CV is the short form of curriculum vitae meaning “course of life”—is a detailed document that highlights your professional and academic history.
CVs typically include information like work experience, achievements and awards, scholarships or grants you’ve earned, coursework, research projects and publications of your work.
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CV is the same for résumé, while CV is British, résumé is American.
A CV is typically two or three pages long, but it’s not unusual for it to be much longer for mid-level or senior job applicants as it serves as a full outline of one’s career accomplishments.
The three most important things to be included in a CV are:
1. Name and contact information
2. Education
3. Experience
Name
The title of every CV should be the name of the applicant, boldly written in a 24 font size at the top of the paper. Your name should be the only personal information to add to your CV. After the title come to the email address which is most important and then the phone number.
After your name you may want to add career objectives.
Note: some companies do give a format for a CV unless they use the name as the title.
Education
This section will contain your educational qualifications or a summary of qualifications. It includes the certifications that you have, the courses you have taken and specialized. The name of your university, period you stayed in school.
You may want to include your CGPA if you think it will give you an edge or even a few specific/relating courses to the job you desire.
Experience
Mention the work, institution, position and period you have worked and most importantly mention what you learnt from your previous experience.
If you worked in school, indicate it as a part-time job.
Note: Anything that can increase your chances of being employed can be added to your CV, but do not tell lies about educational qualifications or work experience.
