How to organize your resume (C.V.= Curriculum Vitae)?

If you are looking for a job, you need to know how to write a resume. Here are recommendations as to how the resume should be organized.

A resume or a C.V. (curriculum vitae) is a summary of your history and professional qualifications.

Make sure your resume (C.V.) focuses on the kind of work you can and want to do.

If you have worked successfully in an area related to the job you are applying for, emphasize it. It sometimes happens that the most qualified people don't always get the job. It goes to the person who presents himself well in person and on paper.

Here is how you should organize your resume:

1. Your name and address go at the top. The resume usually consists of the following sections: Personal, Education, Work Experience, Interests and Skills, Hobbies. Also your phone number.

2. Under Personal you say:
1) when and where you were born;
2) your marital status (whether you are married, single or divorced), your children;
3) citizenship.

3. Under Education you describe:
1) the school you finished and the years of study (for example 1976-1986);
2) University, the diplomas and degrees obtained, also mention the subject (e.g. the University of St. Petersburg, Economics);
3) any higher degrees, e. g. Ph.D., and the university which granted it.

4. Then comes Work Experience:
This can be done in a number of ways; if you are a research scientist or an academic (having to do with colleges, universities or studies), you should list selected publications and mention in brackets their total number. You always list the jobs, the years you worked, the positions you held and the addresses.
This should be presented in the reverse chronological order starting from the last job. In case you have no work experience in the field, mention your summer jobs, extracurricular school activities, awards. Choose the activities that will enhance your qualification for the job you want.

5. Then come Interests and Skills:
Include the foreign languages you speak, computer skills, extensive travel, particular interests or professional membership, the clubs you belong to.
This is your chance to let your future employer get some idea of your person.
For example, if you are after a job in computer programming, and you enjoy playing chess, mention it. Chess playing requires he ability to think through a problem.

6. The last is Hobbies:
It is good to mention here a hobby that can help get the job you are after.

It should be noted that a resume (C.V.) can be structured differently and may vary in length from one page to three or more.

Send your Resume, along with a Cover Letter and a Letter of Recommendation or Reference to a specific person. The person should be the top person in the area where you want to work. The Cover Letter should appeal to your reader's own needs. Briefly explain why you are approaching his company. Refer him to your Resume and ask for an interview.