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Curriculum Vitae Workshop Dr. Elena Gonzalez October 17,, 2014 CADI 308
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Objectives Become familiarized with different formats and contents of science curriculum vitae Determine the content sections you should include in your curriculum vitae Decide what to include in each section of your curriculum vitae Write each entry following language appropriate to a curriculum vitae Select the best format that best meets your needs
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Origin of the Word Curriculum Vitae Origin is Latin- “course of one’s life”
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CVs Versus Resumes University of Chapel Hill Writing Center CVs Versus Resumes Differences clearly defined See handout #1
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Formats and Contents University of Puerto Rico - RISE Program Presenter CV Margaret Colón (handout #2) CV Margaret Colón California State University – Career Center Handout #3 University of Kent- Career and Employment Services http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/sciencecv.htm http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/sciencecv.htm
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Format, Style, and Content Taken from: Laura Malisheski - Office of Career Services at Harvard University, February 2010 Refer to document entitled: Just for Scientists: CV, Resume or Something in Between? See handout #4
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Commonality What are some of the common features between the CVs?
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Content Sections Contact information * Career Goal Education * and Course work by year Practical skills learned during degree Current Research Project * Work/Teaching Experience * Skills/Techniques Interests
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Content Sections (con’t.) Grants and Awards* Community Service * Professional Memberships/Student Associations* Scholarships Conferences and Symposium Presentations* Peer-Reviewed Publications* Review Articles
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Your Content Areas Decide what sections you will include in your CV and their corresponding order. Content Sections 1. __________________ 2. __________________ 3. __________________ 4. __________________ 5. __________________ 6. __________________ 7. __________________
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Contact Information Name Address Email Telephones
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Career Objective “I am keen to begin a career in biomedical science. I am a recent graduate who combined studies with working and other commitments. In achieving this, I have shown myself to be self-motivated, committed and determined in achieving my goals, come what may. I have also demonstrated negotiating and organizing skills, a firm sense of responsibility and my capacity to work hard under pressure. I possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and am able to relate to a wide range of people, as proven by my varied work experiences: in retail, catering, hospitality work, teaching and patient care.” http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/sciencecv.htm http://www.kent.ac.uk/careers/cv/sciencecv.htm
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Education Name/address of institution, degree, and year obtained Science course taken each year (table format, Kent U.) 1 st Year2 nd Year3 rd Year
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Practical skills learned during my degree Skills you have that are transferable to the field of science – see CV of Kent U. “Preparation and identification of nucleic acids, protein isolation and separation by gel filtration, molecular modelling and computer analysis of kinetic data. Use of a haemocytometer, microscopic investigation, aseptic technique and bacterial isolation and cultivation.” “Cell breakage, ELISA, immunoassays, spectroscopy, enzyme assays, protein purification, gene cloning, gas chromatography, HPLC and microscopy.” “Well versed in sterile microbiological techniques allowing for the maintenance and growth of bacterial and yeast cell cultures, UV mutagenesis, western blot analysis, agarose gel electrophoresis, SDS-PAGE, DNA and RNA extraction and spectrophotometry. These were all key skills I had to master for my final year project (see below).” Scientific techniques you are versed in
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Research Experience You will mention everything you have done in terms of research Participation in RISE Program Summer Bridge experience First Semester Course Proposals Review Papers
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Work Experience Company name, duties, and skills
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Teaching Experience Tutor
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Awards Any science related award obtained Travel award Poster presentation award Leadership awards
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Conferences & Symposiums
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Community Service Things you have done to provide service to your community
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Professional Membership and Student Associations Membership in associations related to your field of science Membership in student associations and positions held Provide name of association and years of membership
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Presentations Include symposiums and conferences Provide names of presenters, title of presentation, organization offering the event, date, and place
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Publications Peer-review publications Review Papers
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Appropriate Language Write information in sentence fragments Mostly use action verbs to introduces the fragment
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Format The content is more important than the format Format should be uniform, formal, and clear From the examples of CVs you have seen today select one and use it consistently
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