Tatiana E Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 Hello, I am in the process of editing my CV/Resume (again) and was wondering if anyone would share some of their formats. My CV is more academia-based, with research experiences and volunteer services highly underscored. Also, I have graduate courses, certifications, honor societies all haphazardly placed together. If anyone has a similar CV, would you mind sharing what your format looks like? I'm applying to doctoral programs and jobs soon, so I just want to incorporate as many suggestions as I can Thank you, Tatiana Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarvesandcardigans Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 The headings for my CV are in this order: Education Research & Internships (since they were all part of my academic experience and not outside) Academic Experience (this includes any study abroad experiences I had and a brief 4-5 relevant course list) Papers & Presentations Foreign Languages (relevant to my field) Employment Extracurricular & Volunteer Work (this includes any honor societies, projects, etc that I have been a part of or helped with outside of academia) For each item I list I provide one or two sentences for a description or expansion of details, duties, experiences, etc. It all fits on two full pages. Good luck!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_kita Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 My CV headers are listed below. I did mine this way since my research experience is currently further back and I have gained a decent amount of teaching experience, and a lot of counseling experience. I can Education Professional Development - Internships Professional Academic Experience - teaching jobs Professional Counseling Experience - direct care and counseling jobs Research Involvement Professional Conference Presentations Invited Lecturer an Guest Speaker Professional Memberships Honors Service to the University - any leadership, etc, positions. I'd alter this for volunteer work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeruK Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 My CV is in this order: 1. Education (lists school, degree name, thesis advisor and thesis title, no courses) 2. Research positions 3. Publications (two sub-headings: peer-reviewed and conference presentations) 4. Awards (fellowships type awards) 5. Teaching & Outreach 6. Volunteer & Service (student societies and community things) Edit: Things I didn't include were non-research employment and anything that happened prior to my first year of University. qeta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginary Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 1. Employment experience - depending on the CV/resume, I list it in order or by type - if I list it by type, I have two sections: Writing/Editing/Research and Teaching Experience. 2. Publications 3. Presentations/Conferences 4. Education (Sometimes this goes first, particularly in CV format rather than resume). I include my most important scholarships and awards under each degree, but I limit it to one or two. 5. Other Relevant Experience - this is where I include volunteer work, and work which doesn't fit the positions for which I'm applying - I list it only to show there was no gap in employment. 6. Honors/Awards/Scholarships Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_kita Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 My CV headers are listed below. I did mine this way since my research experience is currently further back and I have gained a decent amount of teaching experience, and a lot of counseling experience. I can Education Professional Development - Internships Professional Academic Experience - teaching jobs Professional Counseling Experience - direct care and counseling jobs Research Involvement Professional Conference Presentations Invited Lecturer an Guest Speaker Professional Memberships Honors Service to the University - any leadership, etc, positions. I'd alter this for volunteer work. I realize this submitted midway, oops! Anyways, for different jobs/applications, I change the order or even what headings are put on my resume. My teaching looks a lot like this post suggests, I just highlight academic jobs first. For counseling, I remove my research (and below), and for my academic positions, I put research involvement higher up. Go with the "above the fold" theory. This is a journalism technique -putting the most important information first: the hook and article facts. Then you add in the rest of your qualifications. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeruK Posted April 8, 2015 Share Posted April 8, 2015 I realize this submitted midway, oops! Anyways, for different jobs/applications, I change the order or even what headings are put on my resume. My teaching looks a lot like this post suggests, I just highlight academic jobs first. For counseling, I remove my research (and below), and for my academic positions, I put research involvement higher up. Go with the "above the fold" theory. This is a journalism technique -putting the most important information first: the hook and article facts. Then you add in the rest of your qualifications. Very strongly agree with this!! My ordering above was what I used for graduate school applications and recently for some fellowship applications. In my field, the three most important things that people want to know about you is: 1) where you studied, 2) where you worked and 3) what you published. So that's what I list first! If I was applying to non-academic positions, I would definitely revise this to emphasize relevant skills and experience and bring education/publications lower down on the list! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatiana E Posted April 13, 2015 Author Share Posted April 13, 2015 Thank you, everyone's input was very helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown_eyed_girl Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 I found this to be very helpful: http://theprofessorisin.com/2012/01/12/dr-karens-rules-of-the-academic-cv/ That said, I'd still love suggestions on what to put on a CV before you have publications and conference presentations under your belt. After I followed Dr. Karen's rules my CV was only a little longer than a page. (When I was applying for doctoral programs I did kind of a hybrid CV/resume with bullet points to explain each position, but later learned that that's a no-no on a real CV. It didn't seem to keep me out of schools, though.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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