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
Come see us soon…..
Washington State UniversityAcademic Success and Career
CenterLighty Building Room 160
www.ascc.wsu.edu509-335-6000
ASCC Career Counseling Services: * Career Planning & Development * Self-Assessments * Resume Development * * Cover letters * Personal Statements * Mock Interviewing * and so much more*
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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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Developing Your Curriculum Vitae:
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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Developing Your Curriculum Vitae:
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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Developing Your Curriculum Vitae:
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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Developing Your Curriculum Vitae:
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
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Developing Your Curriculum Vitae:
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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Developing Your Curriculum Vitae:
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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Developing Your Curriculum Vitae:
Keep in Mind!!!
There is NO standardized CV format
No two CVs are alike
Every document tells a different story
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Developing Your Curriculum Vitae:
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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Developing Your Curriculum Vitae:
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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Developing Your Curriculum Vitae:
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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Developing Your Curriculum Vitae:
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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Developing Your Curriculum Vitae:
CV Content: Translating Research to Practice
Research Knowledge
Practice: Research Application
Skills: managerial, communication, organization, etc.
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Developing Your Curriculum Vitae:
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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Developing Your Curriculum Vitae:
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
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Developing Your Curriculum Vitae:
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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Developing Your Curriculum Vitae:
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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Developing Your Curriculum Vitae:
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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Developing Your Curriculum Vitae:
THANK YOU
Any Questions???
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