HOW TO WRITE CURRICULUM VITAE

INTRODUCTION

Curriculum Vitae (CV) is a document that provides  summary of a job applicant’s professional experience, educational background, skills, interest and applicant’s referees along with other relevant information regarding the candidate’s qualification. CV is typically the first item that a potential employer encounters regarding the job seeker and is typically used to screen applicants, often followed by an interview, when seeking employment.
When writing curriculum vitae, it is important to include all the right information so the hiring manager can see, at first glance, why you are a strong candidate for the job. CV is usually sent to employer along with application letter (Cover letter).

CV FORMAT

1.Personal Information

Name: George Isack

Date of Birth: 26/03/1984
Place of Birth:Musoma
Nationality: Tanzanian
Sex: Male
Marital Status: Single

2.Contact Information
Address: P.O.Box 6043,Morogoro, Tanzania.
Telephone: +255 (05) 243  768 345 ( should be land line)
Cell Phone: +255 0784 675 777 906
Email : georgeisack@gmail.com

3.Education background
Include year,college/school/place you attain such education. You should start with recent education,if you still studying you write such education and put pending in blanket eg 2013: Bachelor of education at Mzumbe University,Morogoro, Tanzania (pending)

4.Language

Eg. fluent in English and Swahili

5.Seminars/ workshops attended (optional)

6.Working experience

You start from writing the recent working experience as expressed in educational background.

7. Interest/Hobie

Eg swimming, watching TV etc

8. References

Here refers the names and contact of people who can provide correct information about your education, working experience and personality.

 Example:

Name	Mr. Dominick Kigoda
Title	Head of Department of Research and Publication.
Organization	Daresalaam University.
Contacts	Mobile: +255725590388 & +25574590388 Email : kigoda11@gmail.com

Name	Mr. Peter Chale Kibiki
Title	Lecturer.
Organization	Tumaini University.
Contacts	Mobile: +255713432687 Email: peterck@yahoo.com

Name	John Simon Mwekwa
Title	Headmaster.
Organization	Ubakalale Secondary School
Contacts	Mobile: +255796150577& +255757526879

 By: Sir George Magessa (2013)