Resume vs CV Resume your personal marketing statement

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Resume vs CV • Resume: “your personal marketing statement” • 1 -2 pages •

Resume vs CV • Resume: “your personal marketing statement” • 1 -2 pages • Typically lists objective of job search • Often focuses on skills • Curriculum Vitae (CV): comprehensive summary of your academic and professional life • As long as needed (1 -2 pages is okay in undergrad) • No “job search” objective section • Illustrates your academic and professional training

Elements of a CV: Contact information • Include mailing address that you can easily

Elements of a CV: Contact information • Include mailing address that you can easily access

Elements of a CV: Education • Education section should immediately follow contact info •

Elements of a CV: Education • Education section should immediately follow contact info • Don’t list high school information • If you continue to grad school, you’ll add to this section

Elements of a CV: Experience • Option 1: use one section entitled Professional Experience

Elements of a CV: Experience • Option 1: use one section entitled Professional Experience • Good option if you’re building your CV • List title of position, institution/company and dates • Include a brief description of position • What skills did you acquire?

Elements of a CV: Experience • Option 2: split up experience by category (Research,

Elements of a CV: Experience • Option 2: split up experience by category (Research, Professional, Teaching) • Good option if you have background in multiple categories

Elements of a CV: Publications and Presentations • If you have presented or published

Elements of a CV: Publications and Presentations • If you have presented or published your research, include this section • If not, don’t worry!

Elements of a CV: Honors and Awards • Merit-based scholarships, awards, honorary society memberships

Elements of a CV: Honors and Awards • Merit-based scholarships, awards, honorary society memberships

Elements of a CV: Professional Activities • Membership in professional societies or organizations

Elements of a CV: Professional Activities • Membership in professional societies or organizations

Elements of a CV: Outreach • Recommend including only outreach activities related to profession

Elements of a CV: Outreach • Recommend including only outreach activities related to profession

Elements of a CV: References • Include up to three references • Be sure

Elements of a CV: References • Include up to three references • Be sure to ask these people before you list them!

General advice • Within each section, list items chronologically with most recent first •

General advice • Within each section, list items chronologically with most recent first • Be consistent with formatting • Use caps, boldface, italics to highlight different items, but don’t go overboard • Consider using footers with your name and page # • Proofread! • Have others (including your references) look over a draft

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