Expanding Your Resume The Curriculum Vitae
y their very definition, Enter the Curriculum Vitae
resumes are supposed to be
brief summaries of your From the Latin for "vital," vitae
skills and abilities: short, but means a short description of
attention-grabbing. A great one's life and a Curriculum
resume uses keywords and catch Vitae, or CV for short, is pretty
phrases to highlight your much that — a sort of Extended
accomplishments and abilities and Play version of your resume, if
if done well, is your ticket to you will. More biographical in
getting you at least as far as an nature, a CV often includes
interview. personal information and may run
several pages long.
On a resume, personal details are Accomplishments are detailed,
a big no-no, and anything much rather than highlighted.
longer than two pages isn't the
standard in most cases. Your It may seem hard to believe that
resume is simply a launch pad people actually require CVs,
into the Human Resources office given all the focus on how
and once there, your interview is writing a great resume is the
your opportunity to share all the crucial key in landing a job
details of your education, work interview. In most cases, this
history, and experience. still holds true…a great resume
is still the key to getting your
So, with all the emphasis on the foot in the door. But if you ever
"right" resume, is there ever a decide to seek a job in academia,
time when it's appropriate to apply for a fellowship, or apply
share a bit more about yourself for work overseas, then
as part of the job search process developing your CV is necessary.
before the interview? Absolutely!
Over Here, Over There
including where you were born,
In the U.S., the most likely time your date of birth, and marital
you'll need to submit a CV is if status. In some countries, you
you apply for an academic, may even need to include a photo!
education, scientific, or
research position. You may need Nitty-Gritty Details
to submit one if you're applying
for fellowships or grants as So what exactly does a CV entail?
well. Have a list of For starters, expect it to be
accomplishments that includes more than two pages long, because
publications and presentations? A you'll be providing a lot more
CV is absolutely essential, detail about your background and
especially in the academic and skills, including your work
research fields. history, educational and academic
background, teaching and research
If you're seeking work out of the experience, publications,
country, submitting a CV is the presentations, awards, honors,
norm in British Commonwealth and affiliations, and any other
European countries, as well as pertinent information, including
the Middle East, Africa, and Asia samples of your work, if
(which pretty much covers most of appropriate. If you've been in
the rest of the world). Although the workforce for awhile, it's
not necessarily expected in the not unheard of for a CV to be 10
United States, all that to 15 pages long…or more!
information you've been taught to
keep off of your resume will You may need to develop more than
probably need to go on your CV one CV, just as you might have
for an out-of-country employer, more than one version of your
since many of them expect to see resume. It depends on what you're
more personal details about you, applying for and what you want to
have front and center on your CV. a simply inquiry with the people
A CV for an academic position doing the hiring will get you the
stateside will need to look answer you need.
different than a CV you might
submit to an international oil
company for an executive position resume or CV. If you're not sure, align="center">
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