A curriculum vitae (CV) is an essential document in the process of a job search. It presents information on your professional journey, your aptitudes, your training and your goals. You should submit a CV that will differ, since only 5 to 10 % of the received files will hold the attention of the recruiters. The quality of the document, the language proficiency, the simple formatting, and the effective tone that derives from it are important criteria in the selection process.

The information provided in your CV must be clearly introduced. The number of pages, two or three at the most, will depend on your work experiences and the needs expressed by the educational institution. You should determine carefully the information that are most relevant to be emphasized in your CV. Depending on the educational institutions and the positions available, it is possible that you have to change it a little every time you submit it.

Your CV should not introduce any falseness or exaggeration. The use of terms that are specific to an area of activity, when describing the tasks and experiences, will help holding the attention of the recruiters. The job offers can help you for this step, since they provide some vocabulary related to the available positions in the educational institutions of Canada.

When the drafting is finally over, be sure that your curriculum vitae is of an optimal quality. The following verification can help you in this review.

A curriculum vitae is made of several entries that form the headings of each part of the document. You will have to class them in decreasing order of importance in order to facilitate reading for the recruiter. In order not to overload your CV, it is desirable that you stick to a maximum of six entries, unless the job offer says otherwise. Be aware that some recruiters use only the first page of the CV in order to make a first selection. So the most important items should be found on the first page.

To hold the attention of the recruiters, your curriculum vitae (CV) should be very well written and presented. Here are some advices that could be useful.