Career. CV (Curriculum Vitae)

CV (Curriculum Vitae) — this is a written review of your skills, education and work experience.

What is a CV?

• CV stands for "Curriculum Vitae"
• Curriculum vitae in Latin is "Course of life"
• CV is a formatted version of the main experience document - that is, a resume

What can be included in a CV?

The summary should include at least the following:

• Contact information
• Work experience
• Qualifications and skills
• Academic history
• Personal profile

Contact information

Contact information should include your full name, personal email address, phone number, and LinkedIn profile. Alternatively, put this information at the beginning of your résumé and make it look like a letterhead:

Work experience

List what you have already done and what you have been doing — first of all, your most recent work experience.

Indicate the organization you worked for, the job title, the dates you worked, and a description of your work experience and accomplishments:

Make sure your work experience is listed on the first page of your résumé.

Qualifications and skills

Skills are best described in a list.

Indicate only the most important skills (qualities) in your résumé. List both professional and personal qualities.

Hard skills (professional qualities) are specific technical knowledge or skills that you have acquired. Here are some examples:

• Database management
• Network Security
• SEO-marketing
• Data Science
• Mobile development
• UI/UX design
• Programming languages or technologies (such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and Python)
• Shooting in films for adults :)

Soft skills (personal qualities) are personality traits that determine how you work independently and with others. Here are some examples:

• Effective communication
• Reliability
• Active listening
• Openness
• Teamwork
• Creativity
• Troubleshooting
• Critical thinking
• Sympathy
• The ability to count money

Academic history

Make a list of what you have studied - the most recent education first.

Remember subject options, special projects, courses or diplomas.

Personal profile

This section should include:

• Who are you?
• 2-3 skills (and 2-3 achievements)
• The name of your target company
• What you hope to do for your new employer