Preparing Your Curriculum Vitae

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Preparing Your Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Lauren Pasquarella Daley Senior Asst Dir of
Grad Services Career Resource Center
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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

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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.

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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?

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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)

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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..

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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Service Activities

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

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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

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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