1. The Do’s and Don’ts on Your CV
Melanie R. Mormile

2. What is the purpose of a Curriculum Vitae – “The Course of a Life”?
Description of your academic career
Education
Academic Employment History
Grants Obtained
Publications
Papers/Presentations Delivered
Teaching Experience
Service Experience

3. You already have a good CV!
If you did not, you would not be here
However, you do need to think about optimizing it

4. Reasons for Maintaining an Up to Date CV
Keep track of your accomplishments
See the threads that binds your body of work together
Have document ready for when you want to present yourself as an expert
Nominations for awards
Document is ready if interested in contract work
Preparing for Promotion!

5. What to consider in preparing your CV for P&T
Provides an overview of complexity in your academic experience
Keep in mind it is your dossier packet being assessed by the promotion and tenure committees at all levels on campus and administrators
Outside reviewers will only receive and assess your CV and representative publications

6. Tips for your CV The Do’s Details are important
Have a trusted, senior member of your department look over it
Separate your scholarly contributions (ex. peer-reviewed journal articles from peer-reviewed conference proceedings)
Details on grant activity – Title of grant, PI or CoPI, sponsor or agency, percent effort, active period, amount of grant dollars – Ensure this is accurate!
Provide details on your teaching experiences (ex. brief course description, when taught, number of students in each class)
Service – Divide into service to your professional societies (indicate if regional, national, or international), System-wide, Campus, College, and Departmental

7. Tips for your CV The Don’ts Sell yourself short
Expect everyone to read the whole document
List employment not related to your academic work
Include photos, date of birth or other personal biographical information
Have inconsistent formatting or fonts that are difficult to read – Keep in mind, the people reading your CV and dossier are likely doing so on a computer screen