A brief presentation outlining the details of StartIn and the essentials of building an impressive CV.

2. What is StartIn?
• Summer Internship Portal meant for IIT
Kharagpur students
• Get unique experience of working in a
startup
•Internships from various sectors
• Started in 2011
• 152 internship offers in the first edition and
286 offers in the second edition
• Mostly paid internships

3. What is Startup?
A startup is –
• A revolutionary idea
• A company in its initial stage
• High Growth
• Roller Coaster ride

4. Why a startup?
• Extensive Learning Experience
• See the impact
• Networking with Founders
• Enhance your skills
• Alpha-beta testing

5. What does a Startup want?
• Innovative approach
• Analytical skills
• Urge to work
• Technical skills (in few cases)
And...

6. CV

7. What is CV?
• CV stands for curriculum vitae
• First step towards an internship
• Marketing tool
• Overview of a person's experience
• Ideally written in one page

8. Making a CV: The LPE Model
Execution
Planning
Learning

9. Learning Process
• Know the start up
• Details of internship position
• “Send to” person detail
• Follow standard format

10. Planning Process
• Use the learning
• Use customized details
• Prioritize your points as per the start up
requirements
• Highlight achievements

11. Execution Process
• Preferably use the standard format
• Write an effective objective
• Be Precise
• Give brief description where required
• Proof read

12. Making a CV: Do(s) and Don’t(s)
Do Don’t
Use
Use tables
Photograph
Formal Font, Colored/Glossy
size 10 font
Provide
Use “I”
contact details

13. Enough of
Funda…
Time to
Practice

23. Contact: Nipun Khemka +91 8348659640
Rajesh Ranjan +91 9564187054