1. Curriculum Vitae Friday, September 30, 2:oo p.m. Physics Dept.
Presented by Ann Amico Moran and Matt Bowers

2. Overview Purpose of a CV Why worry about having one now?
Differences between CV and resume
Student input: what do you think should be included?
More on what to put in, what to leave out
CV examples
Career Center help for you

3. Why? Why should a physics grad student have and keep their CV up to date?
For your future career
Outside funding opportunities (fellowships)
Awards
Departmental public relations
Networking and building relationships
Motivation to make your grad career best it can be
A requirement…

4. CV vs. Resume CV Resume (hybrid) Audience
Fellow academics in your field, those hiring academics
Employers seeking to hire for a variety of positions usually within industry or government
Length
Highly flexible
1-2 pages
Focus
Academic achievements & scholarly potential
Experiences; job-related, extracurricular & volunteer, accomplishments
Essential
List of publications, presentations, teaching experience, education & training, honors and grants
Skills and experiences directly related to the job you seek
Extraneous
Activities unrelated to academic pursuits
Complete list of publications, presentations & classes you’ve taught
Goal
Full history of academic credentials – teaching, research, awards & service
Brief snapshot of your skills and experience that communicates your ability to perform the job you seek

5. What would you include?
What is unique to your background/training/research?
Remember --- this is the place to boast
Beginning this process early helps you focus on the important things while you are in graduate school.

6. Essentials to include:
Name, contact information
Education
Honors/awards
Experience (research, teaching)
Publications, presentations
Grants
Scholarly/ professional membership/leadership
Skill set
Technical: accelerators, MBE, SQUID, etc
Software: programming languages, root, DAQs, Origin…
References

7. Other possibilities: Summary of coursework, courses,
Conferences (attended/presented)
Languages spoken
There are no rules…if a category will help you highlight your strengths, use it.
Citizenship
Others?

8. What to leave out
Any personal information (weight, heigth, photo, date of birth, marital status)
Hobbies – unless they directly relate to your work or position to which you are applying

9. Organizing Principles & Templates
What to look for in the examples:
Consistency is key
Should be easy to read – easy on eyes
No spelling, grammatical mistakes
Pick a template that you like – that suits your skills well

10. Samples

11. Professional Associations?
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Astronomical Society
American Chemical Society
American Institute of Physics
American Nuclear Society
American Physical Society ****
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12. The Graduate Career Program amoran2@nd.edu 631-5200
CV review
Help writing your cover letter
CV to resume
Job search techniques
Topical workshops
Help with finding contacts/networking