What is a Curriculum Vitae (C.V.) / resume?

A Curriculum Vitae or a resume is a summary describing a person’s education, qualification, and career.

How To create a good C.V. / resume? The following 10 tips will help you:

• Try to make your C.V. no more than two pages.
• Use Bold and attractive headings.
• List your educational, qualifications, and career information in bullet points (just like this list of tips).
• Use an easy font to read, usually Arial, Times New Roman, Calibri, Georgia are recommended fonts because they are easy to read.
• Keep your font size 11-12 for text and between 14-16 for titles and headers.
• Try to avoid using photos(except your professional personal portrait photo).
• Keep your writing formal.
• Include your contact information, personal statement, academic history, professional experience, qualifications, awards, key skills, publications, and certifications.
• Use attractive verbs and make sure there aren’t any spelling or grammatical mistakes.
• An important tip, at last, is to make sure that your email sounds professional.

If you don’t have time to start from scratch on a Word document, the following website will help you create a C.V. from designed a template of your choice for free:

• Job Seeker Resume maker