CURRICULUM VITAE
This is a brief
account of a person’s qualifications and previous occupations, sent with a job
application.
Vitas and
resumes both have similar purposes – as marketing documents that provide key
information about your skills, experiences, education, and personal qualities
that show you as the ideal candidate. Where a resume and curriculum vitae
differ is their use, format, and length.
Curriculum
Vitae – often called a C. V or Vita – tends to be used more for scientific and
teaching positions than a resume. Thus, vitas tend to provide great detail
about academic and research experiences. Where resumes tend toward brevity,
vitas lean toward completeness.
Unlike resumes,
there is no set format to vitas. While vitas do not have the one-page rule of
resumes, you need to walk the line between providing a good quality of depth to
showcase your qualifications and attract potential employer interest and
providing too much information thus appearing verbose and turning off potential
employer interest.
An effective curriculum vitae should have
the following:
1.
Name
2.
Address (home or permanent, not P. O. Box)
3.
Telephone and e-mail address (if any)
4.
Sex
5.
Nationality
6.
Schools attended
7.
Academic qualifications with dates
8.
Courses attended
9.
Work experience
10. Hobbies
11. Referees
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