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Curriculum Vitae

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Personal information

Surname(s) / First name(s)

Surname(s) First name(s)

Address(es)

House number, street name, postcode, city, country

Telephone(s)

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Mobile:

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Fax(es)

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E-mail

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Nationality

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Date of birth

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Gender

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Desired employment / Occupational field

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Work experience

Dates

Add separate entries for each relevant post occupied, starting from the most recent. (remove if not relevant, see instructions)

Occupation or position held

Main activities and responsibilities

Name and address of employer

Type of business or sector

Education and training

-if your work experience is still limited (because you have just left school or university), describe your education and

training first (to invert the order of the two headings, use the ‘copy/paste’ command in your word processing software);

-there is no need to show all your qualifications: do not go back as far as primary school if you hold a university degree;

focus on the qualifications which are an asset to your application;

-reproduce the table (using the ‘copy/paste’ command in your word processing software) as many times as required. To

delete a heading, use the ‘Table’ commands menu in your word processing software.

Dates

Add separate entries for each relevant course you have completed, starting from the most recent. (remove if not relevant, see instructions)

Dates

Write the dates to show how long the course in question lasted, e.g.:

From September 1994 to June 1998

Title of qualification awarded

Write the exact title of the qualification awarded, e.g.:

National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) Level 2: Bakery Service

Note: avoid using abbreviations on their own (e.g. NVQ).

Principal subjects/occupational skills covered

Summarize the main subjects or occupational skills taught during the course in covered question, grouping them together if necessary for the sake of brevity, e.g.:

General

-Italian language,  mathematics, foreign language (English)

-physical education and sports

Occupational

-occupational techniques (making of standard breads, fancy breads, cakes and pastries)

-science applied to food and equipment (microbiology, biochemistry, hygiene)

-occupational technology (basic principles, hygiene and safety)

-knowledge of business and its economic, legal and social context.

combine items, and focus on the occupational skills which would be an asset if you were

appointed.

Name and type of organization providing education and training

State the name (and if appropriate, the address) and type of the institution attended, providing education and training

e.g.:

South Wales Technical College

Glamorgan Place

Cardiff CF1 2AB

Level in national or international classification

100/100

ask the body which awarded the qualification.

For more information on ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education)

devised by UNESCO, consult:

http://www.uis.unesco.org/TEMPLATE/pdf/isced/ISCED_A.pdf

Level in national or international If the level of the qualification corresponds to an existing national or international

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Personal skills and competences

This page is dedicated to skills and competences acquired in the course of life and career but not necessarily covered by formal certificates and diplomas. In other words, it aims to give a complete picture of your skills and competences. The headings below (languages, social, organizational, technical, computer-related, artistic and other skills and competences) allow you describe skills and competences acquired both in the course of your education and training (during your studies) during seminars or continuing training sessions, and in a non-formal manner (in the course of your occupational or leisure activities).

Mother tongue(s)

Specify mother tongue (if relevant add other mother tongue(s), see instructions)

Other language(s)

Note: state in the section below your skills and competences in foreign languages. Use

the self-assessment scale developed by the Council of Europe to help people self-

Self-assessment

Understanding

Speaking

Writing

European level (*)

Listening

Reading

Spoken interaction

Spoken production

Language

Language

(*) Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

Social skills and competences

Social skills and competences refer to living and working with other people, in positions where communication is important and situations where teamwork is essential (for example culture and sports), in multicultural environments, etc.

Describe your social skills and competences, e.g.:

-team spirit;

-good ability to adapt to multicultural environments, gained through my work experience

abroad;

-good communication skills gained through my experience as sales manager.

Specify in what context they were acquired (through training, work, seminars, voluntary

or leisure activities, etc.).

Organizational skills and competences

Organizational skills and competences refer to coordination and administration of people, projects and budgets; at work, in voluntary work (for example culture and sports) and at home, etc.

Describe your organizational skills and competences, e.g.:

-leadership (currently responsible for a team of 10 people);

-sense of organization (experience in logistics);

-good experience in project or team management.

and say in what context they were acquired (through training, work, seminars, voluntary

or leisure activities, etc.).

Technical skills and competences

Technical skills and competences refer to mastery of specific kinds of equipment, machinery, etc. other than computers, or to technical skills and competences in a

specialized field (manufacturing industry, health, banking, etc.).

Describe your technical skills and competences, e.g.:

-good command of quality control processes (I was responsible for the implementation of quality audit in my dept);

Specify in what context they were acquired (through training, work, seminar, voluntary or leisure activities, etc.).

Computer skills and competences

Computer skills and competences refer to word processing and other applications, database searching, acquaintance with Internet, advanced skills (programming etc.).

Describe your computer skills and competences, e.g.:

-good command of Microsoft Office™ tools (Word™, Excel™ and PowerPoint™);

-basic knowledge of graphic design applications (Adobe Illustrator™, PhotoShop™).

Specify in what context they were acquired (through training, work, seminar, voluntary or leisure activities, etc.).

Artistic skills and competences

State here your artistic skills and competences which are an asset (music; writing; design, etc.) e.g.:

carpentry

Specify in what context they were acquired (through training, work, seminars, voluntary or leisure activities, etc.).

Other skills and competences

State here any other skill(s) and competence(s) which are an asset and are not

mentioned under earlier headings (hobbies; sports, positions of responsibility in voluntary organizations), e.g.:

-trekking

Specify in what context they were acquired (through training, work, voluntary or leisure activities, etc.)

Driving license

State here whether you hold a driving license and, if so, for which category of vehicle, e.g.:

Driving license(s)

Category B

Additional information

membership of professional organizations, military information [if you judge it important to specify that you have completed military service], marital status [if you judge it important to specify], contact persons or referees [name, job title, contact address, see note below]), e.g.:

Publication

Article: Molecular characterization of a H3o-loaded brain cell, Immunology Quarterly, New York,

02/2002

Notes:

-do not give the address of a contact person without obtaining his/her formal agreement; it is preferable to state ‘References supplied on request’ in order not to overload the curriculum vitae;

Annexes

-copies of degrees and other qualifications, including any certificates issued at the end of training courses which did not lead to a formal qualification;

-list the items in a logical order (e.g., place degrees or testimonials of employment together, numbering them if required) to help the reader;

-never send originals of degree or qualification certificates as these might be lost;

photocopies are adequate.