Hi:
first of all, it is important to understant what position your are applying for. if you are applying for a job in junior mgt cadre, the format shall be as in this order: Name, Academics, work ex, achievements, personal details.
If you are applying for a job for other levels, work ex and academics in the above order to be interchanged. As you graduate to higher levels, eduation becomes less significant and your achievements in work life become important.
Also, since it is a cv, it should be restricted to 2 or max 3 pages. It should not be prose (important things to be bulletted) and most important should not appear as biographies. Recruiters do not have time to read biograpies.
Care should be taken of the fonts and paragraph settings used as it should not be cumbersome to read it.
Regards.
Pushkaraj Wagh
HRConsultant,
KPMG OMAN