If you’re seeking your first job or internship, creating a strong CV is a crucial step ❤️

ITMO Career Center shares valuable tips for crafting a CV that increase your chances of success.

Structure:

1️⃣Start with the basics:
📍full name,
📍phone number
📍email (make sure it looks professional!)
📍links to your LinkedIn or Сетка profiles
📍photo on a simple background

2️⃣ In one or two sentences, describe the position you’re seeking and the skills you’d like to put to work. This will help employers understand your goals and motivation.

3️⃣ Include your university, your major, and years of studies.

If you’re taking your first steps in the job market, this section can be one of the most important, especially if you have limited work experience.

You can highlight your academic achievements, such as research projects, conferences, or published articles.

4️⃣ Don’t worry if you don’t have much experience. Include any relevant roles you have – internships, volunteering or student projects. Hackathons, startups, and pet projects are worth a mention as well.

Mention the skills you developed that would be valuable in your desired job. Use active voice and quantify your achievements where possible.

5️⃣ To strengthen your CV, consider adding recommendations from teachers, internship supervisors, or other professionals who can confirm your skills and strengths as an employee or student.

Useful resources

📍Canva – offers a wide range of CV templates
📍Resume.com – quickly generates your resume and converts it to PDF
📍Zety – a resume builder that provides helpful tips

Remember that your CV is your first step into the professional world. Aim to make it as clear, concise, and tailored to the specific position as possible. Regularly update your CV and adapt it to requirements of potential employers.

May your CV open up new opportunities for you!

Today Russia celebrates Easter, one of the main Orthodox Christian holidays! 🥚

This year, the celebration falls on April 20 and coincides with Catholic Easter. To learn more about the traditions behind this holiday, including dishes and activities, read our article.

To all our students of Russian: you’ve got this! 😎

Dear international students!

By July 1, 2025 all foreign citizens must re-register their SIM cards using biometric data. Otherwise, your phone number will be deactivated!

Step-by-step guide:

1⃣ Apply for and receive your SNILS (individual insurance account number) by writing to the Student Services Office at so@itmo.ru. In the subject line, write “SNILS” and your ISU ID number, and in the body of the letter provide a scan of your passport and its notarized translation into Russian.

2⃣ Make sure that you have a personal account on the Gosuslugi platform.

You can create one at any of the multifunctional centers for public services (МФЦ) (find a list of locations here).

Necessary documents:
🟣passport
🟣notarized translation of the passport
🟣SNILS
🟣migration card
🟣migration registration

Ask the staff to create a verified Gosuslugi account. A simplified Gosuslugi account will not work for biometric registration.

3⃣ Register your biometric data at any convenient branch of a bank (find the list here) at which you already have a banking account.

What to bring:
🔴passport
🔴notarized translation of your passport
🔴your SNILS
🔴migration card
🔴migration registration.

You must also have access to your personal page on the Gosuslugi platform and to your email inbox.

4⃣ Visit a branch of your mobile plan provider with the following documents:
🟡passport
🟡notarized translation of your passport, your SNILS, your migration card
🟡migration registration.

You must also have access to your personal page on the Gosuslugi platform and have confirmed your biometric data at the bank. The staff will provide you with a contract that you should familiarize yourself with and sign.

You may be asked to provide your phone’s IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) code. To do this, call *#06# on your phone and the code will be shown on screen.

5⃣ Activate your SIM card at the mobile provider’s office or on your own via Gosuslugi.

If you have any questions or requests, get in touch with the International Students Learning and Support Center via int.students@itmo.ru.