How to prepare Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae

A Curriculum Vitae (CV) is a summary of your personal, academic and professional background. Its purpose is to outline your qualifications, skills and experience for a specific career, promotion, fellowship or grant. Its length depends on your qualifications and various activities relevant to your career and field. You should keep in mind that each field has a different standard. For example, in applying for an academic position, an applicant is asked to submit a CV along with a Dissertation Abstract, a Statement of Research Interests, and a Statement of Teaching Interests. It is important to present a clear and well-organized application. Your goal is to motivate your employer to interview you. Hence, you should prepare your CV so that you will be called for the interview. A CV should consist of primary and supplementary materials.

Primary material

·         Personal  information

·         Academic qualifications

·         Professional qualifications

·         Work experience

·         Awards

·         Grants/Fellowships/Scholarships

·         Research experience

·         Publications and presentations

·         Languages

·         Computer literacy

·         Memberships, Associations, Conferences, Committees etc

·         Study tours

·         Schools attended

·         Workshops/seminars participated

·         References

Supplementary material

• Covering  letter
• Certificates (Academic/service/ testimonials etc)
• Dissertation Abstract
• Statement of Research and Scholarly Interests
• Statement of Teaching Interests
• Course lists

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