The document provides guidance on writing an effective curriculum vitae (CV). It explains that a CV is a selling tool used to outline one's skills, qualifications, and experience in order to present oneself in the best light for a job opportunity. The document recommends highlighting relevant work history, education, skills, and personal attributes while keeping the CV short and easy to read. It provides tips on formatting sections including objectives, personal information, work experience, education, and interests. The document also notes which elements are and are not appropriate to include on a CV.

1. Writing a CV
(Curriculum Vitae )
Wasswa dennis

2. What is a CV?
 selling tool
 outlines your skills and experience
 opportunity to present yourself in the best
possible light

3. How to present myself?
 Highlight your experience
 Show personal attributes and achievements
 Show your education and related training
 Make yourself attractive, interesting, worth
considering
 Make the CV short & easy to read
 ! do not oversell yourself

4. Which elements are approprite for a CV?
 work history
 DOB
 education
 skills
 references
 a photo
 political affiliation
 your existing salary
 number of children
 negative experience
 hobbies & interests
 weight, height, health
 list of publications

5. Types of CV
 Chronological
Information included under general headings:
education, work experience, etc., with the most
recent events first.
 Skills based
Skills necessary for the job are highlighted.

6. How to start?
EVALUATE YOUR SKILLS
 What do I have to offer? - what am I
selling?
 Listdown: technical knowledge, menagerial
skills, IT, languages, etc...
 personal strengths & interests
Example:
Bad: Sold books to clients located in Slovenia
Good: Increased sales by 17%

7. Sequence of headings
 Objective
 Personal information
 Work experience
 Education
 Personal characteristics
 Interests

8. Objective (Profile)
Phrase a realistic objective or leave blank:
 Examples:
 "An executive creative position where extensive
marketing, writing, management, design, and
technical skills are required, preferably within
Database Management“.
 “Desire a position in the office management,
secretarial or clerical area. Prefer a position
requiring responisbility and a variety of tasks”.

9. Personal information
 your age
 nationality
 Address
 Tel. No.
 E-mail

10. Not to include
 Age
 Ethnic identity
 Political affiliation
 Religious preference
 Hobbies
 Marital status
 Sexual orientation
 Place of birth
 Photographs
 Height, weight, health
There are exceptions to some of these items !

11. Education
 listed with the most recent first, including
results
 professional development courses, again
listed with the most recent first

12. Example:
Education:
MEd University of Manchester 2002
BA University of Ljubljana 1973
Training courses:
On-line course
management The E-Consultants 2004
Teaching ESP Universtiy of Essex 1997
Report Writing The British Council 1995

13. Work epxerience:
 Reverse chronological order!
 Include relevant experience and results
 Grants (honors) awarded

14. Work Experience -example:
 1989 – to date Quality Assurance Technician
 Created computer applications with the help of a
programmer to monitor the factory environment.
 Analysed the quality assurance system and
made recommendations for improvements.
These were incorporated into the current quality
assurance system.
 Examined equipment in the factory to check that
it met the company standards.
 Investigated new equipment installed in the
factory to make sure that it would comply with
quality assurance procedures

15. Words describing responsibilities:
 Responsible for ...:
Planning, implementing, reviewing,
negotiating, managing, coordinating,
evaluating, directing, facilitating,
inspecting, training, producing, providing,
informing, executing, developing....

16. Skills
 Languages (fluency)
 Specific skills (techniques and equipment,
computer programs, technology and other
technical skills)

17. Words describing personal abilities:
 Creative, efficient, proficient, systematic,
hard worker, prefer to act, well versed in...,
willing to take initiative, like to work in one
place, enjoy challenging experience,
persistance to work underpressure, first-
hand knowledge of..., having a desire to
learn

18. Interests & Activities
 Optional
 Outside responsibilities and interests

19. Useful web pages:
 http://www.alec.co.uk/index.htm
 http://www.handsoncv.co.uk/