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Using CV tools on the Student/Graduate Portal

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INTRODUCTION

This guide assumes you have already logged in to the CSM platform and have setup
your profile.

If not, please refer to the document "Student Quick Guide" for guidance.

CV is an important tool in your job search and is required for job applications.

Platform allows you to:

1. Upload an existing CV document
2. Generate CV from your Personal Profile
3. Build a new CV using the CV builder tool

Whenever you add a new CV, it must be reviewed and approved by a Career
Advisor.

Once approved, the CV becomes available for use in job applications.

This guide walks you through the three options, the CV review and approval
process, and how to access additional learning resources.

1. UPLOAD EXISTING CV DOCUMENT

1. Click My Documents in the navigation menu list

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2. Click Add New button.

Fill the details of document to upload:

3. Label: Display name of the CV as it will appear in your job applications.

4. Document Type: Keep as “CV”

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5. Click Choose File button to select a file from your device

Once you have confirmed the file to upload, its name will appear on the form.

6. You can also, optionally, add notes to the Career Advisor.

7. When ready, click Submit .

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CSM will convert file uploaded to PDF format to allow others to view it.

Once the CV has been successfully uploaded and converted, CSM will return you to
the list of your documents.

The new CV document will now appear in the list with the tag PENDING .

You can always click CV document label in the list to make any modifications.

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ALTERNATIVE: UPLOAD CV DOCUMENT FROM PROFILE PAGE

You can also upload a CV document from your Profile page.

1. Click Profile in navigation menu list on the right of the homepage

2. In the Résumé area on the right, click UPLOAD RESUME

3. Enter a label for the new CV
4. Click CHOOSE FILE, select the file to upload, then click Submit
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2. GENERATE CV FROM PROFILE

1. Click Profile in navigation menu list on the left of the homepage

In the Résumé area on the right, click GENERATE RESUME

i If you have already created or uploaded a CV, the Résumé area will show the document set as your
default. In this case, hover with the mouse over the document name until you see the pen icon, then
click it to unveil the UPLOAD RESUME and GENERATE RESUME options

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2. CV Builder tool is opened with a CV generated from your Profile.

See steps in next section for how to use this tool
3. USING THE CV BUILDER TOOL

CSM provides the CV Builder tool to create resumes and cover letters within the
system.
1. Click Documents in the navigation menu list on the right.

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2. Select Resume Builder

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i You will see “No Records Found” if you do not have any existing CV documents previously built
with the tool.

3. Click Create New CV .

A new CV document is displayed, pre-populated with your information.

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You can click  Outlines to check other CV Templates that may be available.

The template’s outline will be displayed below the template title. The outline
contains sections of CV such as Education and Work Experience.

If the template has a sample preview available, click View Sample to view an
example document of that template.

Click Save And Continue to move to next step

i If you have any content saved in your current section layout, all of it will be lost if you select a different
section layout. It is recommended you customize your sections and add any additional sections using
the customization tool, if you do not want to lose your content.

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Click  Customize Sections to modify CV sections. If the selected template allows

customization, you may edit the Section Title, delete sections, reposition with
up/down arrows, and add new one.

i If selected template does not allow edits, section titles will be read-only with an alert, “This section
layout is locked, so you cannot customize this”.

 Content and Style

The sections will automatically populate information from your profile, although

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you may be able to modify it.

i Editing this information within the document will not affect the data in your Profile. If you wish to
make these changes permanent, make sure to edit the Profile instead.

To add an additional record, hover your mouse over the desired section to view the
"Add Additional Education" or "Add Additional Experience" button. Click the
button to open a blank education or experience record.

You can edit section data by hovering over the entry to highlight it.

Once highlighted, click on the section. Form for that section will open and be
editable.

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While editing a section, click Examples to view categories in a drop list. Click a
category to view a list of examples for that category. Select an example and it will
be added to the text area box.

i Remember to click Save button within each section to confirm and save edits.

Click Customize Style to personalize CV layout. For example, you can choose to
hide or show your photo in the CV.

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After entering and saving content into sections, click Select Layout button to view
style thumbnails.

Select a thumbnail and the system will refresh so that the document takes on the
selected style in a preview format.

i Clicking on different styles will not erase any entered data.

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If enabled, the QR Code Option allows you to add a QR Code to the CV document.

You can customize the location of QR code on your CV.

Click No QR Code to remove the code

4. Once you are done with all your edits, click Save and Continue .

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 View PDF: View the CV as Adobe PDF document that you may save or print

 View HTML: View CV as HTML page

 View Doc: View as Microsoft Word

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 Generate QR Code: Generate QR Code with link to CV for scanning. Once

clicked, options to regenerate, destroy, or download the code will be available.

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Click Submit For Review to notify the Career Advisor to review and approve your
new CV document

Page is refreshed to confirm CV document is now Under Review

Click Resume Builder tab on top to return to list of documents built using CV
Builder

The tool saves by default the CV with the format “Full Name + Counter”. Click
Rename to change the name.

i Click Delete if you wish to remove the CV

4. CV REVIEW AND APPROVAL

To view all your CV documents and their approval status, click My Documents in
the navigation menu list on the right.

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Select My Documents from expanded list. Your documents list is displayed.

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 Documents not yet approved display in the My Documents tab as PENDING .
These documents are not available to use until approved by a Career Advisor.

 Documents uploaded from outside CSM cannot have content edited.

 Documents generated by CV Builder can be modified; click Edit Document.

 You can remove any document by clicking Delete. You will be asked for
confirmation. Click OK to confirm or Cancel to keep the document.

To rename a document, click its title (label) and change the name under Label in the
form displayed.

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If the document has been reviewed but not approved, the tag NOT APPROVED is
added in the list
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In this case, click its title (label) to view the Career Advisor notes on why it was not
approved under Comment

Make the necessary edits and resubmit document for review and approval.

MORE RESOURCES ON CVS

CSM offers you additional resources, such as articles, web links, and videos. Visit
the Document Library on the portal to explore and download useful learning
resources.

 Tap Resources in the navigation menu list on the top of the homepage

 Tap Document Library

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The Document Library is displayed

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 Search content by title or description

 Filter by:
 Category
 Tags
 Sort by:
 Published On
 Title
 Expiring Soon
 Last Modified

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Click on an item to open and view

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