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I appreciated the percentages reflecting "the most important aspects of CV" based on a 2010 Orange County Resume Survey by Eric Hilden. Spelling and grammar counted 14%, while previous related work experience counted 45%. This resource was not focused on an academic CV (it's from the UK), so it scored education only 9%. I was pleased to see "Easy to read" scoring 25% - this relates to the importance of good, clear design in the CV.

easy, understood and simple description. good tips and suggestions and written in a question answer form. learned how small details can make a huge different.

it is a very easy step by step on how to write a CV.

This site provides good description of the common sections of a CV. Additional topics covered on this site include: cover letters, sample resumes, interviewing

Stanford's CV guide provides writing tips and recommended sections. I found the sample CVs from different disciplines to be the most useful part.

This Stanford University resource provides sample CVs for several fields. I found the Administration and Policy Analysis example most helpful, although the field is slightly different from my own, because of the combination of corporate and academic experience in the CV.

This University of Pennsylvania resources provided here are phenomenal. I particularly liked, under CVs > CV Guide for Graduate Students, the "Anatomy of a CV and CV Samples" section, which also includes samples of teaching philosophies and research statements and other good tips. Here is a similar resource from Rollins College that also has acceptance, withdrawal and informational interview letter samples: http://www.rollins.edu/careerservices/resumesandcoverletters/samples.html.

This is a cv of practitioner in public procurement.

This is an outline of faculty at Old Dominion University. It is not a wholly structured CV but it gives an idea of the research, teaching and experience.

This was interesting as each faculty member's contact information was listed but there was a limited electronic footprint available. This presents faculty portfolios more like a newsletter than a personal bio/resume page.

There is a real danger in seeking out a template. It is important to provide up-to-date information in current formatting. While templates are a good place to start, it is easy to "fill in the blanks" and overlook the need to personalize the information submitted to fit both the author and the position the author hopes to fill.