cv overhaulin!
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Overhaulin! CURRICULUM VITAE
How is a CV different from a resume? § Length § Résumé = brief(er) professional identity § CV = academic history (teacher, researcher & scholar) § CV is always accompanied by a cover letter. § Résumé & CV (and cover letter) should keep you
from being immediately eliminated.
A word of warning!
Organization, Layout & Structure § Consistency
§ in fonts, text transformations § in margins (vertical lines) & line spacing
Vertical lines!
Vertical lines!
Organization, Layout & Structure § Consistency
§ in fonts, text transformations § in margins (vertical lines) & line spacing
§ Parallelism § in verbiage
Parallelism in text!
Organization, Layout & Structure § Consistency
§ in fonts, text transformations § in margins (vertical lines) & line spacing
§ Parallelism § in verbiage
§ Spelling & grammar should be immaculate § APA should be immaculate. § Easily digested & understood § Your name should be big (probably the biggest thing
on the page).
Organization, Layout & Structure § Use your best document design & text formatting,
but no ransom notes.
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No ransom notes!
Organization, Layout & Structure § Use your best document design & text formatting,
but no ransom notes. § Careful using “extra returns” between lines due to
Gestalt Principle of Proximity
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Get closer to the heading!
Content § Pay attention to opaque or missing details. § Dates are key components. Omissions will be
noticed. § If for higher education, then you need “Publications”
& “Presentations” § Honors is very nice. § Use the “holes” to recognize where you need to
spend your time.
Logistics § Fonts
§ Cross platform fonts § Ones that PDF well
§ Paper § Make sure it copies well.
Digital Identity § Website § Email § Social networking § Facebook
Paper that copies!
What Not to Include § “Goal” or “Objective” § “References available upon request.” § “Curriculum Vitae” or “Résumé” § High school anything § GPAs § Personal info
Personal Info!
References § http://www.premierlinedirect.co.uk/knowledge/
expert-‐tips-‐and-‐guides/2010/8/reading-‐between-‐the-‐lines-‐-‐-‐what-‐a-‐cv-‐can-‐reveal-‐about-‐a-‐job-‐applicant
§ http://slodive.com/web-‐development/things-‐you-‐shouldnt-‐put-‐on-‐cv/
§ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/641/01/