Your address could

also be in table
format underneath
your name and
surname.

Your email address

should be professional.
Avoidnicknames.

Basic Curriculum Vitae Example

CurriculumVitaeDonaldSunter

P.O.Box2526Polokwane20690735559897dsunter@onetwo.co.za
Personaldetails

Font should be easy to

read, size should be
IDnumber:8912115586225
between 10 and 12.
Dateofbirth:11December1989
Avoid colour.
Nationality:SACitizen
Languages:English,Tswana,Afrikaans
Driverslicense:YesCode10

Objective

AnobjectivegivesfocustoyourCVthereaderwillknowimmediatelywhatyouarelookingforand
ifyouareagoodcandidatefortheadvertisedposition.

EducationalBackground

Tertiaryeducation:

InstitutionDegreeDateofcompletion
Make sure you include
the institution, degree,
Subjects:
date of completion and

main subjects. Start with

InstitutionDegreeDateofcompletion
the most recent
Subjects:
qualification. It might not

be necessary to include
Secondaryeducation:
the school subjects. The

older you are, the less

SchoolGradeDateofcompletion
important your school
information will become.
Subjects:

Relevantexperience

Workexperience

JobTitleMonth/YearMonth/Year
RecentEmployerName,City,Province

Listyourmostrelevantaccomplishmentforthisjob.

Anotheraccomplishmentwhichisrelatedtothetargetjobqualifications.
Highlight briefly
how your skills

Nameaskillperfectedandrequiredforthetargetjob.
and abilities fit

the vacancy.
JobTitleMonth/YearMonth/Year
Organise your
EmployerName,City,Province
experiences in

Stateaglobalsummaryofthescopeofthejobandaddyourproudest
categories.
accomplishmentasitrelatestothetargetjob.

Stateanotheraccomplishmentwhichisrelevanttothequalificationsneeded
forthetargetjob.

Nameaskillperfectedandrequiredforthetargetjob.

Demonstrate that you

understand the nature of

the job being advertised

Leadershipexperience
and explain why you

want to work in that

Listactivitieswhereleadershiphasbeendeveloped.
area.

Computerskills

MicrosoftOffice,AdobePageMaker,AdobeIllustrator,AdobePhotoshop,
Dreamweaver,Unix,Linux,Oracle.

Communityinvolvement

Listallrelevantcommunityprojects.

ConferencePapers(Ifapplicable)

Itisabsolutelyvitalthatyouseparateconferencepapersandpresentationsfrompublishedworks.If
youhaveonlygivenafewofeachtypeofpaper,itmaybebettertogroupthemtogether.Useyour
judgment.

Publications(Ifapplicable)

ThissectiontypicallyappearsneartheendoftheCV,followedonlybythelistofreferences.

Interests

Enjoyreadingtravelingmagazines.
Avid wildlife photographer with the goal of writing and photographing travel
destinations.
Participateinoutdooractivities,includinghiking,canoeing,backpackingand
skiing.

References

Alistof3peoplewhoareprovidingthereferencelettersthataccompanyyourapplication.Always
askanindividualtobeareferenceforyoupriortomentioninghis/hernametoprospective
employers.Preparealistofthreereferencestoprovideattheinterview.Thislistshouldinclude
name,title,employer,address,telephonenumberandemailaddress.

Beconcise.Continue
revisingandfinetuning
yourresume.Proofread!

EnsurethatyourCVis
wellspacedandvisually
attractive.