HOW TO WRITE A CV

What is a CV?

"A curriculum vitae (often shortened CV or vita) is a written overview of a person's experience and other qualifications for a job opportunity."

           This is what Wikipedia suggest if you search this question on the internet. So basically we can say a CV is document which include details about your professional life. A  CV is  mainly focus on details about your industry experience history and educational qualifications for a certain occupation. In many countries a CV is the document that requested initially from job seekers by companies. So a good and complete CV will definitely push  you another step closer to qualify for the whatever job you apply.

What to include in a CV ?

              A CV can be long to two or more pages and it contain more detailed summary of a person. So your CV should be clear, concise, complete and up-to-date with current employment and educational information.

            The following information can be included in your CV. But consider that elements you include will depend on what you are applying for. So be sure to incorporate the most relevant information. 

•  Personal details and contact information

              Most CV s start with personal data. But you have to be careful when selecting things that include under personal details category. As a example you must avoid details like children's name , parent's name and etc.

• Education and qualifications

                Be sure to include names of institutions and dates attended.

• Work experience or Employment history

               Insert your career history in reverse date order starting with the most recent jobs.

• Skills  

               Include computer skills, language skills, sports skills and any other recent training that is relevant to the role applied for.

                      Ex:-      Training experiences

                                   Teaching experiences

                                   Publications

                                   Awards

                                   Professional licenses, Certifications and Memberships

What not to include ?

                 
                 There is no need to include your salary history, the reason you left your previous position, or the list of other companies that you submitted a CV for jobs. However, that the requirements for international CV s differ, and depend upon the country to which you are applying. In other countries, private information like your date of birth, nationality, marital status, how many children you have may be required.

An important fact

                 
                A good CV should ideally cover two to three pages.( CV s for mid-level professionals, especially in academia and medical research roles may run longer.) Always make sure the content is clear, structured, concise and relevant. Using bullet points rather than full sentences can help minimize word usage.

The following is a curriculum vitae example for an university student.

 The following CV show the European curricular vitae structure.