List your academic experience and areas of specialization. This includes the colleges you attended, the subjects you studied in college, your majors, what you wrote your dissertation on, and the field of study you’ll continue with in the future. This information is a section of your CV written in resume format.
List your academic honors and awards. Starting with your freshman year of college, list outstanding achievements that set you apart from your classmates. This information is a section of your CV written in resume format.
Target your CV to specific opportunities. List the jobs, fellowships, internships or other opportunities you’re applying for. Understand what each organization is looking for and make a list of these qualities and qualifications to give your CV a direction.
Review the work you want to include. Research papers, unfinished manuscripts, book chapters, articles and other written work can be included in your curriculum vitae. Decide which work best expresses your level of talent. Decide which work showcases a skill, talent or quality the organization is looking for.
Write a full page covering your field of interest. Explain the subject you research and why. Explain the type of work you’ve done and your goals for the future. Explain your overall direction in the field.
Summarize your dissertation in one paragraph. This is similar to a dissertation abstract, but can be more personal. Include a few sentences on why you chose to write your dissertation on this topic and what the experience was like.
List teaching and research experience. This information is included in two separate sections in a resume format.
List relevant publications and works in progress. This information is included in two separate sections of your CV written in resume format.
List professional experience related to the rest of your CV and the organization you’re applying to. Professional experiences includes work experience, relevant travel experience and paid work in the academic realm. Leave out jobs you held that are unrelated.
List the languages you speak or are currently studying. This information is included in its own section in a resume format.
Organize your work for readability. There is no one way to write and organize a CV. The typical order of sections in a professional CV is name and address, education, dissertation, fellowship and awards, areas of research interest or areas of specialization, teaching experience, research experience, publications, works in progress, related professional experience, languages, references, dissertation abstract. Write these headings and include the relevant information for each.
Format your CV for readability. Use a standard font, such as Helvetica or Times New Roman, black 12-point font, and standard 1-inch margins around the text. Single-space text and include two spaces between each paragraph.