Curriculum Vitae

A Curriculum Vitae (CV), also known as resume, includes an individual’s personal, educational and professional record which includes name, contact information, educational qualification, awards and honors, experience, affiliation and other  professional details.

To start with one should have a clear outline of the job position he/she is applying for so that the CV is developed on its basis. As different job require different set of skills so the aspirant should build up the CV accordingly. It is up to you to provide your personal information in the beginning or at the end of your CV.

Personal Information

Personal information includes your name, date of birth, contact number, email address and house address.  If you are providing your personal information at the end, do mention your name and email in the beginning.

Education and Qualification

Next is your educational qualification where you will have to mention your preceding degrees, subjects and university.  Do mention your grades or percentage unless poor.

Work Experience

Next is your work history, if you have any experience of training or work mention your designation, company’s name and duration of your work or training.

After that mention your skills, in this section write down the skills that you possess and are related to the job profile.  Here you can talk about the knowledge of languages, or knowledge of any addition course.

Interests

Then is interest section where you will talk about your hobbies and interests. Remember talk about the interests that you are well aware of as the interviewer can interrogate you on your interests.  You can also talk about the interests that are related to you job.