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Title: Preparing Your Curriculum Vitae


1
Preparing Your Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Lauren Pasquarella Daley Senior Asst Dir of
Grad Services Career Resource Center
2
Resume or Curriculum Vitae?
  • A RESUME is a short document that summarizes your
    qualifications including education, experience,
    skills, and other items related to your job
    search objective.
  • A CURRICULUM VITAE (CV) is a special type of
    resume traditionally used within the academic
    community featuring
  • Earned degrees
  • Experience in teaching, research and service
  • Publications
  • Presentations
  • Related Activities

3
CVs the Global Job Search
  • In America, CVs are only used for academic and
    specialized research positions.
  • In other parts of the world, CVs are really what
    Americans call a resume.
  • Resumes/CVs in other countries have a very
    different format than the standard format we use
    in the USA.
  • Check goinglobal.com, a subscription service that
    you can access for free from the CRC website, and
    the CRC international web pages for more
    information on country-specific resumes/CVs.

4
Rules for CV Writing
  • Be RELEVANT
  • Be CONCISE
  • Be CONSISTENT
  • Consider the Employers Perspective
  • What skills, abilities, interests, experiences,
    and personal characteristics do you have that
    will meet the search committees needs?

5
Types of CVs
  • Chronological
  • Jobs organized by date, reverse chronological
    order
  • Stable employment record put in best perspective
  • Functional
  • Experiences grouped by functional skill areas
  • More flexible and creative format
  • de-emphasizes employment gaps
  • Combination
  • Combines the features of Chronological
    Functional

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Basic Format
  • Main Heading - Contact Info
  • Introduction
  • Objective or Summary of Qualifications
  • Education
  • Experience
  • Teaching
  • Research and Publications
  • Service
  • Additional Sections

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Main Heading Contact Info
  • Name (As large as or larger than anything else on
    the page)
  • Address
  • Phone Number
  • E-mail or web site
  • Only list email if you check it daily
  • Only list website if all links are professional
  • Alternate address only if you will be moving
    during your job search (move date)

8
Example Main Heading
SUSAN STUDENT
After August 2004 152 South Woodcrest
Olympia, WA 98501 000-555-1211
115 Lincoln Street Gainesville, FL
32607 352-555-1567
SUSAN STUDENT
152 South Woodcrest Olympia, WA 98501 000-555-1211
SUSAN STUDENT
sstudent_at_ufl.edu
115 Lincoln Street Gainesville, FL 32607
Home 352-555-1567 Cell 352-555-1932
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Objective Statements
  • The Objective provides an introduction to your
  • credentials as well as guidance for the
    remainder
  • of the document.
  • Adding an objective statement is optional but
    should
  • include
  • Title or Position Desired-
  • Researcher, Assistant Professor, Adjunct Faculty,
    Consultant, Post-Doc, Technician, etc...
  • Field, Industry, Department, Area of Interest
  • Research Institution, Private Sector, Research
    Development, Private Practice, Non-Profit
    Organization...
  • Qualities You Bring to the Job
  • Teaching, Research, Service, Supervisory,
    Engaging Students, Problem Solving, Public
    Speaking, Interpersonal Communication, Teamwork,
    Case Management, Writing, Analytical, etc..

10
Example Career Objectives
  • Seeking a tenure-track assistant professor
    position in philosophy that where I can provide
    quality undergraduate instruction, contribute to
    the campus community, and conduct research.
  • Seeking a tenure-track assistant professor
    position in biomedical engineering where I can
    use my research, writing, and teaching skills.
  • Seeking a counseling position at the University
    of Florida that will allow me to utilize my
    clinical, career development, and supervisory
    skills.
  • Seeking a postdoctoral research position where I
    can use my background in organic synthesis and
    chemical identification using spectrographic
    techniques (such as the NMR, IR, UV-Vis and mass
    spectroscopy) in an national laboratory .

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Summary of Qualifications
  • A summary of qualifications provides dramatic,
    effective statements for emphasizing specific
    credentials or long-term participation
  • Use three-four bulleted statements to point
    directly to skills required in the position
    sought
  • Dont include both a summary of qualifications
    AND an objective statement

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Example Summary of Qualifications
  • Over five years of experience in undergraduate
    instruction including various physics and organic
    chemistry courses
  • Nationally recognized as the Alpha Chi Sigma,
    professional chemistry fraternity, graduate
    student researcher of the year in 1999
  • Served on various departmental and campus
    committees including the Departmental
    Undergraduate Curriculum Committee and the
    Graduate School Dean Search Committee

13
Teaching Philosophy
  • Consistent with the mission and nature of the
    institution to which you are applying
  • Should support your objective or summary of
    qualifications
  • Placement
  • Concise -- prior to or following education
    section
  • More lengthy additional page at end of CV

14
Example Teaching Philosophy
  • It is often said that the best way to learn
    material is to teach it. If this is true, then
    the best teacher is the one who makes the
    students teach what they are learning. This is my
    philosophy of teaching. There are many ways of
    implementing this idea, and I have applied
    several of them in my classes.

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Example Teaching Philosophy
  • At the core, I begin with the assumption that
    each person is a unique, creative, and capable
    lifelong learner. My passion is to create a
    learning community in which each of us are
    teacher-learners, empowered to stretch beyond our
    assumptions, nurtured in curiosity to gain
    knowledge and understanding, and inspired to
    translate that understanding towards endeavors
    that change our lives and the world. My
    commitment is to continue learning as a
    professor, seeking more effective means to honor
    diverse learning styles, grow as a mentor and
    advocate for students, and link students
    lifelong learning experiences with their roles as
    members of the global community.

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Education
  • Degree
  • School Location
  • Minor, Track, Specialization, Certificates
  • Graduation Date
    (No expected or anticipated)
  • Thesis or Dissertation Title
  • Dissertation abstract optional
  • Selected Courses in select cases

17
Example Education
EDUCATION PhD in Physical Chemistry, May
2003 University of Florida, Gainesville,
FL Dissertation Crystal structures of several
intermetallic compounds of gadolinium
and dysprosium with manganese and iron.
EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy in Higher
Education, Dec 2005 University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL Dissertation The Role of
Alcohol in Campus Sorority
and Fraternity Hazing. Master of Education
in Counselor Education, May 2002 Specialization
in Student Personnel Services University of
Florida, Gainesville, FL GPA
3.23/4.0 Bachelor of Science in Psychology,
December 1999 Minor in American Studies Indiana
University, Bloomington, IN GPA 3.7/4.0
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Experience Section
  • Job Title
  • School, Organization, or Company
  • Location
  • Dates
  • Description
  • past tense
  • use action verbs
  • sentence fragments with or without bullets
  • highlight skills which relate to the objective

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Example Experience
  • TEACHING EXPERIENCE
  • Instructor, French Language Culture
  • Department of Romance Languages
  • University of Florida, Gainesville, FL Aug
    2000-May 2002
  • CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
  • Intern, Career Resource Center Jun 2001
    Jul 2002
  • University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
  • Served career development needs of undecided
    college
  • students provided individual and group
    counseling,
  • vocational assessments, career-related
    workshops and
  • outreach programs.
  • RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
  • Research Assistant, Fisher School of
    Accounting,
  • University of Florida, Gainesville, FL May
    2000-July 2001
  • Designed and completed survey of 200
    corporations to
  • analyze valuation of corporate financial
    reporting system
  • Developed statistical model using SAS to
    determine correlation
  • factors

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Publications and Presentations
  • You can include publications in preparation or in
    press.
  • Most beginning academics will have 1-4 articles
    on their first job search.
  • Presentations should ideally relate to your areas
    of expertise.
  • Describe what kind of presentation and where it
    was done.

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Publications
  • List publications
  • According to specifications for your profession
  • APA Style Manual
  • CBE Style
  • MLA Style Manual
  • Chicago Manual of Style
  • Topically, in priority order or alphabetically
  • Consider using these as subheadings
  • Peer-reviewed journals
  • Other publications
  • Published Abstracts
  • Identify invited papers and/or manuscripts

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Example Publications
  • APA Style
  • Smith, S., Prof, P., Student, S. (2005). The
  • incidence of teen pregnancy in rural
    Florida. Journal of Sample CVs, 12(2),
    25-40.
  • Student, S., Prof, P. (2004). Infertility
    Societal
  • consequences. Manuscript in progress.
  • Prof, P., Student, S. (2004). HIV infection
    rates
  • in rural America. Journal of Sample
    CVs, in press.

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Example Publications
  • CBE Style
  • Student S, Prof, P. Chemistry of the vita plant.
    J Samp Vitae 2004222529-43.
  • MLA Style
  • Student, Susan S, and Patricia Prof. The Symbols
    in Our Vitae. Sample Vitae 20.2 (2003)
    6- 14.
  • Chicago Style
  • Student, Susan. History of the Curriculum Vita.
  • Journal of Vita History 22, no. 1 (2004)
    12- 51.

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Presentations
  • Include professional presentations and addresses,
    such as
  • Conference presentations national, regional and
    local
  • Guest lectures for classes
  • Community presentations related to area of study
  • Identify invited presentations and/or addresses.
  • Accumulate a variety of presentations related to
    your area of study or specialization.

25
Example Presentations
  • MAJOR PRESENTATIONS
  • Co-presenter, The Changing Role in Counseling
    Centers, 45 minute oral presentation. American
    Personnel and Guidance Association National
    Convention, Chicago, IL, April 2005.
  • Sole Presenter, Interview Behavior and Client
    Outcome, Poster presentation. Western
    Association for Counselor Education and
    Supervision Conference, Detroit, MI, May 2004.
  • Invited Panelist, Therapy and the Role of the
    Family, Panel discussion. Changing Family
    Conference IX, The University of Iowa, Iowa City,
    IA, February 2003.

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Grants and Awards
  • Grants
  • Include grant writing experience.
  • Indicate approval status, particularly if grant
    was awarded.
  • Quantify when possible.
  • Awards
  • Include the following
  • Academic Awards
  • Financial Awards (Scholarships, Fellowships,
    etc.)
  • Service Awards

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Example Grants Awards
  • Academic Honors and Grants
  • Submitted grant proposal for AERA Dissertation
    Grant, 2004
  • Recipient, Tinker Foundation Summer Research
    Grant, 2003
  • Awarded 1000 one-time research grant to complete
    my dissertation research over the summer of 2003
  • Recipient, Einstein Institution Fellowship, 2002
  • Recipient, University of Florida Certificate of
    Distinction in Teaching, 2002

28
Service Activities
  • Includes
  • Service to your department
  • Service to your university
  • Service to your profession
  • Service to your community

29
Example Service Activities
  • University and Community Service
  • Vice President, Graduate Student Council,
    University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 2001
    2002
  • Student Member, Graduate Council, University of
    Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 2001-2002
  • Student Member, Search Committee-Graduate School
    Dean, University of Florida, Gainesville,
    Florida, 2000
  • Advisory Board Member, Peaceful Paths Domestic
    Violence Shelter, Gainesville, Florida, 1999 -
    2000

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Other Optional Sections
  • Licenses and Certifications
  • Computers Skills
  • Multiple Languages
  • Professional Competencies
  • Continuing Education
  • And others

31
Additional Section Examples
  • COMPUTER Microsoft Office, PowerPoint, HTML
    programming,
  • SKILLS FirstPlace, C, Pascal, and Lotus 1-2-3
  • LANGUAGE Fluent Spanish Conversational French
    Basic Japanese.
  • ACTIVITIES President, Minorities in Action,
    2005-2006
  • Dormitory Representative, Student Government,
  • 2004-2005
  • Career Expo Host, Career Center, 2004
  • LEADERSHIP President, Zeta Zeta Zeta Honorary,
    University of
  • Florida
  • Organized and supervised committees
  • Allocated annual budget of 25,000
  • Interacted with university, city, state
    officials
  • AFFILIATIONS Chi Sigma Iota, 2006-present

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Additional Information
LEAVE OUT OPTIONAL
  • Social Security Number
  • Picture
  • Age/Birthdate
  • Marital Status
  • Family Issues
  • Health
  • Todays Date
  • Race, Religion
  • Personal Disclosure
  • Willingness to relocate
  • Date of availability
  • Citizenship status
  • Hobbies/Interests
  • Extensive travel
  • References

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References
  • List on a Separate Sheet
  • 3-5 References
  • Name Title
  • Address
  • Phone Number(s)
  • Use Combination of References
  • Academic, Clinical, Employment
  • Be Sure to Ask Permission!

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Format Basics
  • Conservative color paper
  • Running Head and Page Numbers after Page 1
  • Laser printed
  • Center and balance
  • .75 to 1.0 inch margins - dont crowd
  • PROOF READ

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Checklist
  • Most Important Info First
  • Consistent
  • Relevant to Objective
  • No Pronouns
  • Reverse Chronological Order (most recent first)
  • Past Tense
  • Scannable
  • Includes Skills
  • Meets the Employers Needs
    (academics, experience, leadership)
  • Editing!

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Internet Resources
  • www.crc.ufl.edu/gradservices
  • Example of CV
  • http//www.crc.ufl.edu/crc/goingglobal/index.php
  • Country-specific info on CVs/resumes
  • http//www.crc.ufl.edu/international/
  • Descriptions of CVs in other countries
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