Curriculum Vitae

Understand how a cv is read…

•     Name + contact details
•     Education
•     Work Experience
•     Hobbies & Interests
•     Referees

Name & Contact & Details

Your name

Address

Telephone (personal mobile)

Email (Uni and personal)

Web page (Portfolio location)

Age

DoB

Status (if single put this on, if not, don’t)

Education

Most recent first – this should be in reverse order.

So,

University of Huddersfield:  Course

  From to (give date of expected graduation)

College  etc

Skills  Computer literacy (Programme specific?)

  Driving Licence

Work Experience

Date  Organisation  Job

Again most recent first. Jobs are important – they show who have been paid to work, and that you understand the basics of work ethic (even if you don’t like them!) It shows your potential employer that you are happy to role up your sleeves and get stuck in!!

Hobbies and Interests

Brief – very brief.

This is to show you have a life – that you are not a sad 2 dimensional person.

There is more to you then meets the eye!

Referees

The people who give you references.

  Name

  Company

  Position

  Address

  Telephone

  Email

Work reference, Academic Reference.