CV Prep For Summer Placements - How Much Is Too Much?
It is that time of the year where the first years start getting immersed into the B-School experience. After months of anticipation, it is time to live the dream for an entire new set of geniuses. The chosen few from the millions who get this opportunity. As the senior batch welcomes all of you to this new adventure of your life, you already have very little time to even breathe. I am sure most of you are already taking decisions between a morning shower v/s breakfast and between sleeping at 1:00 a.m. v/s heading to the night canteen in hope of some renewed vigour to study through the night. Amidst all of this, you are faced with the mother of all decisions; The 1-page CV! It seems quite intriguing as to how much time a person can spend behind preparing a 1-page document for Summer Placements. If you were asked this question before you came to your B-School, not more than 15-20 mins is what you would say. Worst case let us go with 2-3 hours. This sounds quite logical too. But if logic ruled the entire life, half of the courses at a B-School (especially those dealing with behaviour and psychology) would not exist!
