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Focused on educational achievements, academic CVs are used when applying for lecturing or research-based roles. They differ to general or chronological CVs as they include sections on publications, teaching experience, research activities and conferences and presentations. You need to ensure that your writing style is scholarly but clearly understood to those outside of your field of interest. While longer than chronological CVs (there isn’t really a set page limit), it’s still important to keep academic CVs as concise as possible and to target them to the role’s requirements, presenting each section in reverse chronological order. Your academic achievements, research interests and specialist skills should be placed on the first page.
To make your teaching CV stand out begin by highlighting details of your school and teaching experience. This could be a mixture of paid and volunteer positions. Include relevant activities such as sports coaching, summer camps or working with youth groups. Then outline your teacher educational achievements such as your teacher training and any relevant university modules. List skills that will be useful in the role such as IT knowledge, languages and leadership ability and be sure to mention any interests relevant to teaching such as sporting activities or musical abilities. Close by providing details of two current referees, such as one from your teacher training and one from teaching practice.
Also known as a legal CV, the law CV template can be used when applying for training contracts. At this stage it’s ok to leave out the personal profile (usually presented at the top of your CV). Who you are, your career ambitions and why you’re applying for the role should be clearly stated in your cover letter. However, if you’re applying for solicitor jobs further down the line you’ll need to include this personal statement. Begin by outlining your education background, making sure to include relevant electives, modules and awards. Then move on to highlight all legal work experience including vacation schemes, work placements or pro bono work. Commercial awareness is incredibly important to employers so be sure to evidence this in your law CV. List all commercial experience, including relevant tasks and responsibilities.
