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Curriculum Vitae (BrE) / Resume (USA)

A CV should contain your personal details, and information about your qualifications and work experience. You may also include information about any additional skills and personal interests, and the names and addresses of anyone who would be willing to act as a referee. Try to keep your CV to one page, or a maximum of two pages. Future employers want a concise summary of your details.

  • Give personal information: permanent address - temporary address - home telephone number - mobile telephone number - fax number - email address - nationality - visa status - DoB (Date of Birth) - Marital Status (Single or Married). In some countries, particularly the United States, you are not expected to give information about age or marital status on your CV. It is not considered acceptable to use these as criteria in selecting people.
  • Give information about your qualifications: High School Diploma; University Degree - BSc or BA; Masters Degree; PhD; Post graduate diploma.
  • Say what you specialized in: American literature, computer linguistics
  • Give information about your final project: My final thesis was on Byron and freudian theories. | My final project was to design a Braille keyboard.
  • Give information about your responsibilities at work: I was responsible for all ICT implementations at school. | I managed a small team of 3 people.
  • Mention any special achievements: I succeeded in raising the amount of visitors to our school library by 20%. | I achieved the highest level of sales while I was working there. | I was promoted to the position of supervisor.
  • Mention any additional skills: I am computer literate. | I have a working knowledge of German. | I am fluent in English.
  • Give the details of two referees: The following people will be happy to provide a reference. | The following people will be happy to testify to my suitability to this post. | References available on request (if you do not want to list the names).

Information can be given in the form or full sentences or, increasingly, as bullet points. If you use bullet points, you do not have to use complete sentences. This can make a CV clearer and easier for possible employers to read:

Work Experience
Jun - Sep 2004: Sint-Dromedaris, Kamelegem (België)
4, 5 & 6 ASO - English

Other skills
Fluent Fortran
Working knowledge of Polish and French
Driving license
Computer Literate (Word, Excel)