How to Write a Curriculum Vitae

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How to Write a Curriculum Vitae

• By Jolene Miyaji
• LIS 694

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Overview

• What is a Curriculum Vitae?
• When is it appropriate to use?
• Effective Guidelines.
• Dos and Donts
• Helpful Links
• Links to CV Examples

(ClipArt/Microsoft PowerPoint/11/10/03)
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What is a Curriculum Vitae?

• CV or Vitae is like a resume
• Is a comprehensive, biographical statement
  emphasizing your professional qualifications and
  activities.
• Should include your name, contact information,
  education, skills and experience.
• Should be three or more pages in length.

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When it is appropriate to use?

• Should only be used when requested
• Applications for admission to Graduate or
  Professional Schools.
• Applications for academia
• School Administration
• Institutional research and consulting
• Higher education positions in teaching, research,
  and administration
• Independent consulting in a variety of setting
• Proposals for fellowships or grants

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Effective Guidelines

• Clear-well-organized and logical
• Concise-relevant necessary
• Complete-includes everything you need
• Consistent-dont mix styles or fonts
• Current-up-to-date

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Dos and Donts

• Dos
• Try to keep your CV to three pages.
• Make sure your CV is easy to read
• Try to include the important info. on the first
  page.
• Ask someone else to read your CV for an objective
  opinion.

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Dos and Donts (continued)

• Donts
• Lie. This can lead to a instant dismissal if
  discovered or a criminal offense.
• Write your whole life story.
• Leave unexplained gaps in your career history.
• Joke, the employer might not share your sense of
  humor.
• Attach a photo, which can give a false impression.

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Helpful Links

• Graduate Students
• CV Tips
• Resume Tips
• Job star
• Preparing a Curriculum Vitae

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Links to CV examples
Professional
Academic
curriculum.bankhacker.com/ (accessed 11/11/03)
http//images.google.com/images?hlenlrieUTF-8
oeUTF-8qcurriculumvitae (accessed 11/11/03)
ClipArt/Microsoft PowerPoint/accessed 11/11/03
www.ugcs.caltech.edu/werdna/ nnh/personal/resume.
html (accessed 11/11/03)
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Summary

• What is a Curriculum Vitae?
• When is it appropriate to use?
• Effective Guidelines.
• Dos and Donts
• Helpful Links
• Links to CV Examples

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Questions?

• Aloha!
• For additional information please contact me at
  jolene_at_hawaii.edu