Curriculum Vitae

HOW TO WRITE A CV
 What is a CV? When do you use it?
How long should it be ?
-What is a CV?
A Curriculum Vitae is a short description of the
persons educational and professional history.

-When do you use it?

When you are applying for a job

At interviews to read while waiting to be called in

-How long should a CV be?

Short not longer than two or three pages
 What Information Should A CV
Include?

The most common Personal Information

order

There is not one

way to do it

Work experiences

It depends on the

Company

Education

Skills and Interests

 What Information Should A CV
Include?

1- Personal information:

Name and Surname

Date of Birth ( is not essential because of age

discrimination law) if better with age

Address

Email-address ( a sensible one)

Telephone number ( with area code)

Picture just if required

 What Information Should A CV
Include?
2- Work Experience:

Starting with the most recent

If you don't have any work experience yet start

with education and list part-time or summer
jobs or voluntary work

If you have a lot, choose the ones relating the

most to the job you are applying for but do not
overlook some which do not seem relating but
are good like time spend aboard

Give address of Company and the time spend

there and your tasks in the company

Don't leave gaps

 What information should a CV
include?
3- Education:

Starting with the most recent

and not going back to fare

Concentrate on the important

Including the degree,

ISCED
university or school and
grades 0 Early childhood education
1 Primary

Including the ISCED 2 Lower secondary

(International 3 Upper secondary
Standard 4 Post-secondary non-tertiary
Classification of 5 Short-cycle tertiary
Education) and 6 Bachelor or equivalent
a national 7 Master or equivalent
corresponding degree 8 Doctoral or equivalent
 What information should a CV
include?
4- Skills and Interests:

Language Skills

Computer Skills

Social Skills
Chose interests relating to

Technical Skills your job

not only passive hobbies

Organisational Skills

not only one range of hobbies

Artistic Skills
maybe a hobby that makes

Other Skills you different from the rest

specify
 How to write a good CV?
Employers take less than a Minute for
each CV so you need to make an
impact.

Short

easy to read

logical ordered

writing not to small or to big

avoid writing whole sentences and if just short

sentences

no spelling or grammar mistakes !!!!!!

should suit the post you are applying for

 How to write a good CV?
Print on separated pages
Do not split a heading from the rest
Be positive
Be honest
Have someone else check it
Thank You For Your
Attention