Justin J. Bain, Director UCD Writing Center

 Curriculum Vitae › Comprehensive › Expansive › Academic  Resume › Focused › Minimal › Corporate

 Curriculum Vitae › Graduate Programs (MA, PhD, JD) › TA-ships › Intern & Fellowships › Instructor & Lecturer › Professoriate › Journal Submissions  Resume › Professional Industry › Corporations › First-time jobs

 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

 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

 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

 Degrees and Dates › Degree and Program › Date received or expected › Honors bestowed › Institution (and location) › Status of Current Degree  ABD  In Progress  Candidate

 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

 Professional License/Certification › Include relevant certifications  TESOL  CAD  Dental Hygienics › Do not include programs/software  Unless you are an IT professional

 TA-ships  Internships or Fellowships  Instructor or Lecturer positions  Other positions held at academic institutions › Title › Institution › Dates

 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

 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

 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

 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

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

 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

 Include this category if the position includes: › Department Chair › Committee membership › Program Director › Supervision and evaluation of others › Budget management

 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

 Committee memberships  Departmental service  Presentations to departments  Workshops conducted or administered

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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

 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

 Include names, titles, and contact info for your references › Institutional addresses › Work phone › address  Be sure to ask your references if you can use them  Tell your references about the position

 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

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