What is a Narrative CV? A narrative CV is a CV format that provides a structured written description of a person’s contributions and achievements that reflects a broad range of relevant skills and experiences, more than can often be seen in a traditional academic CV. They are highly flexible and can be used by a range of people and organisations in a range of contexts within Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (RIKE), from applying for funding, to recruitment to a role. The narrative CV format is now the standard format required for many funding applications and has been incorporated into several Sheffield Hallam processes including the annual Research, Innovation and Knowledge Exchange (RIKE) plan. For more information see Narrative CVs – Researcher and Innovator Development Academy
In this session we will cover:
- What is a narrative CV and why are we using them?
- Sharing experience of writing and reviewing narrative CVs
- Activity 1: Peer feedback
- Activity 2: Building on your narrative
- Discussion and signposting to further support
Target audience: This session is aimed at staff who have already written a narrative CV and want to share and improve it based on peer feedback. Please come with a specific question(s) on an aspect of your narrative CV that you have already written.
These sessions will run for 90 minutes on City Campus. Rooms will be confirmed via an Outlook calendar request after booking.
Book here: Refining your Narrative CV – building on your career story. 2025/2026 – Fill in form