Curriculum Vitae CV Template 1
Curriculum Vitae CV Template
CURRICULUM VITAE
Remember: 10-12pt traditional/standard font; no coloured paper; max. 2 pages;
use short phrases (no full sentences)
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name: Your name
Date of Birth: Your birth date
ID Number: Your ID number
Gender: Are you male or female?
Postal Address: Address where correspondence can be sent.
Contact Number: Your most convenient contact telephone number
E-mail Address: Your (appropriate!) email address
EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION
School’s Name Years Attended
i.e., Cape Town High School 2008-2012
Subjects and Most Recent Results
List all subjects, i.e., Mathematics 65%
Life Orientation 70%
SPORTING ACHIEVEMENTS
List all sporting achievements or teams, if any. Leave this out if you do not do any sports.
i.e., u/15A Rugby Team 2012
u/14B Cricket Team 2011
CULTURAL ACHIEVEMENTS
List all cultural achievements or teams, if any. Leave this out if you do not do any sports.
i.e.,
Lead role in school musical 2011
Gold medal for piano 2011
LEADERSHIP ROLES
List all leadership roles you have fulfilled, if any. Leave this out if you have not had any leadership positions.
i.e.,
Chairperson of debating society 2009
WORK EXPERIENCE
List any work experience you have had, even if it is just as a job shadow through your school’s Life Orientation programme or babysitting for neighbours. Remember to give the dates you worked. It’s also good to give a very brief outline of what your position entailed. Leave this out if you have not had any work experience.
i.e.,
Babysitting 2010-2012
Duties involved caring for two young children in the evening; bathing, feeding and entertaining.
COMMUNITY SERVICE & INVOLVEMENT
List any community service work you have completed, if any, as well as the dates which you completed this community service.
i.e.,
Volunteer at SPCA 2011-2012
INTERESTS & HOBBIES
Briefly list some of your main interests and hobbies. This helps show how well-rounded you are as a person.
i.e.,
Surfing
Basketball
Reading
Computer programming
SKILLS
This is one of the most important parts of your CV. List all the skills you have that you feel are relevant to the job for which you are applying or that you feel make you an asset to the company. Do not think you don’t have any skills. A waitressing job, for example, teaches you to work in a team, and if you feel you have mastered this, you could list “works well within a team” or “team player” under this section. You could also include any additional training you may have completed, here. For example, you might have completed a public speaking course and can therefore add “public speaking” to this list.
i.e.,
Team Player
Public Speaking (Completed Public Speaking Course at XYZ College, 2011)
Time Management
Self-Motivated
Microsoft Office (Completed Computer Skills Course at ABC School, 2009)
REFERENCES
All CVs must end with references – the names, positions and contact details of two or three people who are willing to testify on your behalf that the information contained in your CV is true. It is therefore important that you ask their permission to be added as a reference on your CV because they will be contacted by the persons receiving it. Make sure the contact details are current and correct. If possible, include a telephone number and an email address. Never use a family member as a reference as they may show bias towards you and references should be as objective as possible.
i.e.,
Mr John Doe
Manager: John’s Café
Tel. No.: 021 123 4567
Email: [email protected]
Mrs Jane Ayre
Headmistress: Cape Town High School
Tel. No.: 021 987 6543
Email: [email protected]
