How to Format a CV
A CV, which stands for curriculum vitae, is a more detailed version of your resume, but with a subtle focus on your training and education rather than on your work experience. While there is no one standard format for a CV, it is important to include certain information and stick to typical CV conventions to create a streamlined document that presents all the information necessary for an employer or admissions board.
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Instructions
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Add your contact information to the top of a new document in your favorite word-processing program. This should include your full name, address, phone number and email address.
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List your education in reverse chronological order. Along with adding the name of each institution and the degree you earned, include information on dissertations, honors projects, research, thesis projects, certifications and relevant courses. If you worked under a well-known professor in your field, list him by name.
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List non-degree training. This can include on-the-job training you've received, continuing education not related to your degree, online courses you've taken and any other education that didn't fit into the first list of programs.
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Include honors and awards you've received in a third section of your CV. In this section, you can also include professional memberships. If you have only one or two non-college training accomplishments, they can go into this section instead of in a separate section.
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Divide your experience into three categories: research, teaching and other work. You should list either your research or teaching experience first, depending on the reason you're creating a CV, followed by the two other categories.
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Under the research section, provide excerpts from any works you've had published or attach clips.
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Under work experience or teaching experience, depending on where it fits logically, include any consulting work you may have done, such as helping other students with their research projects or serving as an expert for a published article.
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List specialized skills, including technical skills, fluency in foreign languages and writing skills.
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Include a section with service and volunteer work. Emphasize anything related to your academic or professional work but also list unrelated volunteer work.
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On a separate sheet, list references. These should be people who can speak highly of your academic and research achievements.
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Tips & Warnings
Do not include an objective. You may include information on your research goals or areas of interest in the body of the CV but you should not have a specific "objective" or "personal statement" section such as that typically found on a resume.
Use paragraphs instead of bullet points. The CV should be concise but it should be more detailed than a resume and can be several pages long.
Add your name and phone number to the header or footer of every page of the CV, along with a page number. Your CV could be pulled apart to make copies and you want to ensure that it is put back together correctly, with no pages missing or out of order.
