Resources · CV, LinkedIn and interviews
The basics, done well
Most rejections I see in sessions come from a weak CV, an empty LinkedIn profile or an unprepared interview. These free tools fix the basics; bring the result to a session if you want it reviewed.
A free online CV builder from the European Union that produces a clean, standard CV and stores it in your profile. Widely accepted for European applications and a good first template for anyone.
Harvard's free guide to writing a one-page resume and a cover letter, with action verb lists, common mistakes and downloadable samples. The advice to be specific and active applies to any country.
LinkedIn's own explanation of each profile section, from headline and photo to skills, projects, certifications and volunteer work. Work through the sections in order and fill every one that applies to you.
Free peer-to-peer mock interviews over video for coding, system design, behavioural and other interview types, where you interview a peer and they interview you. The site says sessions moved to Aced Practice in July 2024 and remain free.
Mock technical interviews with experienced engineers. The human-led interviews are paid; the AI interviewer, a set of practice problems and several free book chapters are available at no cost.
MIT's career office explains Situation, Task, Action, Result and includes a worksheet to prepare your own stories. Prepare five or six stories and reuse them across questions.
A short official UK government page on answering competency questions with the STAR structure. Plain language, useful for scholarship and job interviews alike.
A payment platform many Pakistani freelancers use to receive money from clients and marketplaces abroad and withdraw to a local bank. Read the fee schedule and the withdrawal options for Pakistan before relying on it.
Upwork's official help centre for new freelancers: profile approval, proposals, contracts and getting paid. Read it before paying anyone for an Upwork course.
Fiverr's official help centre covering seller onboarding, gigs, orders and withdrawals. Use it as the source of truth for how the platform works.
The Pakistan Software Export Board's portal where freelancers and IT companies register with the government. Registration is the route to PSEB programmes and to the facilities offered to registered IT exporters.
State Bank of Pakistan: EPD Circular Letter No. 06 of 2026 (facilitation for IT companies and freelancers)
Link copiedThe State Bank circular that sets out how freelancers receive export earnings into Exporters' Special Foreign Currency Accounts at their bank. Ask your bank for this account type by name when you start earning from abroad.