Skills and Experiences
As a UK educated graduate you have skills and experiences that are unique to someone who has studied overseas. Here is how you can highlight these on your CV to show to an employer how you can add value to their company.

Course content. A one year UK masters degree in the UK often covers the same amount of material that you would cover in a longer course in India. You need to show the employer the breadth of knowledge that you gained:

• outline your final year / Masters modules;
• list any practical projects and detail the technical skills that you used, for example lab techniques or certain software programmes;
• include information about any programmes or equipment which you used on your course, if it was more advanced technology than you would have had in India.

University status. The employer has probably not heard of your university, so you need to emphasis its status. You can do this by stating in the education section:

• the Shanghai Jiaotong League Table ranking of your university;
• the research assessment framework (REF, previously RAE in 2008) ranking of your university and your department;
• the ranking in any of the large UK league tables, such as The Sunday Times, The Times, The Guardian, The Complete University Guide.

All of this information should be available on your university website or the relevant league table website.

Transferable skills
Show the transferable skills gained from your degree on your CV to demonstrate your added-value to an employer. Examples of the skills you may have gained are:

• Problem-solving skills - critical and analytical skills, adaptability, numeracy and literacy
• Business/entrepreneurial skills - commercial awareness, computer literacy, networking skills, initiative
• Interpersonal skills - teamwork, leadership skills, diplomacy, cultural awareness,
• Intrapersonal skills - planning and organisational skills, time management, reflection, self-motivation, insight
• Communication skills - articulacy, presentation skills, persuasiveness, emotional intelligence, ability to communicate to diverse audiences

Sections on a CV
Also, consider the following points, which are particular to UK educated students:

Personal details section:

• include the month and year of your return to India;
• create a Skype account so that you can carry out skype interview with an Indian employer whilst still in the UK, and include your Skype identity along with your email identity;
• create a LinkedIn profile and get recommendations on it, as an additional way to promote yourself to an employer. Include your LinkedIn identity on your resume

Part-time work:

• only include volunteering and part-time work experience if it's in your desired career areas. Other unrelated volunteering and part-time work experience does not have value in the Indian job market.

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