Writing an Effective Curriculum Vitae

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Writing an Effective Curriculum Vitae

• Lezly Juergenson
• Career Services Center

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Resume vs. CV

• Resume 1-2 page document that summarizes work
  experience, accomplishments, education, etc.
• Curriculum Vitae (C.V.) More comprehensive
  document that includes listing of publications,
  presentations, research projects, teaching
  experience, etc.

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Vitae are commonly used in applying for the
following

• Academic/scientific positions
• Overseas jobs
• Professional association leadership positions
• Speaking engagements
• Publishing editorial review boards
• Grant proposals
• Research consulting positions

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Know your Audience Targeting your CV

• Service to the Community
• Service to the University
• Research Experience
• Teaching Experience

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Contact Information What to Include

• Name
• Mailing Address
• E-mail Address
• Phone Number
• Web Address

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Education What to Include

• Name of Institution
• Location of Institution
• Dates degrees were awarded
• Dissertation/Thesis Title
• Dissertation/Thesis Committee
• Name of Advisor
• Comprehensive Examinations

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Teaching Experience What to Include

• Institution
• Department
• Job Title
• Descriptive Title of Course
• Dates of Employment
• Description of responsibilities

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TEACHING EXPERIENCE

• University of California, Merced, School of
  Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts, Spring 2007
• Instructor
• European Cultures II - The Enlightenment to the
  Present
• Team-taught, multidisciplinary survey course
  required
• for all freshmen.
• Contested Territories Ethnic/Racial Literatures
  of the U.S.
• "Southwest
• Upper Division study of texts which treat the
  "Southwest
• as a determining and originary site of cultural
  interaction
• and expressive production.

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Research Experience What to Include

• Clear, concise understanding of the nature of
  your research
• Instruments or methodology employed
• Results

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More Sections of a CV

• Certificates Licensure
• Special Training
• Awards
• Grants Fellowships

• Publications
• Professional Papers Presentations
• Academic Service

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Publications, Creative Work

• Book Review
• Review of Asia's Next Giant, by Alice Amsden,
  Journal of
• Japanese Studies, XXI (Winter 1996) 237-239.
• Co-Authored Article
• Andrew E. Green and William Rose, "The
  Professor's Dream
• Getting Students to Talk and Read Intelligently,"
  Political Science,
• 97 (December 1996) 1287-89.
• Chapter in an Edited Book
• "Thursday Nights at the Providence Bridge Club."
  In Post-War
• Rhode Island Cultural History, edited by G.
  Sheldon Lowell,
• Providence The Friar Press, 1996.
• Monograph Published as a Part of a Series
• Identity Against Ideology Multiculturalism in
  the Post-Modern
• Age, Townsend Center for the Humanities
  Occasional Papers,
• no. 13, Berkeley and Los Angeles University of
  California Press,
• 1995.

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More Sections of a CV

• Teaching/ Research Interests
• Consulting Experience
• Internships or graduate practica

• Fieldwork
• Related Experience
• Professional Affiliations
• References

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CV Dos

• Do put your experiences in reverse chronological
  order.
• Do include last name and page number on every
  page.
• Do consider your readers.
• Do think strategically when writing your CV.
• Do consider consistency when formatting your CV.

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CV Don'ts

• Dont include personal information if applying
  for positions in the U.S.
• Dont include G.P.A. or GRE scores.
• Dont list all courses you have taught.
• Dont list everything youve ever done.
• Dont staple or fold your CV.
• Dont use acronyms without explanation.
• Dont include a career objective for academic
  positions.

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Communication Skills

• Ability to
• Write clearly and concisely
• Listen well
• Speak publicly
• Interpret the dynamics of interpersonal relations
• Distinguish fine shades of meaning
• Distinguish verbal and non-verbal messages
• Teach and train
• Counsel and advise
• Serve as resource/referral person

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General Research Skills

• Ability to
• Retrieve Data
• Acquire Data
• Manipulate Data
• Use Methodology
• Produce Survey Work
• Observe
• Classify
• Test hypotheses for acceptance or rejection
  against known evidence
• Identify and use resources

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Problem-Solving/Analytical/Conceptual Skills

• Ability to
• Analyze
• Reason logically
• Identify problems
• Analyze problems
• Perceive parts in relation to whole
• See patterns
• Develop theories out of pattern
• Synthesize
• Condense material to its important components
• Manipulate abstract concepts

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Managerial Skills

• Ability to
• -Supervise
• -Evaluate performance of others
• -Assume authority
• -Delegate authority
• -Manage time
• -Establish goals
• -Set objectives
• -Motivate people
• -Tolerate ambiguity

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12 Powerful Questions

• Answer the 12 questions and then go back with a
  highlighter. Look at any surprises, key points-do
  they set you apart?
• What is your unique advantage
• or personal spark?
• Clare Jaques, CV Confidence (2006)

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SAMPLE CV

• How do you want your information displayed?

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