Preparing Your Curriculum Vitae Lecture 9

Definitions Curriculum Vitae: A complete chronological history of your educational and employment background and accomplishments

Definitions Resume’/Executive Summary: This is a 1-3 page document that accompanies your CV as an overview of your credentials highlighting your strengths, accomplishments and qualifications related to a specific position.

Format-Exec Summary Personal Information: Name, address, phone, fax and Opening Statement: Concise statement of what you would like to do and how you would add value to the organization Qualifications Summary Accomplishments Overview Experience: list in reverse chronological order positions Education: Degrees and Institutions in reverse chronological order

Definitions Biographical Sketch: This is usually needed for NIH grant requests and is found at: Biographical Statement: Usually in narrative form, this identifies your current position, experience and major accomplishments targeted to a specific audience. Can be used in introductions, nominations etc.

Reasons for CV Document Career Apply for Promotion Apply for New Employment

Reasons for Resume’/Exec Summary Apply for New Position Request by Media Request by Other

Reason for Bio Sketch/Statement Grant Application Request for Workshop; nomination; introduction; media

Format-Internal CV UAB “Approved Format” Used for any UAB promotion functions Find on WebSite: Click on “Faculty Development” on list at left and then on “Resources”

Personal Information Name: Citizenship: Foreign Language(s): Home Address: Phone Number:

Academic Position Rank/Title Department: Business Address: Phone Number: Fax Number: Address:

Appointments Hospital and Other (Non-Academic) Appointments: Professional Consultantships:

Education College/University: Degree; Year Graduate Education: Degree; Year

Additional Headings Military Service Licensure: Board Certification: type; year Post-Doctoral Training: year; Degree; Institution

Academic Appointments Use Reverse Chronological Order Year; Rank/Title; Institution

Additional Headings Awards/Honors: Professional Societies: Memberships: Councils and Committees: University Activities: Editorial Board Memberships:

Additional Headings Major Research Interests in narrative form using 2-3 sentences Teaching Experience: may detail here or refer to Teaching Portfolio or both

Additional Headings Major Lectures and Visiting Professorships Grant Support (Past and Current) and role e.g. Principal Investigator; Co- Investigator; name of project; sponsor; dates

Bibliography Manuscripts already published Manuscripts in press Manuscripts submitted but not yet accepted Manuscripts in preparation Other publications: Letters to Editor; Book Reviews Books: Include headings for Books and Chapters

Bibliography cont’d Published Abstracts Poster Presentations Oral Presentations including: Scientific Papers at nat’l/internat’l meetings Scientific Papers at local and regional meetings Invited workshops/postgraduate courses Invited lectures

Bibliography cont’d Miscellaneous Include videos, syllabi, software, courses developed etc.

Tips and Strategies Consider preparing an “external CV” Develop a system that works to facilitate updating your materials Update entire package at same time and try to do it twice a year (CVs; Bio Sketch; Teaching Portfolio) Keep track of the date of up-dating

Tips and Strategies Do Not include: SSN, age, race, marital status, children, disability, political affiliation, religion, salary, DEA numbers

Tips and Stategies FONT: Use point font for Name; pt for headings; pt for text. Use same font throughout and do not use flowery fonts FORMAT: Be consistent and concise; include page number and name header on each page and be neat

Tips and Strategies Paper: Use white/off-white lb paper Printing: Use laser printer Proofread and Spell Check For external CV: Avoid placing dates in left-hand margin as this emphasizes the date and not the activity Collect things as they occur eg in “real” time—don’t try to look for them later

Tips and Strategies re: Publications List in chronological order for ease of updating Number them Highlight your name in bold If you are not first author on publications for which your trainee is first, note that with asterisk