Curriculum
Vitae (CV)
The opportunity for an interview for a
job will get after handing over the CV and the Cover letter, therefore it
should be written perfectly. University of Illinois (2014) says that CV and
resume varies from one another concerning to the audience that it’s written. CV
principally present to an academic audience, generally it holds academic
details, achievements and academic accomplishments. According to Morgan
McKinley (2014) CV is a personal sales document written in point form which is
a best tool to get to an interview.
Resume
According to Doyle (2014) resume is a
one or two page summary of skills, experience and education which is written as
paragraphed format. This present to an
organizations which hire employees, which basically aims to a non-academic audience.
(University of Illinois, 2014)
Difference
between CV and the Resume
University of Illinois (2014) stated
the different between CV and Resume as follows;
CV
|
Resume
|
|
Audience
|
Fellow academics in
your field of study
|
A general audience of
employers who hire for a wide variety of positions
|
Goal
|
To present your full
academic history — including teaching, research, awards, and service
|
To demonstrate that you
have the skills and experience necessary to succeed within the position you
are seeking
|
Length
|
As long as necessary
|
One or two pages only
|
Focus
|
Demonstrating your
academic achievements and scholarly potential
|
Representing your
experiences — job-related, extracurricular and volunteer, as well as the
skills you've gained from these
|
Essential Information
|
Lists of publications,
presentations, teaching experiences, education, honors, and grants
|
Skills and experiences
you have gained as related to the job you are seeking
|
References
|
Include
|
Do not include
|
Table 1: Difference between CV
and Resume
Source: University of Illinois (2014)
General
Set up features in a CV
According to Barbara (2007) CV
needs to be clear, concise, complete, consistent and current therefore a general
setup features to be followed in order to look the CV more professional. Those
general set up features are as follows;
- Font: Times New Roman Regular paper is white
- Font size: 12 point
- No underlining instead of that use bolding and CAPs to stand out things
- Single sided
- 1” margin in all around
- Number the pages
- Use correct grammar and correct spellings
- No graphics and tables
- Full name on every page
The
format of a CV
According to Barbara (2007) following
should include in the body of the Curriculum Vitae.
- Contact Information
- Full Name
- Postal address which is permanent
- E-mail Address
- Phone number(s)
- Sections of a CV
·
Mandatory
§ Education
§ Honors
& Awards
§ Professional
Experience
§ Publications/
Presentations
§ Extra-curricular
& Volunteer Experience
§ Interests
·
Optional
§ Objective
§ Certifications
and License
§ Professional
Affiliations
§ Professional
Activities
§ Research
§ Added
Qualifications
Cover
Letter
According to The Writing Center (2012)
cover letter is a letter sent together with the CV. In the body of the letter should
introduces you, explains the reason for writing, highlights a couple of your
experiences or abilities and appeals an opportunity to meet directly with the
potential employer.
Structure of a cover
letter
Loughborough University (2014) says that the structure of a
cover letter should be as follows;
First paragraph – In this paragraph the
applicant should mention for what you’re applying, or where your saw the
vacancy that interests you and give any reference number that may have been
given in the vacancy advertisement. Then give details about what course you are
studying or have finished.
Second paragraph – This paragraph
should state, why you are interested by the position and offer supporting
evidence to prove your statement. It can additionally refer to significant
experience you may have had.
Third paragraph – This paragraph
develops your suitability for the position, again with proof and examples. It
can expand on abilities you have and refer again to information given in the
CV.
Fourth paragraph – As the last passage
this should conclude the letter and should finish with a kind comment, for
example, ‘I look forward to hearing from you'.
At the end of the Career Development lecture I understood how
to compose a good CV and a cover letter and the differences between the CV and
Resume. Furthermore it helped me learn the importance of a CV and a cover
letter.
References
Doyle. A. 2014. The Difference between a Curriculum Vitae
(CV) and a Resume. [ONLINE] Available at:
http://jobsearch.about.com/cs/curriculumvitae/f/cvresume.htm. [Accessed 4
January 2014]
Loughborough University 2014. Cover Letters. [ONLINE] Available at:
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/service/careers/advice/applying/cover-letter.html.
[Accessed 04 January 14]
Morgan McKinley. 2014. Why it's important to have a good CV…and how do I get one? [ONLINE]
Available at: http://www.morganmckinley.ie/article/why-its-important-have-good-cv%E2%80%A6and-how-do-i-get-one.
[Accessed 4 January 2014]
The Writing Center. 2012. How to Write a Cover Letter: [ONLINE] Available at:
http://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/CovLetter_what.html. [Accessed 04 January 2014]
University of Illinois 2014. CV or Resume? [ONLINE] Available at:
http://www.grad.illinois.edu/careerservices/cvorresume. [Accessed 04 January
14]
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