Developing Your CV And other careerrelated tips

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Developing Your CVAnd other career-related tips!

• Karen Ivy
• Career Counselor II
• Career Services
• Karen.Ivy_at_utsa.edu
• [phone]

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Resume vs. Curriculum Vitae

• RESUME
• Length SHORT
• Content inclusive summary of skills,
  experiences, and education
• Purpose obtain employment (or interview)
• CV
• Length as long as it needs to be
• Content specific listing of education and
  academic background
• Purpose detail background and qualifications

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curriculum vitae (or CV)

• Latin the race (or course) of ones life

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Activity

• Be the Hiring Manager!

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Why now?

• Time goes by fast
• Helps you organize important things for your
  future career (which organizations to join what
  is missing)
• Assists in setting goals
• Assists when getting letters of recommendations
  or applying for other programs/committees.

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Important Note

• There is not really a right way to do a CV.
• However, there are some things that make the
  viewing easier, make you look more professional,
  and include things reviewers want to see.
• Your CV may be different than someone else.

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Technical Tips

• Number pages
• Single-sided white paper
• Same font throughout (may vary sizing some)
• Use bolding and CAPS to have headings or
  important words stand out
• No underlining
• No bullets or asterisks
• Margins 1 all around
• No graphics
• Font size 11-12 point
• Times New Roman (recommended)

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The 5 Cs

• Clear - well-organized and logical
• Concise - relevant and necessary
• Complete - includes answers to their questions
• Consistent - don't mix styles or fonts
• Current - up-to-date

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Contact Information

• Full name (sometimes other names used)
• Mailing Address
• E-mail
• Phone number(s)

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Sections on the CV

• ALWAYS
• Education (always first on the CV)
• Honors and Awards
• Professional Experience
• Employment
• Extracurricular and
• Volunteer Experience
• Interests

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Sections (Ctnd.)

• AS NEEDED/APPROPRIATE
• Objective
• Certifications and Licensure
• Professional Affiliations
• Professional Activities
• Research
• Publications and Presentations
• Added Qualifications

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Education

• Most current first (include your current
  educational work)
• Only include diploma distinctions
• Get the schools names correct!
• Degrees/certifications are whats important not
  the time spent
• Thesis/Dissertation titles listed

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Honors and Awards

• List with most recent first
• Honors/Award Title (date received)
• Go back to undergrad but not before only
  academic and/or professional
• Scholarships count

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Professional Experience

• Includes anything you were paid to do or was
  extensive, regular volunteer
• Only include those items relevant to your career
• List most recent first
• If listing research, include the lab experiences

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Certifications/Licensure

• List those that are current only
• Can group certifications or more commonly, are
  done by date of expirations
• Can mark ones that are pending Results Pending

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Professional

• Affiliations
• Only those current
• Alphabetical listing
• Include all dates of affilation
• Note any positions
• Activities
• Past and present
• Most current first
• Only those very specific to academic / medical /
  research career
• Can include school or university-sponsored
  committees
• Include role

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Research Experience

• List with most current first
• Make sure you mention who you researched under
  unless it truly was your lab ownership
• If you gained grant funds, include those

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Presentations and Publications

• Two views on which way to list first (most recent
  or in order of publication), generally in order
  of publication
• Always bold your name in authorship
• You may include submitted and/or pending
  publications and/or presentations
• Make sure you have copies of your publications
  and/or presentations in case they are asked for

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Additional Skills

• Added qualifications should be verifiable
• Include language fluency (and level fluent,
  conversational,)
• Cultural knowledge may be included, especially if
  youve had hands-on experience or training
• Technical skills are also very relevant

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THE CV CHECKLIST

• Is it readable?
• Is it well designed, organized and attractive?
• Are categories of information clearly labeled?
• Is it easy for reviewers to find certain sections
  of interest?
• Has it been printed with letter quality print?
• Is it on heavyweight, smooth finished white
  paper?
• Have you avoided using acronyms?

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THE CV CHECKLIST (II)

• Is it targeted?
• Have you asked yourself who is the reader and
  what do you know about the needs and interests of
  this particular employer?
• Has your advisor reviewed and critiqued it?
• Have you been completely honest with all things
  included in the document?
• Have you and others proofread it several times?
• If scanned, would the most important things stand
  out?

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Cover Letters

• Allows you to introduce yourself and provide a
  context for your CV
• Allows you to emphasize and elaborate on certain
  elements in your CV and show connections between
  you and position
• Allows you to present a professional yet personal
  face to your application materials

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Format

• Overall format
• Heading
• Salutation
• 1st paragraph
• 2nd ( 3rd) paragraph
• 3rd or 4th paragraph
• Closure

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Sources

• www.higheredjobs.com
• www.utsa.edu/careerservices

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Questions?