The document provides guidance on writing curriculum vitae (CVs) and resumes, noting that CVs are longer documents that provide more detailed information on one's education and experience over multiple pages, while resumes are shorter summaries typically 1-2 pages; it outlines the key components that should be included in a CV like contact information, objective statement, skills, education history, experience, personal profile, and references.

1. Unit VIII
Writing for Professional Purposes II

2. Writing CV’s!
• A Curriculum Vitae is commonly referred to as cv. It is a detailed synopsis of
your skills, education and experience than a standard résumé.
• A detailed summary of your accomplishments: academic, professional and
personal

3. Biodata/résumé/CV?
• All the three terms refer to a formal document that details an individual’s
career profile and skills.
• Bio-data is a data filled in a prescribed form.
• Basic difference btwn CV and résumé is the length. CV might lead upto 3-5
ages while résumé might go upto only 1-2 pages.
• Résumé changes for different positions you apply for while cv is static; the
difference is only in the covering letter.

4. • A CV is used primarily when applying for academic, scientific or research
positions. The main purpose of CV I to elaborate on your educational
background and academic pursuits.

5. Components of a CV
• Contact Information
• Objective statement
• Key skills and abilities
• Education and Training undergone
• Experience
• Personal Profile
• References

6. Contact Information
• Include your full name , home address and personal mobile number.
• Use a formal style e-mail address when applying for jobs.
• Your name should be formatted in BOLD with a font size of 14 to 18
points.
• Align the contact information to the left margin.

7. Objective statement
• For a novice, it is better to have a statement of objectives.
• An objective statement conveys your immediate career goals.
• Professionals with many years of experience in a particular career should
skip the objective statement.
• Example: seeking an entry level opportunity in Sales department to provide my very best
to the organization and to achieve mutual growth.

8. Key skills and Abilities
• The strongest skills and abililties which are crucial for the job you are
applying for should be listed.
• Personal abilities can also be mentioned here.
• Eg> team player, eager to learn etc

9. Education
• Information regarding schools attended, degrees conferred and when &
other information pertaining to your academic part goes here.
• It s best to give in a table format.
• Additional courses(online/physical) should be given in a separate table.
• Projects undertaken and Internships should be mentioned here.
• Non credit courses, workshops and conferences attended etc can also be
given.

10. Experience
• Important part of a CV
• If you are experienced candidate, this section will highlight the past jobs you have
had
• If you are an entry level candidate, you use a combination of work experience, extra
curricular activities and volunteer work.
• How effectively you have performed the duties
• Use action words that indicate and prove your competency- developed, coordinated,
supervised

11. References
• Update the contact information of your referees and give prior information
to the referees

12. • Keep your CV short and to the
point
• Use a clear layout
• Explain all significant breaks in
your career
• Proof read thoroughly
• Make the font smaller to fit in more
info
• Use exaggerations
• Include long list of unimportant info
• Assume the recruiter knows about the
company you used to work before

13. Please refer to the sample CV given in the text book, page
no 132.