General CV Format

Contact Information
Full Name:
Date of Birth:
Phone Number:
E-Mail:
Address:

Career Objectives
One sentence or two on your career plans and objectives.

Summary
A paragraph or two highlighting your experience, skills and strengths.

Education
Date(s), institution name, faculty, location, degree and year graduated.
Information about thesis/dissertation, major courses, etc. and description of course(s).

Work History
Start with the current or most recent job position.
Example
Date (from "date" to "date") - Company name, location, type of business, job title, brief description of position and duties/responsibilities.

Skills
In this area, list your technical skills or training.
For example: programming languages, software you are proficient with, foreign languages, etc.

Publications
List any relevant publications, or links to a page of your publications if the list is too long.

Professional Affiliations
List any organizations to which you belong (professional and/or academic societies).