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[ChordStorm]

I'm 21 years old, from the EU and plan to apply for an internship in development, generally in fieldwork - though I wouldn't exclude other areas.

I would like to know whether I could do something to improve the structure of my CV (currently, it seems like a hybrid of functional and work experiences).

One of my problems is that I can't document specific employers and employment periods since most of the work I have done was for contacts/friends of my relatives or even my own friends and I did them outside a fixed employment period (i.e. no contracts or official salary).
I tried to vaguely write some dates.

Another issue is... should I elaborate more on how come I'm multilingual or will the reasons be evident when they read my education and nationalities?

Please also refer to this topic: http://cvtips.com/career_advice_forum/non-office-careers-related-to-my-interests-vt4534.html
(summary: I need a job outside office and desk environment due to my health)
Should I leave out my computing experiences for this reason?

I'd appreciate if you could find as many flaws as possible

Thanks a lot in advance!





Here we go...


Personal Details

Nationality/ies:
Home Address:
Tel.No. (mobile):
E-Mail:
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Education

Economics and Management 2006-2009
xxxxxx University, Italy

Abitur + Maturità (double German and Italian secondary leaving) 1992-2006
xxxx bilingual School

Languages

English: “First” native language
German: Native language
Italian: Native language
French: Fluent at native speaker level in both oral and written communication
Sinhalese: Fluent in oral communication; colloquial writing knowledge

Basic language education in Latvian, Bulgarian and Japanese;
currently also aiming at the HSK Chinese Proficiency Test (Mandarin).

Positions of responsibility

Cultural and sightseeing guide 2005-2006
Accompanying people throughout xxxx and the city's surroundings to lecture them about its historical and cultural wealth, I was also responsible for managing the groups and acted as a mediator between tourists and locals, interpreting and translating when it was needed.
The different groups I guided included students, business professionals, war veterans and elderly people.

Tour guide and interpreter for soccer team at European Champions League Nov 2005
In addition to the same tasks mentioned above, I held the responsibility of coordinating the transport of different groups of managers and sponsors, and moving large numbers of the soccer team's fans between airports, stations, hotels, youth hostels and the stadium.

Commercial relations, International students union 2006 to date
With the aim of expediting student life at my university by providing them with extra benefits, my role encompasses connecting with commercial partners to negotiate discounts and special fares, especially for stationery, photocopying and communication services, gyms, beauty and hair salons, restaurants and nightlife venues.
Selling sponsorship and advertisement space are also part of my competencies.

Post-Tsunami Reconstruction 2005-2006
In the wake of 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, I was actively involved in my family's
self-started coordination of collection and distribution of humanitarian aid. This comprised fundraising, budget management and planning in collaboration with local government authorities such as the Province of xxxxxx, targeted at the reconstruction of houses and schools in affected areas.

Internet security 2000-2003
Interested by the activity, I joined a global internet security unit based in Singapore, collaborating with leading international authorities and security software developers in order to tackle the increasing threats posed by misuse of the internet. Working with experts including former intelligence officers, police agents and other technical staff, my individual responsibilities included improving inter-agency communication, reporting threats to the public, providing the public with technical support and maintaining the organisation website.

Computing and digital media experience

Advanced knowledge of digital sound and video production with some studio experience, including a project with German broadcast authority Bayerischer Rundfunk.

Extensive experience designing, managing and maintaining professional websites for communities, music bands, projects and small firms such as restaurants, travel agencies and a notable architecture company, using hand-coded (D)HTML, CSS and implementing graphics with Adobe Photoshop and Flash technology.

This also incorporated a marketing and public relations role both online and offline,
through the creation of interactive ads, brochures and other illustrations, consumer feedback
systems, newsletter subscriptions and similar items.

For more than five years I was part of the team appointed to maintain my school's website.

Basic experience in object-oriented programming (Java, JavaScript, Python, php), especially in the context of server-side web development and content management systems.

Significant international competitions

Dec 2006 xxxxx, business competition
Selected to represent and work together with members of the Boston Consulting Group, I acquired wide insight on both creativity and precision required in the competitive sphere of consulting, also discovering the typical work of the industry through first-hand experience.

Nov 2004 Model United Nations (MUN), xxxx, xxxx - winner coalition
Negotiating with competing coalitions, identifying and gathering key people in addition to a significant amount of lobbying assisted me in my role of interceding student delegates from entirely different backgrounds and working towards the resolution of our common goals.

Mar 2004 xxxxx, Strasbourg, France
Following intensive preparation on the European Union's sociopolitical institutions and a research into specific issues such as Advertising and Media Policy, my team and I attended a trinational week program that included an MUN-style “Model European Parliament”, in which we represented the Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Feb 2005 “Jugend Forscht” inventor contest, Germany
My team and I obtained clearance to patenting of our invention, a special driving detection system for vehicles which also activates an escalating anti-microsleep warning based on electromagnetic sensor mechanisms.

Extra Curricular Activities and Interests

2003-present Tenor singer in various choir formations (classical, church, jazz)
2002-present Electronic score composer for amateur videogame development projects.
2005-07 Ethnic dancer in a troupe exhibiting forms of South Asian dances

[lexa10881]

Use a cover letter to elaborate on your multilingual skills if possible. A cover letter is a great tool to add more personal information about yourself, a CV or resume is meant to be a quick summary.

As for not having a lot of hard experience, your age is relevant to that and many employers are going to see your age/education dates and understand that. Just play up your positive attributes.

http://www.cvtips.com/functional_CV.html