By David Denny

1 Introduction

Ask two different people how to write a CV and chances are you'll get two different answers. That's because there is no right way to write a CV, there's just the right information to put in it. So what follows is a general guide to preparing your first CV - it is not the only way to do it.

The usual CV format is something along the lines of:

• Who you are and where you can be contacted
• What you are doing at the moment
• What you have done in the past
• What skills and qualifications you have
• What you do outside of work
• Who you know who will say nice things about you