Curriculum Vitae (cv)

Curriculum Vitae (CV) is a summary of a person’s life story showing details of education and qualification.

A CV contains in brief all information about you that is relevant for the job: personal information, education, work experience etc. The CV shows what qualifications and experiences you have that make you an ideal candidate for the position.

Structure and Content

Personal Information

name, address, phone number, email, nationality, date of birth

Summary of Qualifications (where appropriate)

Work Experiences (current experiences first)

period of time, company name and address, position, brief description of your responsibilities and achievements

Education and Training (current experiences first)

period of time, name of institution, qualifications

Further Information

other skills (e.g. foreign language skills), additional information that may support your objective and qualifications

Put work experiences before education/training. Employers often just skim CVs, so it's better to put important things first. For the same reasons you may even want to include a summary of qualifications at the beginning of your CV.

CV or Resume?

Sometimes the terms CV (Curriculum Vitae) and resume are synonymous, although people in the UK normally use the term CV, not resume. In the USA, a resume (1-2 pages) is not as long and detailed as a CV, which is usually required when applying for a position in an academic field.

Name Address Telephone Date of birth Education 1983-92 1993-6 Languages Computing skills Work experience Aprill 1996 to present time 1994-5 July 1992- May 1993 October 1990- June1992 Interests

Henry George Whitfield 22 Collier Lane Horsham Leeds LS3 6PT 01532 27963 18 February 1974 Southfield High School, Leeds Nottingham University BA English and Sociology Fluent French Microsoft Word Working with disablet chidren in Botton Village, a community care centre near Jork. Secretary of the university climbing club, led a team to the Pyrenees. Lived in Paris, Worked as a porter in a children’s hospital. Acquired excellent French language skills. Worked at weekends as an assistant in a chemist’s shop. Travel, cinema, working with children, climbing.

Ivan Ivanov Dimitrov Street 17, Kiev, Ukraine Phone: (044) 333-33-33 E-mail: petro20@ukr.net

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Date of birth: 6 February, 1989

Place of birth: Ukraine, Kiev

Marital status: married (single)

OBJECTIVE Getting the sales manager position (to improve the professional skills, to have an opportunity for growth…)

EDUCATION

September 2008 – to present

Kherson State University; student of Physics, Mathematics and Information Technologies Department (The Institute of Foreign Philology; The Institute of Psychology, History and Sociology; The Institute of Philology and Journalism; The Institute of Natural Sciences; Economics and Law Department; Physical Training and Sports Department; Preschool and Primary Education Department; Culture and Arts Department; Engineering and Technology Department).

2005-2008

Kherson Academic Lyceum

EXPERIENCE

July 2009

Summer camp “Artek”; a leader of the detachment.

Responsible for up-bringing work in the detachment.

June 2008-August 2008

Supermarket “Oscar”; an assistant of the sales manager

Answered telephone calls, filed documents, composed business letters.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

Computer literate: IBM PC user: MS Office; Windows 7, Vista, XP; Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel; Adobe Acrobat; proficient Internet user.

Languages: Ukrainian – mother tongue, English – free speaking, German – beginning, good working language of Poland.

Driver’s license.

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.