2. CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) / RESUME
Definition:
•Marketing tool to prospective
employees in industry.
•An academic version that provides
professional archive of experiences
related to your academic career.
3. Curriculum Vitae (CV) / Resume Cont’d…
Length:
•One to three pages OR
•Covers the most highlights of the
most relevant experience and skills
tailored to each position applied.
4. PROCESS IN WRITING A CV
Stages involved
1. Before:
a) Think about your experience(s).
e.g. education, research, teaching,
publications, presentation,
organizations served etc.
5. Stages involved Cont’d…
b) Think about:
i. contributions,
ii. skills you used & developed,
iii. significant achievements.
6. Stages involved Cont’d…
2. During writing:
a) Craft it by organizing the
experiences into
sections/parts/headings.
b) Writing to obtain a document.
7. SECTIONS/PARTS OF A CV
1. Personal & Contact information
a) Name,
b) Age,
c) Nationality,
d) Place of birth,
e) Religion affiliation,
8. Sections/Parts of a CV cont…
f) Sex,
g) Marital status,
h) Mailing address,
i) E-Mail address, and
j) Phone No.
9. Sections/Parts of a CV cont…
2. Professional qualification
a) Start with the most recent.
b) In form of a chart or spaced lines.
c) Show the year, institution, and
the award.
10. Sections/Parts of a CV cont’d…
Professional Qualifications
YEAR INSTITUTION AWARD
11. Sections/Parts of a CV cont…
3. Education:
a) Start with the highest (recent)
level attained.
b) Year, school/institution, and the
award.
12. Sections/Parts of a CV cont’d…
Academic and professional
qualifications can be merged
to form one section
16. Sections/Parts of a CV cont…
5. Work Experience
•Administrative positions held
•Academic management posts
•Start with the most recent
•Show dates and employers and the
organization
17. Sections/Parts of a CV cont…
6. Publications & Presentations
a) Authored or Co-authored?
b) Title, co-authors / presenters,
place of publication, year,
volume & issue, pages in the
Journal / or of a chapter.
18. Sections/Parts of a CV cont…
7. Professional Associations
a) Membership (show the list of
associations / organizations
b) Dates of your involvement
c) Description of your contributions
d) Positions in the board
19. Sections/Parts of a CV cont’d…
8. Career Interests:(if any)
9. Reference:
a) At least two persons (socially
and or academically)
20. Sections/Parts of a CV cont’d…
•Names, titles, organizations,
address, e-mails, phone no.
•You may show the relationship
between you and them.
21. Sections/Parts of a CV cont’d…
10.Make your language effective
a) Grammar
b) Diction
c) Standard
d) According to the field
22. TYPES OF CVs
•There are many types of CVs.
•They range from academic to
job oriented CVs.
•There are three types of job
oriented CVs.
23. Types of CVs Cont’d…
1. Chronological CV - (performance CV)
a) Outlines Employment history /
background i.e.
i. experience,
ii. duties,
24. Chronological CV Cont’d…
iii. skills,
iv. credentials / achievements,
v. relationship with
others/being responsible.
25. Chronological CV Cont’d…
b) Focuses on one’s:
i. Employment,
ii. Education, &
iii. Training.
c) Emphasizes career progression.
26. Types of CV Cont’d…
2. Functional CV
a) Highlights skills and achievements
gained throughout.
b) Very useful if you have gaps in your
working career.
27. Functional CV Cont’d…
c) Ideal when you completely wish to
change career.
d) Does not emphasize on employment
background or history.
e) Advantageous to those who are new
to job.
28. Functional CV Cont’d…
f) Focuses much on professional
competence than experience i.e.
-who can perform what, and not
how long one has been doing it.
29. Functional CV Cont’d…
g) To show the prospect employer
that one has correct skills for the
job, even though the same has
no long experience.
30. Types of CV Cont’d…
3. Hybrid CV- (Chron-Functional CV)
a) Combines elements of chronological
& functional CVs.
b) Skills and achievements are listed
first.
c) Your impressive work history and
education are shown.
31. Hybrid CV Cont’d…
d) Ideal in showing skills that have
not been used.
e) Used for managerial posts.
f) When one has enough experience
in the chosen post.
32. Hybrid CV Cont’d…
Advantages of Hybrid CV:
i. Comprises strengths of chronological &
functional CVs formats.
ii. Highlights functions or skills the employer
wants.
iii. Shows job details in reverse chronological
order.
34. Hybrid CV Disadvantages Cont’d…
•Includes detailed employment history
•Job-hopping, gaps, & unrelated
experience will be more apparent than
they would be in Functional CV.
35. Users of Hybrid CV
1. Students.
2. Workers with a steady and
consistent employment history.
36. Users of Hybrid CV Cont’d…
3.New graduates & Entry Level job
seekers (B’se it emphasizes their
skills rather than their short-lived
employment history).
37. Users of Hybrid CV Cont’d…
4. Career changers.
5. Older workers.
6. Applicants reentering the job
markets.
38. Home Exercise
1. What are the advantages and
disadvantages of chronological and
functional CVs?
2. Whom do you consider to be the
most users of the types?
3. Which type would you prefer and
why?
