PREPARE YOUR CURRICULUM VITAE (CV)

What do you Need in Curriculum Vitae (CV)?

1. Contact Information

• · Full name

• · Professional title

• · Email address

• · Phone number

• · LinkedIn profile

• · Home address

2. Personal Statement (like a trailer)

• · More than 100 words

• · Highlight your best professional achievement

• · Summarize skills

3. Professional Experience

• · Start with your current job

• · List previous job chronologically descending order

• · List job title, name of company and date worked

• · Add bullets explaining achievement

4. Academy History

Do not mention high school unless it is your highest degree of education

• · Graduation year (if you are still studying, put your expected date)

• · Degree

• · Institution name

• · Sub-honours (if applicable)

• · Coursework, extra-curricular academic achievement

5. Skills

• · Mention in personal statement and in work history section

6. Additional Sections

• · Industry awards

• · Professional certification

• · Publications

• · Professional applications

• · Conferences attended

• · Additional training

What is the format to write a CV?

• 1-inch margins on all sides

• Use 1.0 or 1.15 for line spacing

• Create a professional CV header format for your contact details

• Save your CV in PDF to keep the format intact

CLICK HERE TO SEE CV SAMPLES

Reference: https://zety.com/blog/bad-resume-examples