data and identified promising trends that could be implemented by
major online retailer in the future, ideas used in final presentation to client
▪ Improved search engine optimization, resulting in 10% higher conversion rate to
online sales
▪ Worked on 2 concurrent projects, providing data analytics, online research, written
briefings and graphics for presentations
▪ Worked successfully within 2 different teams alongside colleagues with different
areas of specialist knowledge

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COMMUNICATION AND LEADERSHIP SKILLS
2020 Policy Paper
▪ Contributed to Government policy paper on nanomaterials and the environment
written by PhD supervisor
▪ Developed knowledge of areas of science unrelated to PhD and how they could
impact society; improved ability to write for a non-technical audience

2018-2020 Science Outreach

▪ Wrote and presented 3-hour interactive Royal Institute master class on nanowires to
5 groups of school students aged 12-14
▪ Adapted learning and presentation materials for online delivery due to Covid19
▪ Gave a Café Scientifique talk and answered questions from audience with wide
ranging backgrounds and ages and invited to talk at ‘careers in physics research’
event at University of Oxford
▪ Volunteer Maths Tutor on Pimlico Connection scheme, taught Maths online to small
groups of pupils in secondary schools in London, assisted with marking

2019 Supervisor
▪ Supervised 2 MSc student projects, developed mentoring and communication skills
▪ Worked with the students to develop interesting project ideas achievable within
their timeframe
▪ Organised regular meetings to discuss and track their progress

2018 Women in Physics conference

▪ Led a team of 8 volunteers to organise a one day conference
▪ Engaged 8 speakers including one Nobel Prize winner
▪ Conference attended by 67 women physicists
▪ During the event, presented my research to a non-specialist audience, featured on
BBC and in The Guardian
LANGUAGE AND IT SKILLS

▪ Programming languages: C, Python (expert); C++ (intermediate)

▪ Proficient in Zoom and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams)
▪ Learning German, possess conversational level German (Level 2)

INTERESTS
2018-present Imperial College Symphony Orchestra
▪ Play viola as part of the ICL Symphony Orchestra
▪ Rehearse and perform at least once a week during term, disciplined daily practice
▪ Performed in the Vienna Opera House in 2019

References available on request

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Cover letters
What is a cover letter?
A cover letter is sent with your CV as part of your application. The purpose of a cover letter is to
complement your CV by showing that you understand the role and organisation you are applying
for, have a strong motivation and will be a good fit for them. In your CV you can’t talk about the
organisation you are applying for or why you want to work for them, so the cover letter is your chance
to do this.

Layout
Your cover letter should typically be no more than one page, laid out as a professional letter. Make
sure you check for spelling or grammatical errors and double check you’ve spelt the name of the
company right.

It’s important to follow the business etiquette for the layout of a professional letter. This reassures
the recruiter that when you work for them you will represent them professionally. The typical
professional layout for a UK letter* is:

There is no need to start by stating

Their address Your address your name because this is written at
the end of the letter. Instead, start
Date
your letter with a paragraph clearly
stating what you are applying for,
Dear Mr Smith
where you saw it advertised and
I am writing to apply for….. what your degree programme/stage
is.

Organise your content into two or

three paragraphs. Each paragraph
should have its own clear message
CONTENT OF LETTER for the reader e.g. a paragraph on
your motivation for the role, a
paragraph linking your experience to
the skills required.

If you know the name of the

Yours sincerely,
recipient of your letter, address it to
Your name them and sign off ‘Yours sincerely’.
If you do not know the name
address it to ‘Dear Sir/Madam’ and
sign off ‘Yours faithfully’.

*If you are applying in another country, find out what a professional letter looks like there by using
GoinGlobal (available on the Careers Service website)

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 Content
The content of your letter will be two to three paragraphs of prose. It’s best to avoid bullet
points and sub-headings in your final version. Each paragraph should have a clear message.
You can choose the messages and the order of your paragraphs.
For example:

Technical role relating to your degree subject:

• Paragraph one: motivation (why this role and company)
• Paragraph two: subject specific technical skills and abilities
• Paragraph three: transferable skills mentioned in the job advert e.g. team work, customer
service

1. Motivation

Usually you will have at least one paragraph describing your motivation. Recruiters are very
keen to understand why you are applying for their role and see evidence for your interest in
them. It’s important to them because if they hire you, but you don’t really want to be there, you
are unlikely to do the job well. You can choose how best to organise this content. You might
have a paragraph on ‘why this role’ and another paragraph on ‘why this company’. Alternatively
you could merge these into one or combine a particular aspect of your motivation with related
evidence of your skills.

Overall you should show the reader that you understand both the role and company/
organisation you are applying to and how you fit with them. If you are applying to an internship,
show that you will value the opportunity they are giving you by linking it to your future career
plans.

Here are some ideas of how you can develop your understanding of a job and a company/
organisation:

• Read their website to understand what you are applying for, how it fits within the
organisation and their values. Useful sections include ‘About us’, company values, their
mission statement, the careers pages, ‘News’.
• Connect to their social media to keep up with their latest news.
• Do research using resources in the Imperial Library to understand the sector and the
organisation you are applying to. Useful resources can be found on the Imperial Library
website under the section for ‘Subject support, Business’.
• Attend careers events and talk to people working at the company and recruiters to
understand the role better and what the recruiters will be looking for in applications. See
JobsLive for upcoming fairs, events and presentations.
• Do your own networking through LinkedIn or other contacts.
• Work shadowing and internships.
• Join in with relevant student societies and extracurricular activities.
• Choose relevant modules in your course.

See some examples of how to write about your motivation in the sample cover letters on the
following pages.

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2.Skills
The rest of your letter could be organised into one or two paragraphs showing that you have
the skills and knowledge to be effective in the role you are applying to. Start organising this
part of your letter by finding out what they are looking for in candidates (e.g. by reviewing the
job advert, using networking opportunities) and thinking about how you match. Decide what
evidence you can use to show that you have the skills and personal attributes they are looking
for. You can use evidence from your academic achievements, extracurricular activities, work
experience, volunteering or sports. Include specific and interesting examples to convince the
reader of what you can do. Where you can, include results and the impact of your work.

It’s ok for this part of your letter to have some overlap with your CV.

Writing tips
• It really helps your reader if your content is structured in a logical and organised way. Before
you start to write, think through the structure of your letter and decide what message
you would like the reader to take away from each paragraph. It can help to give yourself
subheadings while you are writing to keep yourself ‘on message’. You can take these out
before you send the letter.

• Recruiters will read your letter very quickly so keep your sentences simple and short. This will
make your letter easier to follow.

• After writing the letter leave it to one side and then come back with fresh eyes to check it.

• Get a friend to check it for spelling and grammar.

• For speculative applications (which is where you apply to a company who are not currently
advertising an opportunity), you will need to grab the attention of your reader immediately.
Ideally direct the letter to a named person rather than Sir/Madam. Make it clear who you are
and what the letter is about in the first paragraph e.g. state clearly that you are looking for a
summer internship, in which team and the dates you would be available.

Avoid
Unprofessional language. Here are some examples of words not to use:
moreover, henceforth, hitherto, incomparable, vast. A good way to check is to avoid using
language in your letter that you wouldn’t typically use in your day to day speech.

Being negative. Stay positive throughout. Sometimes it’s tempting to mention some gaps in
your experience or something you don’t know. However you don’t need to do that in your
letter.

Being vague. Including specific information will make your letter more persuasive. For example,
if you worked in a team, say how many people were in it. If you raised money, say how much.
Avoid words like ‘various’.

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 Cover letter for patent attorney

Mr Smith Amanda Brown

Bristol and Partners 123 Student Road
Whitefriars, 9th Floor, London
Lewins Mead, Bristol SW7 888
BS1 2NT

15th November 2021

Dear Mr Smith,

I am writing to apply for the Trainee Patent Attorney position in the life sciences, pharmaceutical
and medical devices sectors at Bristol and Partners. I am currently a final year BSc Biochemistry
student at Imperial College London and am expecting to graduate in summer 2022 with a 2:1.

I first became interested in the profession when I attended a career talk in February 2020. I learned
that the work of a patent attorney requires a curiosity for new technology, attention to detail and
excellent communication skills. At the talk, I also saw some real patents for the first time and
became enthusiastic at the prospect of being involved with the latest technological developments as
they happen. To explore the idea of a patent career in more depth, I chose to spend last summer
working with an academic at Imperial who is patenting his research invention. This gave me a chance
to search patent literature for prior and competing art and to complete an Invention Disclosure
Form. I have also used the resources on the CIPA website to learn more about the pathway into the
profession.

Bristol and Partners would be an ideal company for me to train as a patent attorney because of my
fit with your key practice areas of medical technologies, pharmaceuticals and chemistry. I have a
keen interest in technological developments in these fields and chose the optional modules
‘Molecular Basis of Bacterial Infection’ and ‘Plant Biotechnology and Development’ for the third year
of my Biochemistry degree. I am also keen to join your firm because of your range of clients, from
start-ups to big pharma. Through reading the blog on your careers pages I learned about the
supportive and friendly environment of your Training Academy and ways trainees are encouraged to
engage with the wider profession by attending conferences such as the Royal Society of Chemistry’s
‘Chemistry Means Business’ event for SMEs. This would enable me to fully develop as a professional
and bring greater value to the firm.

My Imperial degree has been excellent preparation for professional exams as I have been successful
in the regular and rigorous exams required by my degree, consistently achieving 2:1 marks. I have
learned to balance my time so that I could successfully prepare for my exams alongside my part-time
job at Sainsbury’s and my active training schedule with the Imperial Triathlon Club. Studying for my
degree has developed my ability to understand highly technical materials quickly. I have also
developed excellent written communication skills, through six laboratory write-ups a term and my
4000 word dissertation. In my weekly part-time job I check the dates of all products across the fresh
meat and produce departments using a code-checking machine. It is crucial that I log products that
are going out of date soon on the system to ensure we reduce prices and remove out of date
products to maintain high quality shelf products. I check over 200 products in a shift and therefore
attention to detail is a skill I am regularly using. I was recently asked to take on a managerial
responsibility within my department, training three new code-checkers. I am looking forward to
bringing my technical and communication skills into a career as a patent attorney.

Thank you for considering my application and I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Yours sincerely,

Amanda Brown
MSc Biochemistry (2019-2022)
Imperial College London

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Cover letter for industry physics internship

Dr Emma Woodfield Phyllis Dent

Space Weather and Atmosphere team 123 Student Road
British Antarctic Survey Student Town
High Cross London
Madingley Road ABC 123
Cambridge, CB3 0ET
1st November 2021
Dear Dr Woodfield,

I am a third year Physics student at Imperial College London and am applying for the “Plasma Wave Modelling at
Jupiter” summer internship under your supervision at the British Antarctic Survey. I will begin my master’s project
next year and am hoping to gain research experience with relevance to Space and Atmospheric Physics before this
project commences.

I have a particular interest in Space and Atmospheric physics, and the behaviour of plasma, since studying the topic
in my Thermodynamics and Electromagnetism modules. This interest motivated me to follow the work of the BAS
and particularly your work on quantifying energetic particle precipitation into the atmosphere (QEPPA) as part of
the wider Atmospheric Physics and Chemistry projects. I regularly watch your ’60 second science’ videos and the
organisational culture of the ‘PRICE’ values resonate with me, as I always aim to take a positive approach to
problems and look to be involved in environmentally responsible and innovative projects, co-operating with others
and striving for excellence. I am motivated to learn more about the work of BAS, and I am confident that
undertaking this project to estimate the effects of Z-waves on the electrons in the atmosphere of Io would be both
fascinating and successful.

I thrive on challenges and enjoy learning to use complex programs, as well as building my own code. These are skills
I understand would be useful for this project. I have extensive experience with Python from my degree, for data
analysis in labs as well as in many computational projects and simulations undertaken during my time at Imperial.
Earlier this year, I used Object Oriented Programming to write code, simulating a van der Waals gas in 2 dimensions,
by modelling molecules as hard spheres undergoing elastic collisions. I was able to make highly accurate predictions
about the internal energy, pressure, and velocity distributions of such a system, as well as showing that the
molecules undertook Brownian motion. Other projects I have undertaken include determining Hubble’s constant by
calculating redshift velocities from Hydrogen-alpha spectral data for 100 galaxies and simulating high energy
relativistic particle collisions. I have also been briefly introduced to optical ray tracing in my Computing module and
would like to learn how we can use this method to increase our knowledge of plasma wave properties in a region
where data is in short supply such as Io.

Through the labs activities in my 2nd and 3rd year, I have developed my interpretation of data and the physics
involved. For example, while using the Michelson interferometer home kit, I understood that interferometry has
high precision because it works with relative scales based on the wavelength of light. The sodium spectroscopy
experiment was very interesting as it used a known light source to improve the quality of the spectrum to reveal
more detailed structures. The most important thing I learned was the data taking strategy. In lab sessions, I was
consistently discussing with my team to revise our plan and share our interpretations of the data, which greatly
helped us to understand the physics behind the phenomenon. Although taking measurements could be time
consuming, I was always patient and calm so I could work effectively. I enjoy the process and working in a team with
a common goal and would enjoy the opportunity to work with a team in a professional environment such as at BAS.
Eventually, I received 15 out of 20 with top grades in lab skills, data analysis and comprehension.

In summary, I believe that my determination to learn more, as well as my computational and problem-solving skills
would make me a great fit for this opportunity. Thank you for taking the time to read my application and I look
forward to the opportunity to discuss my experience further in an interview.

Yours sincerely,
Phyllis Dent
Third Year Physics Student
Imperial College London

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 Job description for Jacobs role

Graduate civil/structural engineer - Jacobs

As a Graduate civil/structural engineer you will be responsible for:

• Supporting the delivery of structural analysis, design and assessment in a multi-discipline

environment

• Production of clear and well-presented reports, specifications, and other engineering

documentation

• Supporting the production of drawings and 3D BIM models

• Undertaking structural survey work

Qualifications

Essential: (this is the criteria that needs to be evidenced in CV and cover letter)

• Hold an accredited BEng level degree in Civil or Structural Engineering (or equivalent), at first or
upper second class

• Please note that for this position candidates will be required to obtain UK security clearance
(some limitations may apply to non UK nationals and where individuals have not resided in the
UK for all of the last five years)

• Strong analytical skills, a sound understanding of structural theory, and an interest in solving
problems from first principles

• Focus on results and project delivery

• A keen interest in developing project management and design skills

• Drive and motivation to become a chartered engineer with IStructE or ICE

• A clear communication style, proven team working skills and a strong customer focus

Desired: (if possible these need to also be evidenced in both documents)

• An understanding of structural dynamics, including earthquake engineering, blast, and impact

load effects

• An understanding of finite element analysis techniques

Take a look through the CV and cover letter on the following pages and see if you can spot where
the key skills have been evidenced.

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Cover letter for Jacobs role

1215 Fulham Palace Road

London, SW8 XYZ
Jacobs, 2nd Floor Cottons Centre First paragraph clearly
Cottons Lane explains the purpose
London SE1 2QG of the letter and who is
writing. It also highlights
16th November 2021 some key matches to the
essential and desirable
Dear Sir/Madam, criteria in the job advert
I am writing to apply for the Graduate Civil Engineer role at Jacobs as advertised on your website. I am a – structural theory,
solving problems from
final year MEng Civil Engineering student at Imperial College London with a particular interest in
first principles and finite
earthquake engineering and developing my career in project management. My academic knowledge has
element analysis.
covered many aspects including structural theory, solving problems from first principles and finite
element analysis techniques and my education has developed my analytical skills to a high standard.

I am keen to enter a career with Jacobs due to the innovative projects including the support to the The second paragraph
Atomic Weapons Establishment in the nuclear sector to create earthquake resistant power stations. In shows the writer has
an increasingly unstable world where clients face growing challenges, I admire and wish to be a part of thoroughly researched the
the strong approach taken by Jacobs to meet these challenges. My desire to put my highly developed company and considered
client skills to practise would complement the opportunity to work with Jacobs high profile clients such how they fit. This letter
as National Grid, NASA and EDF Energy. I also discovered the four day boot camp that takes place for is tailored and could
graduates which would be an exciting test of my skills and I would relish the opportunity to achieve not be sent to any other
company.
chartership with Jacobs, who received a Gold Award in the Mind Workplace Wellbeing Index.

In the summer of 2020, I completed a summer internship with ARUP in Kowloon. I performed loading
calculations and analysed structures, which required strong attention to detail and the ability to work The third paragraph
successfully in a multidisciplinary team, pushing me to develop my listening and teamwork skills. I found highlights how the writer
it exciting to work on a real project, focusing on successful results and my work was included in the final matches the job advert by
project assessments presented to the clients. In my course at Imperial I have enjoyed project managing using the language of the
our Constructionarium activity as part of my Imperial degree. During this five-day project I led a team of job advert and providing
twenty six to successfully construct a scaled down version of the Gherkin which required a clear evidence of skills such as
communication style. We completed the task to time and within budget which developed my problem project management.
solving and decision-making abilities and we completed the project with high marks and positive results.

Outside of my academic studies I have taken on positions of responsibility to further develop my abilities
to work well with others. In my role as the President of the Student Coding Society I took the initiative to
The fourth paragraph
gain sponsorship for the society by approaching five local SMEs and persuading them to sponsor a series
clearly shows that the
of Hackathons. This resulted in student development and helped the companies to raise their profile
writer is someone who
with the students, resulting in two students undertaking projects for the companies. During lockdown in
gets results.
2021, I used my initiative to undertake a Forage online learning experience simulating a John Holland
engineering project spanning infrastructure, building and rail businesses.

Thank you for considering my application and I look forward to hearing from you.

Yours faithfully,
Stephanie Student
Final year MEng Civil Engineering Student
Imperial College London

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 CV for Jacobs role

Stephanie Student
1215 Fulham Palace Road, SW8 XYZ
+44 0123456789
www.linkedin.com/uk/stephstudent

EDUCATION

Imperial College London, MEng Civil Engineering (First Class) 2018 - 2022
1st year: 82% | 2nd year: 80% | 3rd year: 79% | 4th year: predicted distinction

Modules included: Professional Engineering Practice, Earthquake Engineering, Sketching and Modelling,
Computational methods, Fluid Mechanics, Environmental Engineering, Geotechnics, and Structural Theory

• Developed broad understanding of the creation and maintenance of a sustainable natural and built
environment specifically in relation to structural theory achieving a distinction grade (80%)
• Excelled in role of Project Manager during team field trips
• Enhanced understanding of finite element analysis techniques through dedicated module (77%)
• Enjoyed solving problems from first principles
• Confident in writing computer programmes using MATLAB and 3D modelling for design projects
• Adapted to learning online during Covid-19 and managing own time

IT skills – MATLAB, Rhino 3D, basic Python (self-taught) and 3D BIM

Thorneycroft College, Basingstoke 2011 – 2018

A Levels – Chemistry (A*), Mathematics (A*), Physics (A*)

GCSEs - 9A*s, 2As & 1B

CIVIL ENGINEERING PROJECTS

Constructionarium (Project Manager, group of 6 in accordance with Covid-19) July 2020

• Assumed the leadership role of Project Manager for the constructionarium activity
• Oversaw the construction of 13m tall 30 St Mary Axe building, known as the Gherkin
• Communicated with 5 other team members, using active listening and empathy to identify individual
strengths to enable successful allocation of team roles and responsibilities
• Identified further areas of improvement regarding sustainable materials
• Strong organisational skills to deliver positive results and project on time in line with expectations
agreed with client

Imperial College Design Project (2 weeks) June 2020

• Utilised hardboard and string to create a crane in collaboration with 2 fellow students which was
required to be weight-bearing, and won 3rd prize out of the department
• Created proposal for design of reinforced concrete foundations for water pumps
• Reviewed CAD drawings and located mistakes

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WORK EXPERIENCE

Engineering Placement with ARUP (summer) 2019

• Completed a 4-week residential project in Kowloon, developing global mindset
• Gained experience of loading calculation (incl. Wind, water uplift)
• Successfully analysed structures using CSI Etabs, CSI Safe, Oasys GSA, Oasys AdSec
• Observed earthquake engineering techniques and theory
• Produced a clear and well-presented report on project summary

Part-time Sales Assistant – Marks and Spencer’s 2018-2019

• Developed excellent customer service skills through checkout and departmental role
• Served customers with a view to solving problems and providing a high quality service
• Responsible for handling money and recording details of stock due to go out of date
• Regularly assist colleagues on other departments when under-staffed or during busy seasons

POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY

President of Student Coding Society (in person and online) 2019-present

• Approached five SMEs and successfully gained sponsorship for hackathons
• Chaired regular meetings with members of the society
• Organised coding events for members to socialise
• Co-ordinated and organised fundraising event for coding clubs in schools and raised £5000

VOLUNTEERING

British Heart Foundation, Basingstoke (summers) 2018-2020

• Responsible for the running of the shop from handling money to serving customers
• Assisted in street collection, enhancing my communication and persuasion skills

ACTIVITIES AND TECHNICAL SKILLS

Inside Sherpa – self-directed online learning, completed virtual project of engineering firm Summer 2021

Member of ICE – motivated to become chartered engineer 2020-present

Rowing Club 2018-2020

• Maintaining training sessions alongside studies
• Committing as a team resulting in winning the last two annual races

Elected Treasurer of Imperial CivSoc 2019-present

• Raised awareness of society and increased membership by 25%
• Use clear and varied communication technique tailored to audience
• Successfully moved society, committee and engagement online during the Covid-19 pandemic

Full UK Driving Licence

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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 Resources
There’s a lot more to our Careers Service than CVs and cover letters. We offer a wide range of support
services to help you with every step of the application process and to enhance your employment
prospects.

Careers service publication, Career Planning and

Succesful Applications
This guide can help you to decide what direction you would like your career to take
and points you to our additional resources for career planning including one to one
appointments with our careers consultants.

Career Planning and Succesful Applications

Creating an international CV
Use our GoinGlobal resource to find out how CVs are different in every country for
non-UK applications.

GoinGlobal

JobsLive
Our online platform gives you access to our events and one to one appointments
and we post thousands of jobs and internships each year from organisations keen to
attract Imperial students and graduates.

JobsLive

Applications and interviews resources

CVs and cover letters are only part of the process to secure employment. You may face
a series of selection activities including psychometric tests, assessment centres and
interviews. We’ve created webpages and resources to help you with each stage of the
process.

Applications and interviews

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Working abroad
With a degree from Imperial the world is your oyster! Many of our graduates seek
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Opportunities abroad

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What’s on

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It can be hard to know what you’d like to do after you graduate. Check out our subject-
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What can I do with my degree

Starting a business
Entrepreneurship gives you the freedom to become your own boss but it takes
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