Why is an up-to-date CV needed for admission?

WHY AN UP-TO-DATE CV IS NEEDED FOR YOUR ADMISSION

A CV is one of the requirements needed for your admission process and it must be an up-to-date CV. This means that as a prospective student, you must provide a CV containing updated information about yourself.

I bet you wonder why an up-to-date CV is needed for your admission right? Well, let us take a look at this scenario.

SCENARIO

Ade has decided to study abroad and made up his mind that he want to study in the UK at Coventry University for May intake.

He comes to us to help him with his admission process, we let him know that he is putting in his application at the dying minute and advice him to send in his documents as soon as possible. We give him the list of admission requirements needed to study at Coventry University. These requirements are an International passport, Official transcript, Degree Certificate, WAEC/NECO, Personal Statement, updated CV and a Reference letter.

He provides all these documents but due to the lack of time, he was unable to update his CV with recent information about himself, like, filling in the years of gap in his CV (Which is, updating his work history) and ensuring that the contact information provided is accurate.

His application is done using the contact information on his CV and his documents are submitted.

The admission officers the University receive his documents, they see his Passport as proof of his nationality, his transcript and degree certificate as proof of his educational background, his WAEC as proof of his English proficiency, his personal statement as proof of his intentions to study at Coventry University, his reference as proof of his character and past performance then they go through his CV and they are unimpressed.

Ade graduated from the university in the year 2012 and on his CV it states that he worked at Aqualand industry between the year 2016 – 2017 and he is currently working at ABC Ltd, from the year 2020 till date. This leaves the university admission officers wondering about the 3 years after he graduated and the 2 years gap between working at Aqualand and ABC ltd.

The CV does not accurately prove his professional background, therefore he is granted a conditional Offer, with the condition to provide an updated CV.

His offer letter is sent to the email address which was provided and our agency’s email address is copied in the mail. We reach out to him to inform him about his offer and tell him to check his mailbox for the offer letter but he did not receive the mail. We then realize that the email address provided on the CV was not accurate.

Ade immediately presents the updated CV and thankfully he will still be able to meet up with the intake.

THE END

DISADVANTAGES OF PROVIDING A CV THAT IS NOT UP-TO-DATE

Providing a CV that is not up-to-date can lead to getting a conditional offer or even completely missing out on your opportunity to study abroad. We have had cases of clients whose contact details (both the email address and phone number) were wrong.

To avoid being a victim of such situations, you must provide a CV containing updated information about yourself for your admission process. You should know that your CV is one of your selling points to the University as to why you should be accepted.

Another lesson learnt from this scenario is the importance of doing an early application, keep in mind that you may not be as lucky as Ade.

Start your admission process early and provide all the necessary documents.

Do not forget to present an up-to-date- CV.

Reach out to us if you need more details on the importance of providing an up-to-date CV.

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