'Course of life' is the direct translation of the Latin-word"curriculum vitae." In the real world, it's arecord of your professional and personalaccomplishments and information. It's important inone's career since it determines the approval whenapplying for employment, promotions, researchfunding etc.

Although the same CV may be used for differentjobs, it is preferable to make minor adjustments tothe CV based on the job description and languageused in the job ad in order to showcase your mostrelevant skills and credentials.

In order to get a job, promotion, or researchfunding, a well-written CV is necessary and can behelpful. Any time when an outside professionalbody wants to authenticate your faculty or worthand research activities, it works as the outline. Inother words, whenever someone needs to appraiseyour individual professional competence or thecollective competence of you and your colleagues,CV can help you.

A 'staying CV' includes a lot of work on committeesand administration, as well as experiences and asolid academic record. A' leaving CV' willshowcase your research accomplishments whilealso demonstrating your overall competence andwillingness to perform the full range of academicobligations. As a freshman, I would create a"leaving CV' for myself.

Academic CVs tend to be lengthier than those ofnon-academics, and they get longer as a person'scareer progresses. When non-academics apply formiddle management roles, they are oftenencouraged to make mainly unverifiablestatements about their traits and talents ratherthan to cite verifiable accomplishments. Thus, anacademic CV differs significantly from a non-academic one.