At a glance
- 1Personal detailsname, email, phone, city
- 2Profiletwo or three lines about you and your goal
- 3Educationnewest first
- 4Work experiencenewest first: job, company, dates, what you did
- 5Skillslanguages, computers, other skills
- 6Extraawards, volunteer work, interests
A model CV
Nadia Islam
Dhaka, Bangladesh · nadia.islam@example.com
Profile
A hard-working computer science graduate who enjoys solving problems and working in a team. Looking for a job as a junior web developer.
Education
2020–2024 · BSc in Computer Science · Northfield University
2018–2020 · Higher Secondary Certificate (Science) · Green Model College
Experience
2023–2024 · Web developer (part-time) · BrightApps Ltd: built and tested websites for small shops.
2022 · Volunteer teacher · a local learning centre: taught computer basics to children.
Skills
Languages: Bengali (native), English (fluent)
Computers: HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Python
Interests
Reading, chess, cycling
Strong action verbs
Start each line about a job with an action verb: managed, built, taught, organised, improved, designed, led, sold, solved, trained.
- Use the past tense for old jobs and the present tense for your job now.
- Put the newest education and jobs first.
Practice
Answer the questions. Get 7 out of 10 to finish this lesson.