Format CV Professional
Format CV Professional
OBJECTIVE
Explain concisely what you want—e.g. “To attend Stanford University and pursue a B.A. in
History with rigor”
EDUCATION
Name of your high school Dates
of attendance
Put the location of your high school
GPA
WORK EXPERIENCE
Title at job Dates of
employment
Company, location
● List the duties you had at this job
● Don’t use complete sentences
Title at job Start date –
End date
Company, location
● Start each point with an ACTION VERB
● No more than 2 bullet points per item
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Organization Start date –
End date
Location
● You didn’t have a job here, so don’t list a position
● Action verbs, action verbs, action verbs
Organization Start date –
End date
Location
● Note what the organization does/ who they help
● Remember, no punctuation in a resume
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITES
Activity Name Start date –
End date
Location
● What did you do in this activity?
● Highlight leadership experience
Activity Name Start date-
End date
Location
● Remember, most recent activities should be listed first
● Only include activities in high school
PERSONAL DATA:
LAST NAME: (ALL CAPS) Name as it appears on your passport:
First Name: Middle Name / Other Names:
Physical Street Address for courier delivery (NOT A POSTAL BOX):
Telephone Home:
Telephone Mobile:
Telephone Office:
Email 1: Email 2:
Marital Status:
Date of Birth: DAY/MONTH/YEAR Example: 25/December/1968
Gender:
Country of Origin:
Present Nationality:
Languages and Fluency Level:
EDUCATION:
Degree Earned, Institution Name, Address, Start and End Date
Example:
MSc, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London
WC1E 7HT, UK, 08/1996 to 06/1998.
List only higher education certificates, degrees and diplomas. Primary, secondary or
high school is not necessary
WORK HISTORY:
Job Title, Organization, Address, Start and End Date (Mo/Year), Name of Supervisor
Duties and accomplishments
Example:
Medical Officer, National Hospital, Lagos, Nigeria, 02/1999-Present, Supervisor: Dr. Chikwe
Adatsi
Bullet list the duties associated with your position and your main accomplishments
Begin with the most recent position and work backwards. List all subsequent entries in
the same manner and include bullet points for main duties, activities and
accomplishments.