how to write a CV - curriculum vitae templates, cv samples and examples

This page gives you CV writing tips, techniques, examples, and help for career change and career training.

If you want a quick easy CV without the supporting advice and techniques for career training, go straight to the quick CV writing guide, CV phrases examples and CV template.

Here's a good free quick easy CV template (doc file - MSWord) or CV template (odt file - OpenOffice), and CV template guide PDF.

Here are the previous doc and pdf versions of these files, with text boxes:CV template doc file, and CV template guide PDF. Text boxes can be tricky - if in doubt use the versions above.

If you are just using the CV template, see the notes about CV/Curriculum Vitae in the heading and personal details in a CV.

Writing CVs - index

Here's a very direct local job-hunting method and tool, which is adaptable for your own situation, and can help put your CV in front of local employers very quickly and effectively.

If you want more details and methods for writing a great CV, planning and achieving good career developments and helpful job changes, read on.

While the basic rules of a good CV remain constant, the world of work and business changes quickly. This especially impacts on how managers and graduates can best show themselves to be outstanding candidates.

Read and use the basic CV rules, then take time and effort to define your own special qualities (for example see what successful progressive employers need) so that you offer strongly differentiated capabilities which promise special and relevant value to a potential employer.

The US English version of these CV tips and format examples ('resumes' instead of 'curriculum vitaes' or 'CV') are on the Resumes tips and examples webpage, and here are the US versions of the templates (text-box style): Resume template (doc file - MSWord), and as a Resume Template Guide PDF.