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Making an Effective Curriculum Vitae

Making an Effective Curriculum Vitae. Gail P. Taylor, Ph.D. Asst PD MBRS-RISE/MARC U*STAR. 09/01/2013. What is a CV?. “the course of my life” A presentation of your: Education Experience Accomplishments Scholarly Pedigree Its appearance also tells about your: Attention to detail

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Making an Effective Curriculum Vitae

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  1. Making an Effective Curriculum Vitae Gail P. Taylor, Ph.D. Asst PD MBRS-RISE/MARC U*STAR 09/01/2013

  2. What is a CV? • “the course of my life” • A presentation of your: • Education • Experience • Accomplishments • Scholarly Pedigree • Its appearance also tells about your: • Attention to detail • Thoroughness

  3. Why do I need a CV? • New Academic job positions • Submission with Graduate School application • Awards, fellowships • Grant proposals • Publishing, introductions for presentations • Consulting • Tenure or advancement in University • Usually accompanied by • Statement of Purpose Or • Cover and small research proposal

  4. CV v. Résumé • CV • Overall History: • Education • Experience • Pubs, Presentations • Teaching, Grants • Used for applying for: • Grants • Fellowships • Academic Positions • Academic Administration • Dozens of pages, eventually • Can be shortened to most relevant as needed • Résumé • Snapshot • Tailored information • Education • Relevant skills set • Information generally incomplete • Used when applying for • Specific job • Public or private sector • 1 to 2 pages

  5. Example CV • For Research: • Sample Research CV

  6. Key Elements • Name, address, telephone number, & e-mail • Education • Recent or expected degree at top • List degrees, majors, institutions, and dates of completion (or expected date) in reverse chronological order. • Positions Held • Location, Position, dates • Dissertations or theses, including the date it was (will be) finished; titles

  7. Key Elements • Progress (if you are a Ph.D. student) • Completed coursework, June 2000 • Passed qualifying exam, March 2000 • Research Interests • Research Experience: • Brief description, conclusions, advisors, committees • Postdoctoral • Graduate • Undergraduate • Honors and Awards (e.g., National Science Foundation Fellowship, IBM Dissertation Fellowship)

  8. Key Elements • Experience: • Include your job title • Name of the employer or institution • Dates • Your responsibilities • Your accomplishments • Use “active” verbs to highlight: • Delivered eight class lectures on composite materials • Developed five supporting problem sets and a midterm examination

  9. Key Elements • Patents • Publications • Put these last if more than four or five entries. • Classify by type • Refereed Papers • Abstracts • List items in standard bibliographic form • Beware of "in preparation” • Current and past grants • Poster and Oral Presentations • List title, meeting/school, city, state, dates

  10. Key Elements • Other possible categories: • Academic (department, College, University) Service • Teaching Competencies • Students Mentored • Community Service • Professional Associations • Foreign Study • Patents • Licensure • TIP: Look at CVs of employees/faculty of where you’re applying

  11. Focusing a CV for Teaching • For Teaching • Sample Teaching CV • Difference? Order of information

  12. Additional Elements for Students • Show what you’ve done • Conferences • Jobs that show you’ve handled responsibility

  13. Appearance • Visually appealing and easy to read • Don’t overdo bold/italics, etc. • Use white space • Use consistent formatting • 1” margins

  14. Questions to Ask Yourself • Appropriate use of bold and italic text? • Are categories clearly labeled? • Is it easy to find sections of interest for admissions committee members? • Has your advisor and at least one other person reviewed and critiqued it? • Avoided using acronyms? • Proofread to eliminate typographical errors?

  15. What NOT to do: • Don't include: • Birthday • SS# • Ethnic identity • Political affiliation • Religious preference • Hobbies • Marital status • Sexual orientation • Place of birth • Photographs • Physical: Height; Weight; and Health.

  16. Sample CVs • Example Faculty CVs • CV for a Faculty Member in the Sciences • CV for a PostDoc in the Sciences

  17. Converting CV to Resume • Advice for converting CV to Resume: • From CV to Résumé • Curriculum Vitae: How to convert your CV to a résumé and how to convert your résumé to a CV

  18. References • The Chronicle of Higher Education: • The Basics of Science CVs • From CV to Résumé • UC Berkeley – CV – Parts I & II • Pepperdine University – Writing the Academic CV • Emory University – CV Guide

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