As such, it is beneficial for you to start preparing a CV as early in your career as possible. Comparing “what you have” with “what you want to have” on the CV can provide some guidelines for your career development.

For example, are your “Grants” and “Teaching” sections strong? If not, what can you do as a graduate student or postdoc to strengthen those aspects?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curriculum_vitae

Latin for “course of life”; a short summary of a person's career, qualifications, and education

Obvious gap(s) in record? Better to explain by yourself, rather than let people wonder.

How far back? Depends. For example, do I list high school info? Probably normal for undergrads applying for MS/PhD programs, but not necessary for postdocs applying for faculty positions.

Long form (comprehensive information): maintain an up-to-date copy (with version control); basis of customized versions

Email: usually institutional/work email addresses are preferred. However, for people in early career stage, the work email address may change every few years, so it is okay to use personal email addresses (e.g., Gmail). If personal email addresses are used, make sure that the addresses look professional (or at least neutral).

Note: for early career stage (e.g., postdoc), you may merge “Employment” and “Education” into “Professional Training”, then start with your current position so it is immediately clear what you are doing now.

Often provided as a separate document, rather than a part of CV; sometimes okay to have a short statement with 1-3 sentences)

Particularly important when moving into a new field

Representatives or a full list?

If only the representatives, provide a link to the full list (ORCID, Google Scholar, WOS, personal website, etc)

Highlights?

Citation statistics? Probably no need to list for individual publications unless there is something worth emphasizing. May be helpful to to provide summary statistics such as the total number of citations and the h-index; specify the source (e.g., WOS or Google Scholar)

This is a very important section. In your early career stage, likely you have none or only few publications to list. If you have none, then strengthen other sections (e.g., thesis for graduate students and internship projects for undergrads). If you have one or more, you can add some brief descriptions to explain the significance of the publications and your contributions.

Seminars and conferences; in separate sections

Domestic or international; in separate (sub-)sections

Oral or poster? label clearly or put in separate sub-sections

Invited? Highlight!

Reviewers/editors for journals; a WOS profile is useful

Language

Computer/programming

Research-related

Think about the purpose of preparing this CV. Would listing these help? How to make the information relevant?

Be specific and convincing. For example, for non-native language and computer skills, provide some certifications. Research-related lab skills should be consistent with thesis, publications, and/or internship projects.

Some “soft” skills (e.g., leadership) are extremely important, yet difficult to convey and be convincing. Better to provide some specific achievements (perhaps in other sections) to demonstrate these.

Some computer skills (e.g., Microsoft Office) are considered standard these days; listing these may not be beneficial.

https://icc.ucdavis.edu/materials/resume/resumecv

for industry: communication skills and project management may be important