b'Curriculum Vitae\nTips and Samples\nTHE BASICS\nThe curriculum vitae, also known as a CV or vita, is a comprehensive statement of your\neducational background, teaching, and research experience. It is the standard representation\nof credentials within academia.\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nThe full CV is only used when applying for academic positions in four-year institutions.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nDo not use a CV when applying to community colleges\xe2\x80\x94use a teacher-focused\nr\xc3\xa9sum\xc3\xa9 instead.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nTailor your CV to the specific positions to which you are applying and place more\nrelevant sections earlier in the document.\n\xe2\x80\x93\n\nFor a position at a teaching-focused liberal arts college, the CV will strongly\nemphasize teaching.\n\n\xe2\x80\x93\n\nFor a position at a research-intensive university, the CV will accentuate\nresearch.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nFormat can vary by field, so also seek disciplinary-specific advice from advisers,\nprofessors, and others within your field.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nThere are no length restrictions for CVs.\n\nFORMATTING\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nYour CV must be well organized and easy to read.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nChoose an effective format and be consistent.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nUse bolds, italics, underlines, and capitalization to draw attention.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nList all relevant items in reverse chronological order in each section.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nStrategically place the most important information near the top and/or left side of the\npage.\n\xe2\x80\x93\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nIn general, place the name of the position, title, award, or institution on the left\nside of the page and associated dates on the right.\n\nUse a footer with page numbers and your last name, in case pages get separated.\n\nDESCRIBE YOUR EXPERIENCES\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nArticulate what you have done and take advantage of the opportunity to describe\nyour research and teaching experiences\xe2\x80\x94do more than simply list them.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nAvoid the bland phrase \xe2\x80\x9cresponsibilities included.\xe2\x80\x9d This can sound like a dull job\ndescription. Instead, use bullets to describe your activities, accomplishments, and\nsuccesses.\n\n217-333-4610 | GradCareers@illinois.edu | grad.illinois.edu/CareerDevelopment\nRev 06/2014\n\n\x0cSECTIONS TO INCLUDE\nThe Basic Sections\nHeading: Name, email address, mailing address (only one), and phone number\nEducation: List academic degrees, with in progress or most recently earned first.\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nName of institution, city and state, degree type and major, month and year degree\nwas (will be) awarded\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nThesis title and advisor, if applicable\n\nRelevant Experience: List positions that show off your skills and expertise. You can group\nexperiences into relevant categories to enhance your CV (e.g. Research, Teaching, and\nAdministration). For each position, include:\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nTitle, organization name, city and state, dates position was held.\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nBullet points that summarize your activities/duties, accomplishments, and successes.\nUse action verbs.\n\nPublications: Give bibliographic citations for articles, pamphlets, chapters in books, research\nreports, or any other publications that you have authored or co-authored. Use the format\nappropriate to your particular academic discipline for a clean look.\nPresentations (Oral and Poster): Give titles of professional presentations, name of conference or\nevent, dates and location, and, if appropriate in your discipline, also include a brief description.\nUse the format appropriate to your particular academic discipline for a consistent and clean\nlook.\n\nHonors and Awards: Receipt of competitive scholarships, fellowships, and assistantships; names\nof scholastic honors; teaching or research awards.\nReferences: Three to five are appropriate. If you are responding to an advertisement that asks\nfor references, include those requested on a separate addendum sheet.\n\nOptional Sections\nQualifications or Skills: A summary of particular or relevant strengths or skills which you want to\nhighlight. Typically, this is not included as a separate section, but addressed in other sections.\nOccasionally, it may be appropriate to list special computing or language skills.\nGrants Received: Include name of grant, name of granting agency, date received, and title or\npurpose of research project.\nInstitutional Service: List institutional committees you have served on, including offices held,\nstudent groups you have supervised, or special academic projects you have assisted with.\nCertifications: List all relevant certifications and the year received.\nProfessional Associations: Memberships in national, regional, state, and local professional\norganizations. Also, list significant appointments to positions or committees in these associations.\nStudent memberships in professional associations are appropriate.\nRecent/Current Research: Description of research projects recently conducted or in progress.\nInclude the type of research and a brief description of the purpose.\nCommunity Involvement: Appropriate and relevant volunteer work, church work, community\nservice organizations, etc.\n\nEducational Travel: Names of countries, dates, purpose.\n\n2\n\ngrad.illinois.edu/CareerDevelopment\n\n\x0cCV SAMPLE\n\nRachel Green\n210 W. GREEN ST., CHAMPAIGN, IL\n(217) 555-1234 \xe2\x80\xa2 RSTUDENT@ILLINOIS.EDU\n\nEDUCATION\nPhD in English\nMay 20xx\nUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\nDissertation title: \xe2\x80\x9cDown on the Farm: World War One and the Emergence of Literary\nModernism in the American South\xe2\x80\x9d\nCommittee: Margaret Black, Naomi Blue, John Jay, Robert Roberts (Chair)\nMA in English\nUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\n\n20xx\n\nBA in English and Communications, summa cum laude\nButler University, Indianapolis, IN\n\n20xx\n\nTEACHING & ADVISING\nComposition Instructor\n20xx-present\nResearch Writing Program, University of Illinois\n\xef\x82\xb7 Facilitator for seven sections of English composition.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Planned and taught a writing-intensive course based upon current events.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Used instructional technology to enhance pedagogical technique.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Taught in part with an innovative, interdisciplinary team-teaching program design.\n\nLiterature Instructor\n20xx-present\nDepartment of English, University of Illinois\n\xef\x82\xb7 Instructor of record for two sections of literature, including Major American Authors and\nIntroduction to Poetry per semester.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Integrated multimedia and humanities approaches to teaching literature using film and instructional\ntechnology.\nCoordinating Group Leader\n20xx-20xx\nResearch Writing Program, University of Illinois\n\xef\x82\xb7 Planned and led required training session for teaching assistants and new composition teachers.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Helped to mentor new hires to the English Department staff to ensure their engagement and\nprofessional development.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Provided job shadowing and training opportunities to assist new hires in adjusting to the pace of\nwork and the tone and style of the University.\nDiscussion Leader\nCarolina Summer Reading Program, University of Illinois\n\xef\x82\xb7 Led group discussion for first-year students on academic topics.\n\n20xx\n\nTeaching Assistant\n20xx-20xx\nDepartment of English, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\n\xef\x82\xb7 Taught a section on film criticism, including film history, theory and technical vocabulary.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Planned lessons and assignments, led discussion sections, graded papers and exams.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Organized and led group discussions on social and academic issues.\n\n3\n\ngrad.illinois.edu/CareerDevelopment\n\n\x0cRESEARCH EXPERIENCE\nDoctoral Researcher\n20xx-20xx\nDepartment of English, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\n\xef\x82\xb7 Conducted primary source research at numerous archives, examining publication history through\nmultiple sources.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Examined the literature of William Faulkner, Thomas Wolfe, and Tennessee Williams, exploring\ntheir publication records, construction of literary identity, and relationship with modernism.\nResearch Assistant\n20xx\nDepartment of English, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\n\xef\x82\xb7 Assistant to Professor Robert Warren, conducting primary and secondary source research.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Organized for the \xe2\x80\x9cNew Directions in the Study of Southern Literature: An Interdisciplinary\nConference.\xe2\x80\x9d\n\nPUBLICATIONS\nAssociate Editor of North Carolina Slave Narratives. John Jacob Franz, general editor. Forthcoming\nfrom University of Illinois Press, 20xx.\nJohnson, JM, Lolie, T., and Green, R. \xe2\x80\x9cLost on the Farm: Popular Beliefs\xe2\x80\x9d Somebody Journal, Special\nIssue, Reflections on the Americas. Vol. 6. Accepted and forthcoming.\nGreen, R. \xe2\x80\x9cFugitives/Agrarians\xe2\x80\x9d in A Companion to Twentieth-Century American Poetry. Rutgers\nPress., 20xx.\nDavis, D.A. and Green, R. \xe2\x80\x9cWill N. Harben,\xe2\x80\x9d \xe2\x80\x9cEtheridge Knight,\xe2\x80\x9d and \xe2\x80\x9cJames Wilcox\xe2\x80\x9d in Southern\nWriters: A Biographical Dictionary. Louisiana State University Press, 20xx.\n\nCONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS\n\xe2\x80\x9cArtistic Colloquialism,\xe2\x80\x9d Illinois Graduate College Seminar, speaker and organizer. Urbana, IL, 20xx.\n\xe2\x80\x9cTransitional Bible Belt,\xe2\x80\x9d US Divergence Symposium, Duke University, NC, February 20xx.\n\xe2\x80\x9cThe Ministry of Rev. Thomas H. Jones,\xe2\x80\x9d South Atlantic Modern Language Association. Atlanta, GA,\nMay 20xx.\n\xe2\x80\x9cShackles and Stripes: The Cinematic Representation of the Southern Chain Gain.\xe2\x80\x9d American Literature\nAssociation. Cambridge, Massachusetts, November 20xx.\n\xe2\x80\x9cBody Place of Sprits in the South,\xe2\x80\x9d Queen Mary College, University of London, April 6-8, 20xx.\n\nHONORS AND AWARDS\nJacob K. Javitz Fellowship, U.S. Department of Education\n\n20xx-present\n\nGraduate College Dissertation Completion Award, University of Illinois\n\n20xx\n\nCampus Teaching Award based on student evaluations, University of Illinois\n\n20xx-20xx\n\nDoctoral Fellowship, Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities,\n\n20xx-20xx\n\nUniversity of Illinois\nSummer Research Grant, Center for Summer Studies, City, ST\n\n20xx\n\nGraduate College Conference Travel Grant, University of Illinois\n\n20xx & 20xx\n\nMost Outstanding Butler Woman, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN\n\n20xx\n\nAcademic Scholarship, Butler University, Indianapolis, IN\n\n20xx-20xx\nRachel Green, page 2 of 3\n\n4\n\ngrad.illinois.edu/CareerDevelopment\n\n\x0cPROFESSIONAL SERVICE\nManaging Editor\n20xx-present\nSouthern Literary Journal\n\xef\x82\xb7 Process manuscripts submitted for publication\n\xef\x82\xb7 Oversee production and publication procedures.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Maintain editorial correspondence with prospective contributors.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Conduct business transactions including publicity, subscriptions and advertising.\nPoetry Staff\nUniversity Quarterly\n\xef\x82\xb7 Review and solicit poems for possible publication.\n\n20xx-present\n\nEditorial Assistant\nSouthern Literary Journal\n\xef\x82\xb7 Designed and maintained journal\xe2\x80\x99s internet presence.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Edited copy for publication on a monthly basis.\n\n20xx-20xx\n\nUNIVERSITY SERVICE\nGraduate Mentor\n20xx-20xx\nThe Career Center, University of Illinois\n\xef\x82\xb7 Counsel minority undergraduates on graduate programs, application procedures and funding.\nCareer Advisory Committee\n20xx-20xx\nGraduate College, University of Illinois\n\xef\x82\xb7 Served on university committee to evaluate and propose career services for graduate students.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Collaborated with faculty and students to prepare final report for submission to the Graduate\nCollege Dean.\nUniversity Library Advisory Committee\nUndergraduate Library, University of Illinois\n\xef\x82\xb7 Advised University Librarian on needed services and improvements.\n\n20xx-20xx\n\nPROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nModern Language Association (MLA)\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nSociety for the Study of Southern Literature\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nAmerican Literature Association (ALA)\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nRobert Penn Warren Circle\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nAmerican Studies Association (ASA)\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nSouthern Research Circle\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nSouth Atlantic Modern Language Association\n(samla)\n\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nFellowship of Southern Writers\n\nREFERENCES\nJohn Jay, Assoc. Professor of English\nUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\n(217) 333-1112, jjay@illinois.edu\n\nJacob S. Snyder, Assoc. Professor of English\nUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\n(217) 333-4700, jssnyd@illinois.edu\n\nRobert Roberts, Professor of English\nUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\n(217) 333-0203, rrobe3@illinois.edu\n\nSally Briscoe, Assoc. Professor of English\nButler University, Indianapolis, IN\n(317) 492-8763, briscoe@butler.edu\nRachel Green, page 3 of 3\n\n5\n\ngrad.illinois.edu/CareerDevelopment\n\n\x0cCV SAMPLE\n\nJUAN GARCIA\n(217) 123 - 4567 \xe2\x80\xa2 jgarcia@illinois.edu\n\nEDUCATION\nDoctor of Philosophy in Civil and Environmental Engineering\nUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\nDissertation title: \xe2\x80\x9cVisualizing Geotechnical Engineering Principles\xe2\x80\x9d\nAdvisor: Professor Ted S. Visor\nBachelor of Science in Civil Engineering\n\nExpected Fall 20XX\n\nMay 20XX\n\nUniversidad Nacional de San Juan, San Juan, Argentina (UNSJ)\n\nRESEARCH INTERESTS\nInvestigations to improve seismic force-resisting systems through simulations and various visualization techniques.\n\nRESEARCH EXPERIENCE\nGraduate Research Assistant\n20XX - Present\nDepartment of Civil Engineering, University of Illinois\n\xef\x82\xb7 Design and execute small-scale testing to validate control algorithms derived to\nsimulate seismic force-resistance.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Contribute to multi-disciplinary project aimed at developing visualizations and\nsimulations to predict seismic force damage to various materials.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Collaborate and coordinate with faculty, staff scientists, and fellow graduate students\nacross departments.\nUndergraduate Consultant\n20XX\nDepartamento de Ingenier\xc3\xada, UNSJ\n\xef\x82\xb7 Selected by the General Director of the City Planning Department of San Juan, to\nparticipate in the structural analysis and seismic assessment of the Dr. Guillermo\nRawson Hospital, one of the largest construction projects to date in the most\nhazardous seismic area in Argentina.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Collaborated with two other members of a team to carry out a nonlinear static\nanalysis of the structure \xe2\x80\x93 primary objective and main focus of the project \xe2\x80\x93 in\nagreement with FEMA 356 Pre-standard for the Seismic Rehabilitation of buildings.\n\nTEACHING AND MENTORING EXPERIENCE\nTeaching Assistant, Introduction to Structural Engineering\nSpring 20XX - Present\nCollege of Engineering, University of Illinois\n\xef\x82\xb7 Prepared lectures and class activities focusing on the analysis of determinate and\nindeterminate structures for 15-25 freshman and sophomore level undergraduates.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Created and graded course assessments to ensure students understood material and\nstayed on track.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Recognized as List of Teachers Ranked Excellent by Their Students.\nInstructor, Latino/a Culture\nSpring - Fall 20XX\nAnthropology Department, University of Illinois\n\xef\x82\xb7 Integrated multimedia approaches and used instructional technology to enhance\npedagogical approach.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Explained challenging concepts using planned lessons, assignments and targeted\ndiscussions for 75 freshmen and sophomore students.\nGraduate Mentor, Illinois Summer Research Opportunities Program\nSummer 20XX, 20XX\nThe Graduate College, University of Illinois\n\xef\x82\xb7 Mentored two undergraduate students in data collection and analysis to visualize the\nproperties of various geotechnical materials.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Guided the students in preparation and presentation of research findings.\n6\n\ngrad.illinois.edu/CareerDevelopment\n\n\x0cTEACHING AND MENTORING EXPERIENCE CONTINUED\nGraduate Mentor, Illinois Summer Research Opportunities Program\nSummer 20XX, 20XX\nThe Graduate College, University of Illinois\n\xef\x82\xb7 Mentored two undergraduate students in data collection and analysis to visualize the\nproperties of various geotechnical materials.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Guided the students in preparation and presentation of research findings.\n\nHONORS AND AWARDS\n20XX\n\nFulbright Scholarship to pursue a PhD\n\xef\x82\xb7 20 scholarships awarded in Argentina that year\n\nFlag Honor Guard Member\n20XX\n\xef\x82\xb7 Qualified by graduating with honors and ranking 4th among engineering majors at UNSJ\n\nGRANTS\nGranting Agency, \xe2\x80\x9cTitle of Grant\xe2\x80\x9d, $00,000\n\n20XX - 20XX\n\nPUBLICATIONS\nGarcia, J., other authors. (Year). Title. Journal, Volume (Issue), page numbers. doi:.\nGarcia, J., other authors. (in press). Title. Journal, Volume (Issue), page numbers.\nGarcia, J., other authors. (Year produced). Title. Manuscript submitted for publication.\nGarcia, J., other authors. (Year draft produced). Title. Manuscript in preparation.\n\nCONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS\nORAL PRESENTATIONS\nGarcia, J., other authors. (Year, Month). Title. Minisymposium on subject, Meeting, City, State.\n\nGarcia, J., other authors. (Year, Month). Title. Meeting, City, State.\n\nPOSTER PRESENTATIONS\nGarcia, J., other authors. (Year, Month). Title. Poster session presented at Meeting, City, State.\nGarcia, J., other authors. (Year, Month). Title. Paper presented at Meeting, City, State.\n\nPROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE\nCivil Engineer at consulting firm\nTOSS Ingenier\xc3\xada, La Paz, Peru\n\xef\x82\xb7 Engineer in charge of the implementation of seismic validation at La Paz Central\nhospital.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Developed extensive modeling and visualization algorithms to expedite validation.\n\n20XX - 20XX\n\nUNIVERSITY SERVICE\nFacilitator\nJuly 20XX\nCollege of Engineering, University of Illinois\n\xef\x82\xb7 Participated in the organization of the Principal\xe2\x80\x99s Scholars Program 20XX GEAR UP\nCollege Bound Summer Program, where a group of minority children from elementary\nand middle school visited the college to learn about different paths in engineering.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Prepared a bridge design competition using popsicle sticks and glue, where the\nchildren demonstrated their skills and their creativity.\nStudent Assistant\nJuly 20XX\nOffice of International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS), University of Illinois\n\xef\x82\xb7 Assisted with check-in procedures for incoming international students.\n\xef\x82\xb7 Helped incoming international students with information on procedures and resources\nfor their successful arrival on campus.\nJuan Garcia, page 2 of 3\n\n7\n\ngrad.illinois.edu/CareerDevelopment\n\n\x0cTECHNICAL SKILLS\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\xef\x82\xb7\n\nProgramming languages and mathematical packages: Matlab, Mathematica, C, C ++\nComputer aided design/engineering: optical imaging, AutoCAD, Patran, Abaqus.\nOther: SPSS, Linux (openSUSE, Ubuntu), Mac OS, Windows OS\n\nLANGUAGES\nSpanish: Fluent\nEnglish: Proficient\n\nREFERENCES\nTed S. Visor, Professor and Graduate Programs Head\nDepartment of Civil Engineering\nUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\n(217) 244 \xe2\x80\x93 2345, email@illinois.edu\nJohn D. Faculty, Assistant Professor\nDepartment of Civil Engineering\nUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\n(217) 244 \xe2\x80\x93 1234, email@illinois.edu\nBarbara A. Smith, Assistant Professor\nDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering\nUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign\n(217) 244 \xe2\x80\x93 4321, email@illinois.edu\nJoseph B. Car, Senior Civil Engineer\nTOSS Ingenier\xc3\xada, La Paz, Peru\n011 51 1 123 \xe2\x80\x93 4567, email@toss.com\n\nJuan Garcia, page 3 of 3\n\n8\n\ngrad.illinois.edu/CareerDevelopment'