CV It is a short account of ones

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CV • It is a short account of one's career and qualifications prepared by

CV • It is a short account of one's career and qualifications prepared by an applicant for a position. • It summarizes your experience, skills and education. • It is sent to a potential employer, together with a covering letter. • Curriculum vitae is abbreviated in CV, and is pluralized as curricula vitae. • In the USA it is known as rèsumè.

Rèsumè • Three major differences between CVs and rèsumès are the length, the purpose

Rèsumè • Three major differences between CVs and rèsumès are the length, the purpose and the layout. • A rèsumè is a brief summary of your skills and experience over one or two pages, a CV is more detailed and can stretch well beyond two pages.

CV • What would you write in your CV?

CV • What would you write in your CV?

CV • The most important points: • Personal details: Normally these would be your

CV • The most important points: • Personal details: Normally these would be your name, address, date of birth, telephone number and email. • In European countries it’s common for CVs to include a passport-sized photograph in the top right-hand corner

CV Education and qualifications: Your degree subject and university Work experience Interests and achievements:

CV Education and qualifications: Your degree subject and university Work experience Interests and achievements: Keep this section short and to the point. Skills: The usual ones to mention are languages(good conversational French, basic Spanish), computing (e. g. "good working knowledge of MS Access and Excel, plus basic web page design skills“) and driving ("full current clean driving licence"). • References: Normally two referees are sufficient: one academic (perhaps your tutor or a project supervisor) and one from an employer (perhaps your last part-time or summer job). • Chronological CV: it presents the candidate’s experience listed in reverse chronological order. • •

EUROPASS • In order to make people’s skills and qualifications transparent across Europe, the

EUROPASS • In order to make people’s skills and qualifications transparent across Europe, the European Commission developed a standardized CV format known as Europass.