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Creating a Curriculum Vitae

Creating a Curriculum Vitae. C.V. – The Academic Resume. Justin J. Bain, Director UCD Writing Center. Scope and Content. Curriculum Vitae Comprehensive Expansive Academic. Resume Focused Minimal Corporate. Audience and Purpose. Curriculum Vitae Graduate Programs (MA, PhD, JD)

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Creating a Curriculum Vitae

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  1. Creating a Curriculum Vitae C.V. – The Academic Resume Justin J. Bain, Director UCD Writing Center

  2. Scope and Content • Curriculum Vitae • Comprehensive • Expansive • Academic • Resume • Focused • Minimal • Corporate

  3. Audience and Purpose • Curriculum Vitae • Graduate Programs (MA, PhD, JD) • TA-ships • Intern & Fellowships • Instructor & Lecturer • Professoriate • Journal Submissions • Resume • Professional Industry • Corporations • First-time jobs

  4. General Guidelines • Enlarge or bold your name on first page • Personal Contact Information • Institutional Affiliation Information • Include “curriculum vitae” on first page • Include name & page number on every page • Avoid stating a career objective • Avoid using bullets • Do not include GPA or test scores • Be consistent with: • Capitalization • Bold & Italics • Formats and Tabs

  5. General Guidelines • Focus on being concise • Avoid lengthy narrative or explanation • Use incomplete sentences when necessary: • Planned course activities. • Graded all assignments. • Designed study of DNA. • Save narrative for other documents: • Cover letter • Research statement • Teaching philosophy • Course descriptions

  6. Structuring Your C.V. • Use clear & distinct categories • Arrange categories in order of relevance • Within each category, use reverse chronological order • A typical C.V. begins with: • Education • Academic Employment

  7. Education • Degrees and Dates • Degree and Program • Date received or expected • Honors bestowed • Institution (and location) • Status of Current Degree • ABD • In Progress • Candidate

  8. Education • Thesis or Dissertation • Title of your document • Name and title of Chair or Director • Comprehensive Exams • List titles of each exam area • Provide status of exam • Proposed, scheduled, passed

  9. Education • Professional License/Certification • Include relevant certifications • TESOL • CAD • Dental Hygienics • Do not include programs/software • Unless you are an IT professional

  10. Academic EmploymentAcademic Appointments • TA-ships • Internships or Fellowships • Instructor or Lecturer positions • Other positions held at academic institutions • Title • Institution • Dates

  11. Teaching and Research(Areas of Interest) • Provide a topical list of subjects you can or would like to teach • Provide a topical list of subjects you are or would like to research • Demonstrate focus and breadth • Use discipline-specific language

  12. Professional Employment • Include relevant jobs outside of academia • Demonstrate qualities related to the position • Do not include items such as: • Team player • Good people-skills • Supervised co-workers

  13. PublicationsScholarship • Professional Publications • Book or Article Reviews • Books (single-authored and co-written) • Articles (single-authored and co-written) • In-House Publications • Handouts or Worksheets • Rubrics • Training Materials

  14. PublicationsScholarship • Under Consideration • Drafted documents at a journal or publisher • Avoid multiple submissions of same text • Drafts in Progress • Only if you are actually drafting a text • These drafts can be used as writing samples

  15. Conference Presentations • Professional Presentations • Local, regional, & national conferences • In-House • Workshops or Colloquia • Training Conducted • Indicate Type/Status of Presentation • Poster • Keynote • Accepted

  16. Courses TaughtTeaching Experience • Grads and New Faculty • List all courses • Course name and number • Course title (or your own title) • Total number of sections taught • Experienced & Advanced Faculty • Organize teaching into categories • By institution • By level • By subject matter

  17. Administration • Include this category if the position includes: • Department Chair • Committee membership • Program Director • Supervision and evaluation of others • Budget management

  18. Leadership • Grads and New Faculty • Include student organizations • Department or discipline-specific clubs • Other related areas where you demonstrated leadership qualities • Do not include social and personal activities • Experienced & Advanced Faculty • Separate University Service (next category) from Leadership • Distinguish Elected or Appointed positions from other committees where you are simply a Member

  19. University Service • Committee memberships • Departmental service • Presentations to departments • Workshops conducted or administered

  20. Volunteer Activities • Include this category only if your service is related to your teaching/research • Or if relevant to the position • Service-Learning or Internships related to courses taught may be included • Activities must be recent and long-term

  21. Grants • Includes grants for or by your academic institution or your place of employment • Grants you have Written, Administered, or Received • Title • Duration • Institution • Dollar amount • Do not include grant money that you personally received, such as Scholarships or Fellowships

  22. Professional Development • Include activities you have participated in or training you have received • Consider a separate category for training Conducted or Administered • Relevant training • In-services • Workshops attended

  23. Technical Skills • Include specialized training • Website development (Dreamweaver or html coding) • Statistical programs/training (SPSS) • Programming languages (Basic or C++) • Foreign Languages in which you are fluent • Medical or Lab techniques/processes • Do not include MS Word or MS Office products • Do not include Internet Explorer or Firefox

  24. HonorsAwardsFellowships • Provide the title of the award and the source • Write-out full names of organizations • Provide date or duration • If the Award or Fellowship involved research or publishing • Provide details in your cover letter

  25. Professional Memberships • Identify organizations related to your professional field in which you hold a membership • Demonstrates your involvement in your field • Demonstrates an interest in conferences and journal publications • Buy student memberships now—they are much cheaper

  26. References • Include names, titles, and contact info for your references • Institutional addresses • Work phone • Email address • Be sure to ask your references if you can use them • Tell your references about the position

  27. Dossier Available Upon Request • Include this heading at the end of your C.V. • A Dossier indicates: • A collection of documents related to your application that can be made available for review • Writing sample • Course evaluations/observations • Course designs/syllabi • Letters of recommendation • Teaching philosophy • Sample graded papers • Other documents appropriate to your field of study

  28. UCD Writing Center • Downtown Campus • M-Th 10 AM – 6 PM • F 10 AM – 2 PM • Anschutz Medical Campus • T, F 10 AM – 6 PM • Live Online • 7 Days a Week 6 PM – 10 PM • Grad Student Drop-Box • Response in 2-4 business days • www.cudenver.edu/writingcenter

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