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Writing CVs and
Résumés
for Fellowships and Awards
• Career Management
• Oral/Written Communication
Career Readiness Competencies
• Summary of professional qualifications
• Marketing Tool – First Impression
• Reflects your skill & abilities
• Showcases your experiences
• Gain interviews with employers
Similarities – Purpose
• Unlike a résumé, there is no
page limit
• Reflects specific abilities as
an instructor, researcher,
and scholar (or potential
scholar)
• Commonly used for
academic, research, and
some government positions
• Faculty CVs tend to focus on
‒ Teaching, Research,
Service
Differences - Purpose
• Applying for graduate
school or fellowships
• Applying for scholarships
• Used at general career fairs
CV
Resume
• Who is my audience? Who are my target
employers?
• What are my strongest selling points?
(skills/accomplishments/experiences)
• How can I best summarize my qualifications?
• What is the language of my target field and
how can I translate my skills/experiences to be
most meaningful to my target employers?
Preparing to Write
• Layout
– Information most relevant to position opening should be first
– Use bold, italics or underlining to emphasize certain categories,
headings, position titles, organizations, etc.
• Reverse chronological is most widely accepted
• Be consistent
• Typestyle
• Italics, bold, underline, ALL CAPS to emphasize skills, positions,
organizations, etc.
• Dates
• Need a focused and easily understood structure
• The size of your margins and text matters
• No smaller than ½ inch (Narrow option on MS Word)
• 10-12 pt size or 16-22pt font for name
Formatting - Similarities
• CV length depends on your unique experiences
• CV education section may look different
• May decide to remove GPA as you progress through
education
• A CV will not typically have an objective; a Resume
might
Formatting - Differences
Typical Categories
• Identification
• Professional Summary
(optional)
• Education
• Experience
• Additional Categories
(Specific to your experiences)
‒ Research Experience
‒ Publications
‒ Teaching Experience
‒ Service
‒ Presentations
‒ Projects
‒ Honors/Awards
‒ Internships
‒ Fellowships/Grants
‒ …and others
NAME
Street Address
City, State Zip Code
Phone Number
E-mail Address
Samples:
Identification
Anita Koffee
75 Venti Latte Street, Apartment 63, New York, NY 90210 | (850) 466-6537 |
anita_koff[email protected]
Required:
• Name of Degree and Major
• Date of Degree Completion
• Name of Institution
• Location of Institution
Optional:
• Minor
• Overall GPA/Major GPA
• Relevant Coursework
• Academic Honors
Education/Training
CV
Resume
Education - Differences
Licenses/Certification
• Name of Certification
• Date of Completion
• Certification Number (If Available)
CERTIFICATION
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL), 150 hours completed, May 2016
LICENSURE / CERTIFICATION
National Certified Counselor, # Current
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association Current
Categories - Certification
• More common on a CV, but could be included
on grad school/fellowship/academic resume
Categories - Interests
Categories - Experience
For each experience section, include:
• Position title
• Name of organization
• Organization’s location
• Dates employed
• Duties/skills used/responsibilities
• Accomplishments/results
EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant, Tallahassee, FL
Florida Department of Health, January 2017 - Present
• Conduct epidemiological and statistical analyses on disease risk factors/outcomes to
inform policy decisions regarding prevention
• Complete multivariate and survival analysis, multilevel analysis, and mapping using
statistical software
• Related Experience or Professional
Experience
• Can include:
• Paid and Unpaid
• Internships
• Volunteer/Community Service
• Leadership positions
• Military
• Part-time and Full-time
Categories - Experience
1. Describe the Project, task, job.
2. What were your Actions? What specific role
did you play?
3. What was the Result or outcome, goals or
implications of the project?
Focus on Content:
PAR Statement
Getting your Ideas on Paper
Creating Effective PAR
Statements
Project Action Result
Worked with
department teaching
assistants
Facilitated two-day
training
Comprehensive TA
curriculum based on
department needs
• Facilitated a two-day training for incoming Teaching Assistants
based on department-specific learning outcomes.
Constructing Effective
Position Descriptions
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Senior Editor/Content Manager December 2016 – present
OmniGamer LLC Tallahassee, FL
• Write and edit over 60 articles on the subject of video games and
technology, including reviews, previews, and editorials for publication
online
• Line edit articles written by a dedicated writing team for online
publication
• Compile Information from press releases and synthesize it into daily news
articles
Social Media Marketing Intern May 2016 – August 2017
Red Hills Motion Picture Releasing Company Tallahassee, FL
• Crafted strategic, high quality social media posts for marketing award
winning independent films such as Computer Chess and More Than
Honey
• Utilized Twitter and Facebook to geographically target potential
audiences for film premieres
• Searched hashtags and key phrases to engage audiences in
conversational manner and provided click analytics
Experience Continued
PUBLICATIONS
Coldiron, A. E. B. (2010). Translation's Challenge to Critical
Categories. Yale Journal of Criticism, 16(2), 315-344.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Research Assistant
Sept 2015- Oct 2017
Dr. Dawn Renegade, Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
• Researched the role of social media and the increase of
admissions during the #ihearttally campaign
• Managed data analytics through Google and produced
weekly report
Other Experiences
Tailor Your Skills to a Desired
Position
References
List on Separate Sheet:
Name, Credentials Janet Lenz, Ph.D.
Title Associate-In/Program Director, Career Center
Organization Name Florida State University College of Education
Organization Address 600 W College Ave, Tallahassee, FL, 32306
Relationship: _________ Relationship: Major Professor
Phone: Phone: 555-555-5555
Email: Email: [email protected]
• GPA
• Rounding, not specifying major or overall, too
many digits
• Disorganized, poorly reproduced
• Overwritten or too sparse
• Misspellings, typos
• Irrelevancies
• Experience descriptions only speak to duties
• Make sure you also include skills used, and
accomplishments; results oriented
Common Mistakes – CVs &
Resumes
General “Don’ts”
Do not include personal information (United States)
(Marital status, birth date, etc.)
Reasons for leaving past positions
Salary requirements
(can say “negotiable” in application)
Negative or irrelevant information
• Be clear and consistent
• Proofread & have documents critiqued by
multiple people
• Use quality paper to print when submitting or
mailing a hard copy; or during an interview
• Update it regularly
• Tailor to each employer/position announcement
• Keep one master document with all of your
information
General Tips
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