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Curriculum vitae is a Latin term that roughly translates to “the course of my life.” The name is appropriate because the CV details the major professional accomplishments of your life at some length, which distinguishes it from the more concise resume.
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Whereas a resume outlines your work experience and education, the CV covers that information in more detail and includes information about your research projects, publications, and presentations, honors and awards, professional memberships, professional areas of interest, and references.
Generally in North America, CVs are only used for academic positions as they broadly detail academic accomplishments and academic/intellectual interests. (In Europe, especially the UK and Ireland, the CV is more prevalent than the resume.) Thus, the information in your CV should be related to your academic goals and accomplishments, as you want it to convey your academic identity.
Using a Curriculum Vitae Template
Just as a cover letter or resume, the CV must concisely and persuasively relate your skills and experience to the job you seek. This means you want to emphasize the projects and accomplishments that would be considered most important by the academic department (and its field) that you’re applying to.
Instead of exactly following the formatting and conventions of an example CV, it’s best to ask others in your field which conventions to follow and how to format your CV, and asking to see their CVs can help as well. This principle will also apply to the content you include. Search for other specialists in your field and review their CVs to get a better idea of how yours should look and what to include.
Similarly to a resume, you will use sentence fragments to convey only the essential information about your experience, and you will use parallel construction throughout (i.e., using the same parts of speech for each entry, formatting dates the same way each time, and using bold and italics uniformly throughout). Also, make sure your alignment and spacing are neat and orderly.
Here is a curriculum vitae template to help guide you:
Your Name – Curriculum Vitae
Personal Profile
- 5-7 descriptive bullet-point phrases that describe your strengths and attributes
- These statements should also reflect the personal qualities that the employer seeks
- Keep them simple and clear; one line for each statement
Experience
- 5-7 professional statements that explain your experience/ strengths
- Match the requirements the employer seeks
- Should be examples/evidence of how you fit the needs of the job
- Can describe experience, skills, strengths, knowledge, style, attitude, etc.
Achievements
- 3-7 professional statements that describe your achievements
- Show achievements that best illustrate your capabilities relevant to the needs of the new job
- Achievements need not be work-related, especially for young people with little work history
- Give scale, facts, figures to your achievements
Career History
- Month/year – month/year – job title/function/responsibilities – employer/city – industry/sector
- Month/year – month/year – job title/function/responsibilities – employer/city – industry/sector
- Month/year – month/year – job title/function/responsibilities – employer/city – industry/sector
Education and qualifications
- College, dates
- qualifications
Interests
- Hobbies and interests showing personal qualities that are relevant to the job requirements
Personal Details
- Name
- Address
- Phone numbers
- Email
- References are available on request
Sources
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