Developing Your Curriculum Vitae

Developing Your Curriculum Vitae

Presentation By: Mashonda Smith GA Career Counselor

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 Resume  Curriculum Vitae 

Hybrid Curriculum Vitae

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Federal Resume 3

A resume presents relevant experience, accomplishments and education  A resume is short  A resume includes “soft” and technical skills  Resumes are adapted/edited for each job application 

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Resumes DO NOT include everything Resumes DO NOT include exhaustive lists of research, publications, presentations, etc. Resumes DO NOT include anything unrelated to the position at hand 4

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Standard CV supplemented with  Accomplishments  Skills/techniques

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Used to apply for:  Industry positions  Positions that require academic and/or research

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CV

Resume

What?

Provides full professional and educational history

Provides a summary of experience and skills

Length?

No limit

1 -2 pages

Uses?

Used predominantly in academic and researchfocused positions (in various work environments)

All/most other types of positions

Publications?

Always include publications

Maybe sometimes…

Customization

Not much at all, if any

YES, ideally every resume submitted should be customized to that specific position

Formatting/Design Content Trumps Style

Both content and style matter! 6

Curriculum vitae is a Latin expression which can be loosely translated as [the] course of [my] life. Retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curriculum_vitae

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“A comprehensive listing of professional history including every term of employment, academic credential, publication, contribution, or significant achievement” [Wikipedia] Other Resume

Curriculum Vitae

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Faculty Positions (Academia)

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Promotion and/or Tenure (Academia)

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Research Intensive Positions (Public & Private Sectors)

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Graduate School Applications (Academia)

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Fellowships, Awards (Academia) 9

There is NO standardized CV format 

No two CVs are alike

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Every document tells a different story

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Two sections of the CV are always the same:  Contact Information - always first  Education – usually second  Listing of Publications – always last

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Contact informationalways first!!! Education Post-Graduate Education Certifications/Licensures Employment History Teaching/Mentoring Research Involvement Leadership Involvement “Hard” Skills and Techniques

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Honors and Awards (academic or otherwise) Service: (manuscript reviews, grant reviews) Professional Memberships Grant Support Conferences, Presentations, Invited Speeches Patents/Inventions Publications – always last (when applicable)

Note: This list is not exhaustive; sections can be added; not all sections are applicable to everyone; the order can vary; section titles can be customized, etc… 12

Biochemistry: protein purification, western blotting, in vitro cell free extracts, spectroscopy, electrophoresis  Cell biology: cell culture (bacterial, insect, mammalian), flow cytometry, immunofluorescence  Microscopy: light microscopy, epifluorescence microscopy, confocal microscopy  Molecular biology: gene cloning (prokaryotic and eukaryotic), PCR, Southern blotting 

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Objective or Professional Summary Statement Lists of “soft” skills (e.g. leadership, communication, etc.) Long narrative statement or TOO MANY bullet points References Personal Information (photos, marital status, age and (NIH, Office of Intramural Training & Education, 2014)

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children)

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The label “Curriculum Vitae”

(NIH, 2014)

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Research Knowledge

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Practice: Research Application

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Skills: managerial, communication, organization, etc.

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Editing Speaking effectively Writing concisely Identifying problems Identifying resources Gathering information Solving problems Setting goals Analyzing

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Evaluating Managing collaborations Delegating responsibility Teaching Motivating others Organizing Attending to details Initiating new ideas 16

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http://medschool.umaryland.edu/academicadmin/cv_ format.asp http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu/studentservices/resume.ht ml http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/counseling/VetStudentR esume2.pdf http://vcs.vetmed.wsu.edu/docs/librariesprovider18/D ocs-FDIU/personnel/cv(pdf)53777b9100636ae48082ff00000c094d.pdf?sfvrsn =0 Old-school: http://depts.washington.edu/pbscifac/Dyck_CV.pdf 17

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Decide on most applicable sections

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Decide on section titles

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Decide on order of presentation

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Date formatting (left or right?)

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Ordering Experiences (reverse chronological order)

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Personal/Contact Information (degree, date awarded, institution, field of study)

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LinkedIn Account???

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Optional: Dissertation/thesis title, advisor 18

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Dissertation and/or thesis title(s) Highlight Distinctions  Peer reviewed  Invited  Reviews

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Process: “In preparation”, “submitted” and “in press” Decide to include abstracts??? Include “selected” publications or abstracts??? 19

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Check grammar, spell check Aesthetics 1-inch margins??? Place most important information where it will be seen (beginning of section, left justified, in a column) Easy to read font Font size no smaller than 11-pt UNIFORMITY THROUGHOUT!!! Avoid all caps Strategically use: bolding, highlights, underlines, italics, etc. Publications should be in APA 6th Ed. 20

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