Department of Economics, Business and Management / University Batna 1

Speciality: Accountancy and Auditing/ Level Master 2

Teacher: Ms. BOUZIDI

Academic year: 2023/2024

Course 4:

Curriculum vitae (CV)

1. Definition
A Curriculum vitae (CV) (also known as a resumé). is an account of one's education and career.
CVs are usually submitted when applying for an academic position or fellowship. A CV may be
rather detailed and long, but, in contrast to a narrative autobiography, it usually follows a certain
format and should be typewritten. Most professionals store their CVs electronically so that they
can be updated when necessary, CVs are frequently updated to show advances in academic career
and growing experiences of their owners.
2. A typical academic CV includes the following information (presented under
appropriate subheadings):
• first and last names;
• work and home addresses;
• education (only higher education with appropriate degrees obtained);
• work experience;
• awards/scholarships/grants;
• publications (provided with full bibliographic information);
• conference presentations/abstracts (with presentation titles and dates
of conferences);
• memberships of professional societies;
• knowledge of languages.

A CV may also include a brief description of some professional skills. Information in CVs is
usually presented in reverse chronological order, that is beginning with the latest dates. It often
uses reduced phrases (instead of full sentences) with omitted linguistic elements, such as first
person pronouns, auxiliary verbs, and certain prepositional phrases.
For example:
I conducted laboratory experiments ______Conducted laboratory experiments.
Or: I am fluent in German _______Fluent in German.
3. The most important CV writing errors that should be avoided are as follows:
1. Poorly organized—hard to understand or requires too much interpretation.
2. Poorly designed format and an unattractive appearance (poorly typed, printed on poor quality
paper, includes handwritten corrections, coffee or tea stains, etc.).
3. Misspellings, bad grammar, poor punctuation.
4. Includes personal information, such as marital status or health condition.
5- Lacks sufficient contact information (e.g., a telephone or fax number).
6. Includes "red flag" (a warning signal, something attracting irritated attention) information such
as being fired.
7. Dishonest.

4. Note:
a) The above format is only one possibility and it is worth looking at other CVs to compare
layouts.
b) Your address and phone number should also be in your covering letter.
c) List qualifications and experience in reverse chronological order, starting with the most recent.
Prospective employers are mainly interested in your latest achievements.
d) Do not clutter the CV with details of hobbies that are irrelevant to the job you are applying for.
Similarly, your early education is unimportant.
e) Do not just give job titles but explain in detail what you did.

f) Give references only if asked to do so.

1. CV Example
Sarah Ann Atkins
DOB 19.6.77

Email: saa@virgin.net
Phone Number:
Career aim
To develop my experience in marketing in a senior managerial role, using my knowledge of
European languages.

Career history
2014–present Marketing Assistant, Eastern Foods, Derby
In my current post I am part of a team involved in marketing our products throughout the UK. I
have helped organise several campaigns and given presentations in connection with these.

1997–8 English Teacher, Montpellier, France

During my year abroad I taught English at a school in Montpellier, which not only helped
strengthen my French but also gave me valuable lessons in self-reliance.

Academic qualifications
2001 MBA (Rowborough University Business School)
2000 BA (Hons) 2:1 in European Languages (University of Leeds) with distinction in spoken
French

Skills
Languages: knowledge of Spanish & French (advanced)/Italian (good)
ICT: competence with the following applications: Word/Excel/ Groupwise

Personal
I would describe myself as outgoing, friendly and a good communicator. I apply these qualities
to establishing good customer relations and working with colleagues as part of a team.

Exercise:
Write your curriculum vitae (CV)