Developing Your Curriculum Vitae Presentation By: Mashonda Smith GA Career Counselor 1

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Washington State UniversityAcademic Success and Career Center

Developing Your Curriculum Vitae

Presentation By: Mashonda Smith

GA Career Counselor

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Helping Students Realize Their Career Goals and Aspirations

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Developing Your Curriculum Vitae:

Types of “Job Search” Documents

Resume

Curriculum Vitae

Hybrid Curriculum Vitae

Federal Resume

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Resume Brief Overview

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

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

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Hybrid CV

Standard CV supplemented with Accomplishments Skills/techniques

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

research credentials

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CV vs. ResumeCV 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 research-focused 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!

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CV Background

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

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curriculum_vitae

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CV Definition

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

Resume Curriculum Vitae

Other

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CV Purpose

Faculty Positions (Academia)

Promotion and/or Tenure (Academia)

Research Intensive Positions (Public & Private Sectors)

Graduate School Applications (Academia)

Fellowships, Awards (Academia)

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Keep in Mind!!!

There is NO standardized CV format

No two CVs are alike

Every document tells a different story

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CV Content: Sections

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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CV Sections (to choose from)

Contact information- always first!!!

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

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…

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Skills & Techniques Examples

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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CV Content - What NOT to include in your CV

Objective or Professional Summary Statement (NIH, Office of Intramural Training & Education, 2014)

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 children)

The label “Curriculum Vitae” (NIH, 2014)

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CV Content: Translating Research to Practice

Research Knowledge

Practice: Research Application

Skills: managerial, communication, organization, etc.

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Translating Research Skills

Editing Speaking effectively Writing concisely Identifying problems Identifying resources Gathering

information Solving problems Setting goals Analyzing

Evaluating Managing

collaborations Delegating

responsibility Teaching Motivating others Organizing Attending to details Initiating new ideas

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Sample CV Formats

http://medschool.umaryland.edu/academicadmin/cv_format.asp

http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu/studentservices/resume.html

http://www.vetmed.wsu.edu/counseling/VetStudentResume2.pdf

http://vcs.vetmed.wsu.edu/docs/librariesprovider18/Docs-FDIU/personnel/cv-(pdf)53777b9100636ae48082ff00000c094d.pdf?sfvrsn=0

Old-school: http://depts.washington.edu/pbscifac/Dyck_CV.pdf














http://depts.washington.edu/pbscifac/Dyck_CV.pdf




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Planning Your Document

Decide on most applicable sections

Decide on section titles

Decide on order of presentation

Date formatting (left or right?)

Ordering Experiences (reverse chronological order)

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

LinkedIn Account???

Optional: Dissertation/thesis title, advisor

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Publications

Dissertation and/or thesis title(s) Highlight Distinctions

Peer reviewed Invited Reviews

Process: “In preparation”, “submitted” and “in press”

Decide to include abstracts??? Include “selected” publications or

abstracts???

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Finishing Touches

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.

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