The curriculum vitae, or CV, is quite simply a description of you and what you have done. It is an essential part of applying for a job and has the very specific purpose of getting you an interview. There is no single, ideal format for a CV - it should reflect you as an individual. Remember that it is the first impression you will create on a potential employer, so it is vital that you take the time to consider both the content and the layout before committing it to paper.

Your CV is there to get you an interview

The person reading your CV will make a judgement on your suitability in around 30 seconds

Your CV may be one of 10, 20 or 200+

The recruiter will be looking for reasons to reject you

Typical Resume categories or headings may include some or all of the following:

Personal/Contact Information
      --name
      --address
      --phone number(s)
      --email

Academic Background
      --postgraduate work
      --graduate work/degree(s), major/minors, thesis/dissertation titles
      --undergraduate degree(s), majors/minors, honors

Professional Licenses/Certifications

Academic/Teaching Experience
      --courses taught, courses introduced
      --innovation in teaching
      --teaching evaluations

Technical and Specialized Skills

Related/Other Experience
      --other work experience

Professional/Academic Honors and Awards

Professional Development
      --conferences/workshops attended, other activities

Research/Scholarly Activities
      --journal articles
      --conference proceedings
      --books
      --chapters in books
      --magazine articles
      --papers presented/workshops
      --ezine articles
      --work currently under submission
      --work in progress

Grants

Service
      --academic
      --professional
      --community

Academic/Research Interests

Affiliations/Memberships

Foreign Language Abilities/Skills

Consulting

Volunteer Work

References