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Writing a Stand-Out CV

Your CV. A CV is a thorough list of ALL of your academic achievements.A CV's purpose is to get you a personal interview at an academic institution. A CV will vary slightly from discipline to discipline. You should make sure to look at the CV's of others in your field or show your CV to your advi

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Writing a Stand-Out CV

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    1. Writing a Stand-Out CV University of Pennsylvania Career Services

    2. Your CV A CV is a thorough list of ALL of your academic achievements. A CVs purpose is to get you a personal interview at an academic institution. A CV will vary slightly from discipline to discipline. You should make sure to look at the CVs of others in your field or show your CV to your advisor.

    3. The First Draft of your CV List everything that could possibly be included: teaching, publication, research experience, academic service. You can always go back and delete the less important information. Take a look at the Chronicle of Higher Educations Job webpage (http://chronicle.com/jobs). They have an archive of career advice that includes information about writing job search materials.

    4. Content suggestions Organize each section in reverse chronological order. Put most important information on the first page. Use clear, easy-to-understand language. Tailor to your audience.

    5. Format suggestions Dont list dates on the left side. Use formatting techniques such as indenting, uppercase, bold and italics, consistently. Keep format simple. Avoid font sizes under 10 point. Include your name on every page. Length?

    6. Standard CV Categories Name and contact information Education Honors and Awards Experience Publications/Presentations Scholarly/Professional Memberships Research Interests Teaching Competencies

    7. Additional CV Categories Professional Experience Licensing/Registration/Certification Grants University Service/Leadership Additional Information References

    8. Name and Contact Info This category is pretty straightforward. Caveat: only give one email address. You dont want to confuse them. Caveat: only give phone numbers at which you would like the institution to contact you.

    9. Education Most Ph.D. candidates will want to have this as their first category. (Degree Expected) Some postdocs might want to have Current Research Experience as a first category. You want to give some detail: field of concentration, name of dissertation, name of advisor, etc. You can include university service here, or put it in a separate category.

    10. Honors and Awards You can make this a separate category, or include these under the relevant degree. Put recognizable, significant awards. If you are a international student, you may need to do a little explaining.

    11. Experience Some people divide this category into two sections: Research Experience and Teaching Experience, especially if they have a lot of experience in both fields. If you have relevant professional experience outside the academy, you might have a section entitled Professional Experience.

    12. Publications/Presentations If you have a long list, divide and then subdivide by topics (peer reviewed papers, reviews or posters, invited talks). If you have short list, you might make this one field. You can list a few articles that are in preparation and will (realistically) be published.

    13. Scholarly/Professional Memberships List your memberships (MLA, AHA, etc.). This category is very discipline specific. If you have been active in the scholarly community, you should include this information here. Panel moderation would be a good example of something that might fit under this heading.

    14. Research Interests A brief answer to the question, whats next? This must be credible. You should absolutely be prepared to elaborate on this if you get an interview.

    15. Teaching Competencies This must also be credible. Another part of your CV should justify this assertion.

    16. Grants Use this category only if you have received significant funding. Dissertation and fellowship support are usually listed in Honors and Awards. List the funding agency and the projects that were funded. The work supported by the grant can be discussed in detail under Experience.

    17. Additional Information Unrelated employment. Knowledge of foreign languages unrelated to your research. A positive statement about your visa status. Do not put your marital status on CVs for jobs in the U.S. Never put your social security number on a CV or a cover letter.

    18. References Give the contact information and titles of the individuals who will be writing letters of recommendation for you.

    19. Sample Materials It always helps to look at samples from people in your field fellow grad students, other postdocs in your lab. Keep in mind that different fields have different CV conventions. Samples can be found in the Academic Job Search Handbook and on the Career Services web site.

    24. CV Critiques Have your CV looked over by many pairs of eyes (and know that everyone will have different ideas for you). Your dissertation advisor, PI or committee members should look at your CV. If youre not a good proofreader, find someone who is and have that person look at your CV. Have your CV critiqued at Career Services. To make an appointment, or to find out about walk-ins, call 215-898-7530.

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